The 2020 football season at Fresno City College ended before it even began, one of seven sports at the college that have been cancelled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. And Clovis Community College is not immune — its soccer and cross country fall seasons also have been cancelled because...
Derek Carr to 2020 Grads: Don’t Miss Out on Alternative Ceremonies
COVID-19 has put the kibosh on traditional large-scale graduation ceremonies in May and June for the Class of 2020, but graduates are being celebrated in new and different ways. The celebrations are virtual for now, but districts and colleges are vowing still to have the real deal, either later this...
Clovis CC’s Top Scholar-Athletes Recognized in Virtual Celebration
There was no Kiwanis Torch of Excellence Dinner this year to honor the area's top community college scholar-athletes, an annual event since 1997, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Clovis Community College wanted to make sure that their hard work did not go unrecognized. Five of the college's 39 honorees...
College Students Keep Riding Buses For Free. District Seeks Long-Term Funds.
Fresno-area community college students will be able to ride city buses for free at least through the fall 2020 semester after State Center Community College District trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to continue funding the program with parking revenues. In the meantime, district officials will keep looking for long-term solutions, which...
Rabbi Opposed to U.S. Policy on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Speaks Tonight in Fresno
A prominent Jewish American critic of current U.S. and Israeli actions toward Palestinians in occupied territories will share his views in Fresno tonight at Clovis Community College. Rabbi John Rosove says the policies of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “undermine hope for a negotiated two-state solution...
Rabbi Opposed to U.S. Policy on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Coming to Fresno
A prominent Jewish American critic of current U.S. and Israeli actions toward Palestinians in occupied territories will share his views in Fresno on Monday, Dec. 9, at Clovis Community College. Rabbi John Rosove says the policies of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “undermine hope for a...
Valley Students are Flocking to Clovis Pharmacy Program
California Health Science University in Clovis celebrated a recruiting milestone as school leaders welcomed their newest class of pharmacy students this term. Nearly 80% of the students just beginning their studies at the privately-funded university are from the Central Valley, school officials announced. The new cohort of 68 students brings total...
Clovis College Is State's Fastest-Growing Community College As Enrollments Top 13,000
Enrollment at Clovis Community College, the state's fastest-growing community college, continues to grow as new pathways and majors are added, President Lori Bennett said Tuesday morning at the second annual President's Breakfast. This year's enrollment is expected to top 13,000 students, nearly doubling the number of students served in just...
Alison Weir Answers 5 Questions on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
After speaking to a packed house at Clovis Community College on Wednesday about the U.S. role in furthering bloodshed between Israel and the Palestinian people, Alison Weir answered questions from GV Wire's Bill McEwen on the following topics: — The Israeli elections held Tuesday, Sept. 17, which could result in...
Critic of Israel's Treatment of Palestinians Speaks in Fresno
America's foreign policy in Israel is being guided by neoconservatives whose plan is to build up Israel while destabilizing nearby countries — and American tax dollars are helping to pay for it, author Alison Weir said Wednesday evening at Clovis Community College. Weir, a longtime critic of Israel's treatment of...