SMC Newsmakers

A new series of paintings by art professor Marc Trujillo will be exhibited Nov. 6-29 at the Hackett-Freedman Gallery in San Francisco. The gallery describes the works as “consummately composed and exquisitely brushed” and says they “capture the big box retail stores, self-service gas stations, and fast-food chains that make up a large portion of our urban environment.”

SMC President Dr. Piedad F. Robertson is the author of a piece published on the online version of the New York Times. Headlined, “Women Still Face Barriers in Higher Education,” the piece is part of NYTimes.com’s College Presidential Perspectives page.

Counselor Linda Webster is the custom editor of a new textbook, Orientation to College Learning. The book, customized to SMC, is used in the college’s Student Success Seminar course.