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Want to serve the LA metro, gain professional experience and connections, and maybe make a few dollars? What is VITA? VITA stands for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and is a federal program that helps low-to-moderate income families file their taxes for free. VITA volunteers undergo extensive training to become certified tax preparers and work at local nonprofits and community centers to provide this essential service all over the country, including in LA! In 2022, Los Angeles City College Foundation...
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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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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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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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View the Tribute Journal ads for LACC’s 90th Anniversary Gala.
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Thank you to those who attended and supported our 90th Anniversary Gala. The Los Angeles City College Gala, celebrating the 90th Anniversary of LACC, took place on Tuesday, March 12 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Tiffany Haddish presented her mentor Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada with the Rodney Respect Award. CEO and founder of The Gilbert Group Dennis Gilbert and Englander, Knabe & Allen founder and CEO Harvey Englander were honored with the Outstanding Alumni Award. Actor/Comedian Robert...
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The induction of President Mary Gallagher was held in the Student Union Building on November 1, 2018. We celebrated LACC’s 17th president with food, drinks, photo stations, and music performed by the Herb Alpert Music Center Jazz Band. At the event, the LACC Foundation staff unveiled its first ever donor wall to recognize the generosity of our donors. The wall is located on the 3rd floor of the Student Union building. ...
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