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As we celebrate Women’s History Month and recognize the countless contributions of women in our society, it’s also a moment for Merced College to express our profound pride in the women leaders who contribute immensely to achieving our mission.

During the Vietnam War, 58,281 men and women made the ultimate sacrifice. Today, communities across the nation have the opportunity to honor their bravery by visiting The Wall That Heals. This year, nearly 100 communities vied for the privilege of hosting The Wall That Heals, and Merced College is proud to be among the 33 selected. Starting March 28, with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m., until March 31, the college will host the three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, accompanied by a mobile education center.

Community college partners with Dreamscape Learn to bring proven, research-backed approach to help students, many from underrepresented backgrounds, master STEM coursework

Gloria Steinem has a legacy befitting a woman who helped change American history. Given her impact, the feminist icon’s life is one that deserves reexamination, including the artistic kind. Merced College Performing Arts students will offer that opportunity during their spring production of the Emily Mann-penned play entitled “Gloria: A Life.”

Merced College Professor Nikki Maddux has been around long enough to see an important demographic shift on campus. “Right now, in our animal science department, it’s 87% females,” Maddux said. “If you go back to the 1980s, it would be the other way around. Working with animals requires compassion, which draws women to careers as veterinarians and vet techs.”

Artificial intelligence, automation, electric vehicles, and robotics are reshaping the landscape of agriculture, as evidenced by the AgTechX Summit held at Merced College on March 7.

Merced College alumna Jordan Pierce is running down basketball coaching opportunities like the loud, enthusiastic shooting guard she was for the Blue Devils from 2016-2018.

We went to Orlando Taylor to ask an important question about Black History Month, observed each February. For Taylor—a poet, an academic, and a proud gay Black man—this month carries great meaning. We asked him why this month should matter, not just to the Black community, but to all of us?

Black students account for 6% of the 1.9 million students enrolled in 116 California Community Colleges, the largest higher education system in the country.

Merced College has nurtured two generations of Matt Escobar’s family. The college’s Community Education Coordinator graduated here with one of his twin daughters, a dual-enrollment success story, and spoke at the 2019 graduation. Both twins, Hannah and Katie, 22, graduated from Merced College. His wife Jessica, Mercy Cancer Center clinical manager, earned her registered nursing degree at Merced College.