Valley universities, colleges, and school districts have recently been blessed with generous financial contributions from deep-pocketed benefactors. One of the most recent was a $15 million donation from Fred and Mitzie Ruiz to the University of California, Merced. The couple has been longtime and early supporters of the newest UC,...
Clovis Bootcamps Prepare Area Students for Tough Medical School Exam
Anybody who's lived in the Valley for more than a minute know that there's a tradition here of growing our own. Usually, we're talking about peaches, almonds, raisin grapes, or other produce. But for officials at a Clovis medical school, "growing our own" means finding and supporting students who...
West Fresno Campus Celebrates ‘Monumental Moments’
Artist Teresa Flores is leading community engagement events that will give residents the chance to share West Fresno stories that could be the inspiration for art for the fountain on the new Fresno City College West Fresno Center now under construction at Church and Walnut Avenues in southwest Fresno....
Fed Grant Will Boost Auto Repair Training at West Fresno Campus
Fresno City College's satellite campus that's now under construction in southwest Fresno should be well-equipped to train students in automotive repair when it opens in a few years. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $1.2 million federal grant from the Economic Development Administration...
Local Education Leaders Push Bill to Boost Black Students’ Academic Scores
Two local School Board members recently made a trip to Sacramento in support of a proposed Assembly Bill to provide more financial resources for students who are struggling the most academically. In much of the state, including Fresno and Clovis, those students are Black. According to the Office of...
Area Police Agencies Quickly Snap up Latest Academy Grads
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims had kind of a homecoming Friday afternoon at the Fresno City College Basic Police Academy Completion Ceremony, which was held at CrossCity Church in northeast Fresno. Mims, who will retire at the end of this year after 42 years in law enforcement, graduated as a...
Creative Incubator Offering $5,000 Grants to Fresno Area Storytellers
Budding filmmakers, here's your big chance: The Community Media Access Collaborative is now accepting applications for the sixth annual The Big Tell film competition. CMAC will award 10 grants of $5,000 to professional, amateur, and student filmmakers to tell the stories of the Central Valley in five-minute short documentaries,...
Want to Earn $100K Just 3 Years After College? Get a Nursing Degree at CSU Stanislaus
If you're a high schooler still mulling over potential college degree programs, a recent analysis by ProWritingAid identifies degree programs at the top 10 public universities where you have a 100% chance of being employed within two years of graduation and you'll make $100,000 or more a year within...
Madera Community College Has Eyes on $1 Million Prize
Madera Community College is one of 10 finalists in "The Million Dollar Community College Challenge" by the Lumina Foundation, an Indiana-based nonprofit that strives to increase post-secondary educational opportunities for all. The goal of the challenge is to help community colleges increase their marketing and branding efforts to capture...
Swearing-In Ceremony Is a Family Affair for New Fresno Trustee Levine
Newly elected Fresno Unified Trustee Andy Levine's swearing-in last week was a family affair involving both of his parents. His mother, Trudy Thom, administered the oath of office, which Levine took while holding his "bible" — "A Geography of Time," a book written by his late father, Fresno State...