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Professor co-authors antiracism glossary

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

The Antiracism Glossary for Education and Life includes 48 terms and how people have experienced them...

A place to belong

Grand Rapids Community College Alexis Stark

The new Veterans Center in Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall connects students who served in the military with resources to be successful and a place to call their own on campus...

Vaccine clinics for GRCC, Kentwood communities focus on accessibility

School 2.0 Alexis Stark

Leaders at Grand Rapids Community College believe vaccines are an effective tool in slowing the spread of COVID-19, so they are working to make the vaccine process accessible for everyone...

Lecture series kicks off with faith-equity emphasis

Grand Rapids Community College Alexis Stark

Austin Channing Brown says there’s a connection between our faith and how we think about racial equity...

IT, culinary arts launching as middle-college options

Career Exploration Erin Albanese

The Kent ISD middle-college program, Launch U, is offering two new programs, IT and culinary arts, as pathways to earn GRCC college credits...

GRCC renovations put student services under one roof

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Financial aid, enrollment, admissions and student records have merged on the first floor of the newly renovated Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall...

Student earns high school diploma, associate degree at age 15

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Voca Ford, 15, graduated with both her Tri County High School diploma and her GRCC associate degree last month. She’s now looking forward to continuing her education to become a psychiatrist...

Summer course serves as bridge from high school to college

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

The program aims to help boost academic skills following more than a year of learning during the pandemic...

Graduating seniors can boost math, reading skills to prep for college this summer

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Graduating high school seniors will have the chance to boost math and reading skills in the Bridges to College – Raider Ready program this summer...

‘The most beautiful experience I have ever seen’

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Dozens of nursing students administered shots recently into the arms of fellow GRCC students and others at DeVos Place...

GRCC leaders, public safety officers discuss social issues

Grand Rapids Community College Alexis Stark

In support of this year’s National Criminal Justice Month, the Grand Rapids Community College Criminal Justice Department/Police Academy hosted a two-day virtual panel discussion focused on Criminal Justice Reform...

Professor works to honor legacy of grandfather

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

GRCC English professor Mursalata Muhammad is working to bring recognition to her grandfather, Claude Harvard, the creator of more than 25 inventions at Ford Motor Company in Detroit...

A promise fulfilled: first grad from scholarship program already in workforce

Grand Rapids Phil de Haan

The first student to graduate from Grand Rapids Community College as part of the Promise Zone scholarship program already has a job and big things lined up for the future...

In the mood for music? Student musicians present collage concert

State of the Arts Erin Albanese

‘Musical Moods,’ a recruiting tool for high school students, is a long-standing tradition, started 73 years ago. The performance debuts at 7 p.m. Friday, March 26 in a livestream format...

GRCC offering more in-person classes this fall

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

After more than a year of mostly virtual courses and services, students can expect an increase in on-campus options for next semester...

Demand for pharmacy techs leads to new program

Career Exploration Erin Albanese

Another hybrid session runs April 12 to July 30 and has room for up to 16 students...

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