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Welcome to The Scholarship Fund of John T. Riddle Jr, where your contribution will have a direct impact on our student applicants’ ability to attend college. Through the John T. Riddle Jr Scholarship, the Los Angeles City College Foundation supports the education of LACC students pursuing Art Studies. About John T. Riddle, Jr. John T. Riddle, Jr. (1933 – March 3, 2002) was an American artist known for his paintings and sculptures. Riddle’s metal assemblage sculptures, created from the debris of the Watts...
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Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to give back to the LA community in a safe way that allows for connection and kindness from a distance. You have the capacity to make a positive change in the lives of our students and be a part of the solution. In the past 18-months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the LACC Foundation awarded over $1,434,000 to 3100 students in need of emergency support for critical needs like housing, utility bills, and transportation....
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A special meeting of the Los Angeles City College Foundation Board of Directors will be held via Zoom on November 10 at 12:15 p.m. to present the results of the reference checks for the new Executive Director, to confirm the Board’s approval based on those reference checks, and to introduce the new Executive Director to the Board.
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To view video of previous event – click here. SOLD OUT!!! – This event is back by popular demand! Friday, February 25, 2022 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm. Wine tasting kits can be picked up at the LACC Foundation office or delivered on a Friday, February 4th, 11th or 18th. (Delivery limited to 25 mile radius of the LACC campus. As far as…West to Calabasas, East to West Covina, South to Long Beach, North to Santa Clarita) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
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In Loving Memory of Joanna Erdos Joanna Erdos was referred to affectionately as “curly” by some of her close friends and students, for her beautiful curly brown/dark auburn hair. We could have called her “smiley” too, because she had a smile and bright eyes for almost everyone she met. Her thick-lensed eyeglasses magnified both her warmth and the depth of her soul. Her students who love her still called her Ms. Erdos. No matter how we referred to her,...
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LACC alumnus Tom LaBonge passed away on January 7, 2021. He was 67. Please click here, https://www.lacitycollege.edu/LACC/media/press/video/Tom-Labonge-Tribute.mp4 to view a video tribute produced by our LACC Foundation. LaBonge grew up in Silver Lake and attended John Marshall High School, LACC (class of 1973) and Cal State Los Angeles. While at LACC he was a member of the football team that played on Snyder Field. He was a proud Angelino, attending school in LA and later serving in public office. He was...
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Dear Alumni & Friends, This week’s e-newsletter will be different than the last 10 weeks’ newsletters. It has to be different. There can be nothing more important than facing the fact that our country and our people have taken to the streets in protest. While some have said, “this is just like 1992 and the Rodney King protests,” I personally feel that this time is different. For those of you who that have never met me or seen me,...
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Photo by Curtis Sabir LA Magazine: If Carl Bernstein Has Chills About the Trump Impeachment, He’s Not Saying So Jewish Journal: Carl Bernstein on Trump and the Current State of Journalism Forbes: Carl Bernstein Delivers Inaugural Beck Lecture Series in Investigative Journalism
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Dr. Luther Guynes began teaching at LACC in 1971 and has held several positions on both the academic and administrative levels. He helped launch the Faculty Mentoring program, in which students are paired with faculty members to provide academic support and assistance. Dr. Guynes has a long history with the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). He has Administrative Dean at LACC, LA Trade Tech, and LA Southwest College. He has been not only an instructor, but Department...
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