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Campus Life

Umoja Club honors King Mansa Musa’s legacy

May 9, 2025 Zamourad Iqbal

The Umoja club hosted a presentation on King Mansa Musa in the Multicultural Center on Thursday, Feb. 20 to celebrate Black History Month. Students got

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Umoja Club unites students with cocoa, cookies, games and history
Campus Life

Umoja Club unites students with cocoa, cookies, games and history

February 24, 2025February 23, 2025 Zamourad Iqbal

The Pierce College Umoja program hosted the “Cocoa, Cookies and Culture” event at the Multicultural Center on Thursday, in order to celebrate Black History Month.

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Gathering at the Pierce campus celebrates Juneteenth
Campus Life

Gathering at the Pierce campus celebrates Juneteenth

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 Raquel Frohlich

On a hot summer weekend preceding Juneteenth, as attendees walked deeper along the Pierce College Mall between the long lines of various vendors, they were

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Brahmas celebrate the holiday painting pumpkins
Campus Life

Brahmas celebrate the holiday painting pumpkins

November 1, 2023November 11, 2023 Maxine Chaykovskiy

The Pierce College Multicultural Center hosted the Pumpkin and Paint event on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Tables were arranged with rows of plain pumpkins for the

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Turning hurdles to triumph
Features

Turning hurdles to triumph

March 24, 2022 Pamela Kalidasan

When students tell Kalynda McLean about facing hardships, she recalls the day a San Diego State University biology professor discriminated against her.  “I had gone

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Prioritizing Black students’ needs
News

Prioritizing Black students’ needs

March 2, 2022 Anastasiya Orel

The month of February recognizes and honors Black History Month: appreciating culture, educating ourselves and the community, remembering and moving forward from history.  The Los

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News

Umoja holds Black history month events

May 17, 2021 Dominique Dungo

Pierce College campus remains closed due to the pandemic, but students and teachers still have the opportunity to participate and educate themselves about Black History

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Putting the spotlight on increasing diversity
News

Putting the spotlight on increasing diversity

May 11, 2021 Shandani Jackson

The California Community Colleges (CCC) held a series of webinars for Black Student Success Week, which focused on amplifying the voices of Black students and

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Student services on virtual display
Campus Life

Student services on virtual display

October 19, 2020 Zoe Ramirez

Student success, particularly in community colleges, frequently depends on what happens inside the classroom and outside as well.  Pierce College employs a variety of organizations

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Putting the unity in community
Clubs News

Putting the unity in community

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Aaron Estrada

Currently in its third year at Pierce, Umoja strives to live up to its name and to provide a sense of unity, family and belonging

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