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2023

(Articles are not necessarily in chronological order)

Warren Olney adds teaching to his resume as a new professor at SMC 
Santa Monica Daily Press, March 13, 2023

Women and girls are still protesting in Iran. Here’s why. 
PBS News Hour, March 9, 2023 
(Features Elham Gheytanchi-Fotoohi, SMC sociology instructor.)

Assistant Athletic Director Lydia Ayala Shares Her Athletic Journey 
The Corsair, March 17, 2023

SMC Training Programs Win Exemplary Award 
The Lookout, March 14, 2023

SMC’s Noncredit Certified Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide Certificates Recognized as 2022 Exemplary Programs by NCCET 
Santa Monica Mirror, March 15, 2023

Center Theatre Group's College & Career Fair For The Arts 
Culver City Observer, March 16, 2023

Free rides for students on LA Metro transit get a huge response from kids 
Los Angeles Daily News, March 13, 2023

War, Big Tech and Black Horror at SMC Literary Series
The Lookout, March 9, 2023

A Celebration of Black History Through the Eyes of Ellis Haizlip 
The Corsair, March 10, 2023

The Malibu Community Labor Exchange relocates its trailer and receives a restroom facility 
The Malibu Times, March 9, 2023 
(Malibu Community Labor Exchange is adjacent to the new SMC-Malibu campus.)

Pressure to Admit Transfers 
Inside Higher Ed, March 8, 2023 

Cast of "Black Girl Missing" Comes to Santa Monica College
The Corsair, March 3, 2023

Spring Jazz Series: Popular Santa Monica College Program Starts March 10
The Argonaut, March 2, 2023

LA's First Private Club for Black Women Still Awaiting City's Promised Funds
NBC Los Angeles, February 21, 2023
(Features SMC Vice President of Human Resources Sherri Lee-Lewis, also president of the Wilfandel Club)

Social Justice Lecture Series at SMC Offers Eclectic Lineup
The Lookout, February 28, 2023

Kern County Leader Named California Community College Chancellor at System’s Pivotal Time
The Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2023
(Josh Elizondo, a student member on the Board of Governors & former SMC student trustee and AS president is quoted)

Santa Monica College Invites Public to Dance
The Lookout, February 21, 2023

Celebrating Black History Month with the Pan African Alliance
The Corsair, March 3, 2023

SMC to Launch New Equity-Centered Biotech Program with $1 Milllion Grant
Santa Monica Lookout, February 9, 2023

SMC’s Malibu Campus is Opening This Month
Canyon News, February 9, 2023

Santa Monica College Satellite Campus About to Open
The Malibu Times, February 6, 2023

Malibu Welcomes Santa Monica College to Town
Pepperdine University Graphic, February 15, 2023

I-Team Discovers Where Lottery Money Goes
NBC Los Angeles, February 1, 2023

SMC Receives Grant to Expand Access to Critical Support Services for Foster Youth
Santa Monica Mirror, February 1, 2023

Word – S9.2 – From Prison to Park, a Festival of Haiku Continues Anew
KJZZ Fronteras, February 14, 2023
(Features SMC Emeritus Creative Writing Instructor Ana Reyes)

Funding Roundup
Community College Daily, February 13, 2023
(Mentions SMC’s New NextUp Grant)

Gallery Los Olivos Welcomes Award-Winning Artist Annie Hoffman
Santa Barbara Independent, February 2, 2023
(Hoffman is an SMC alum)

SMC Continues Black History Series
SMC.edu/news, February 1, 2023

SMC Receives Grant to Expand Access to Critical Support Services for Foster Youth
Santa Monica Mirror, February 1, 2023

Free, Live Virtual Shows from SMC’s Drescher Planetarium Look at China’s Space Program, the Peregrine Lunar Lander, & More in Feb.
Santa Monica Daily Press, January 30, 2023

Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School Earns LEED Platinum
Santa Monica Daily Press, January 23, 2023

Students Receive 2023 Education Awards from the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Westside Coalition
Santa Monica Daily Press, January 23, 2023

SMC Volleyball
Santa Monica Daily Press, January 20, 2023

Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School Earns LEED Platinum
Santa Monica Mirror, January 19, 2023

Early Childhood Lab School Earns Prestigious Building Designation
Santa Monica Lookout, January 18, 2023

Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School Earns LEED Platinum
SMC.edu/news, January 18, 2023

SMC’s Emeritus Acting Troupe to Perform Jan. 28 “Conversations: Scenes from Film and Theater”
Santa Monica Daily Press, January 16, 2023

How L.A. artist Kelly Akashi’s work evokes tangled feelings about impermanence
Los Angeles Times, December 30, 2022
(Akashi’s enrollment in an SMC glassblowing class is mentioned)

SMC Interaction Design Bachelor’s Degree Students Lend Special Touch to CicLAvia 2022
Santa Monica Daily Press, January 3, 2023

Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7's Lunar Module Pilot Has Passed Away Aged 90
Autoevolution, January 4, 2023
(Cunningham was an SMC alum)

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