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… ELAC Faculty and Staff Members Receive LACCD Black Faculty and Staff Association Awards … ELAC Faculty and Staff Members Receive LACCD Black Faculty and Staff … (BFSA) Black History Month Celebration Mixer. These three individuals were a part of the 37 total LACCD employees who were given awards. John Mosley, ELAC Men’s Basketball Coach and Kinesiology Professor - Community GrassRoots Leadership Award … staff, students, and the community at large. “I am proud of all three of our award winners here at ELAC. The amazing work that each one of them does here on campus to continue to advance social justice and racial equity is admirable.  I want to …

… ELAC Professor Earns California Community Colleges’ Award … ELAC Professor Earns California Community Colleges’ Award …     … … PARK, CA – … East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) full-time political science professor and director of the pathway to law program Kenneth Chaiprasert was one of four community college faculty members in the state of California to earn the … from their diversity and use pedagogical strategies to harness the power of their unique backgrounds. “I tell my students that everything about them – whether they are undocumented, have a physical disability, or were formerly incarcerated – are …

… Higher Education … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) welcomed Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) to campus on Friday 10/20/23 to celebrate the signing of Assembly Bill … a former trustee of the Los Angeles Community College District, I thank Governor Newsom for recognizing the huge impact that AB 1096 will have on students.  Our community colleges should serve and advance opportunities for all people, including … our immigrant communities.  I also thank LACCD for sponsoring the bill and working hard to advance the bill in the Legislature,” said Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra), Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee.  The 2020 United …

… … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – Three East Los Angeles College (ELAC) students were selected to be interns with a local law firm. Gina Zapanta and Mike Alder of Z.A. Lawyers worked with ELAC’s Pathway to Law School professor Ken Chaiprasert to identify students for the internship. Gina and Z.A. Lawyers created monthly real life law situations that were imbedded into the Pathway to Law School program. Students Angela Romero, Monique Ortega, and Jayro Nunez were a …

… ELAC Recognized as the #1 Community College in the US for Hispanic Student Enrollment … ELAC Recognized as the #1 Community … enrollment of Hispanic/Latinx students at a Community College for the 2021-2022 academic year according to the annual Top 100 issue of Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine . ELAC was also 9 th in the nation with 2,878 total associate degrees … on Education’s annual top 100 issue. Our student’s success is of the utmost importance to me, and these rankings are proof that ELAC students are succeeding as well as a testament to the cultural vibrancy, resiliency, wisdom, and perseverance of …

… Meet ELAC's Exceptional Honors Students: Diverse Paths, Outstanding Achievements … Meet ELAC's Exceptional Honors Students: … Liang, Jesse Miramontes, and Fikiremariam Tefera, have been selected as semi-finalists for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship. If chosen, they will join an esteemed group of only 14 other ELAC students in school history to receive this … and academic success brought about by involvement in a community college honors program. ELAC is also proud to announce that two of its honors students, Melody Feng and Emily Fu, have been selected to participate in the 2024 Chautauqua Summer …

… ELAC Fall 2022 Rising Scholars Town Hall: Transforming Lives Through Healing, Education, and Social Justice … ELAC Fall 2022 Rising Scholars Town … be emceed by Letty Peniche, co-host of Power 106’s Morning Show, and facilitated by Javier Rodriguez who is the Rising Scholars Regional Coordinator. “Our Education Justice Rising Scholars program is a vital resource to our students who have experienced the carceral system. The complete wrap around services that the scholars receive ensure that they can focus on their academic and career goals,” said ELAC President Alberto J. …

… ELAC Honors Trailblazing Women at Annual Women’s History Month Teatime Luncheon … ELAC Honors Trailblazing Women at Annual … Los Angeles College (ELAC) and ELAC Foundation celebrated the Women's History Month Teatime Luncheon on March 20, 2025, bringing together distinguished guests, honorees, and community members to recognize outstanding achievements of women in the … in El Salvador who are told there are limits to what they can achieve," said Valle Arrue. "I wanted my climb to show them that with determination and preparation, there are no boundaries to what we can accomplish." Valle Arrue described how she …

… Hollywood in 1987 won a Pulitzer Prize. At the Times, he has been an editor of national politics, higher education and religion before taking his current role. He also headed Metpro, the Times’ training program to bring diversity to newsrooms. Padilla’s father was ELAC’s championship football coach and Padilla maintains a close relationship with the college. He is on the advisory committee of the ELAC Journalism Department. In his acceptance speech, Padilla said was excited that his ELAC journalism professor Jean Stapleton was in attendance. Stapleton, who is still teaching at ELAC, said she was …