Umoja Community

Angelo Hopson, a transfer student from San Bernardino Valley College, was honored at the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Gala in Washington, D.C. on October 29, 2018. Hopson received an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the event. He is currently a junior at Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the recipient of many scholarships that he applied for based on the additional financial assistance that he received from Elaine Moore and Educational Student Tours, plus guidance from Kathy Kafela and Daniele Smith.

By Neal Morton, Seattle Times staff reporter

Four years ago, a group of faculty and staff members at Highline College took an exploratory trip to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Their mission: Find some way to help more black students earn enough college credit each school year and lower the rate at which they enter remedial classes — which they would pay for at full cost but earn no credit.

Umoja remembers the dedication of Vice Chancellor Linda Michalowski. Linda was instrumental in securing the first grant for Umoja. Her work was not in vain. We salute her life and legacy. CLICK HERE to view a tribute, developed by Judy Mays.

For Immediate Release -- September 5, 2018

 El Camino College Alumni Spotlight: Aaron Batiste

ECC grad finds success in higher education, participates in White House advisory committee

No one succeeds alone.

Of the many lessons El Camino College graduate Aaron Batiste has learned throughout his journey in higher education, that one may be the most important.