For centuries, religion has helped structure our society. Organized religion has provided hope to folks in difficult times. It has motivated people to be “good people,” to do the “right thing.” And of ...

As students and faculty bid farewell to President Susan Lamb, who is retiring from Diablo Valley College following the spring semester, many have taken a moment to reflect on her remarkable journey ...

For decades, Diablo Valley College has hosted a non-credit program called College for Kids (CFK) during summer break, serving elementary and middle school students. Community education, on the other ...

In a collaboration aimed at inspiring curiosity and connecting students with local wildlife, the Lindsay Wildlife Experience, a Walnut Creek-based wildlife rehabilitation center and museum, has loaned ...

Name, Image, Likeness deals, known as NIL, stormed into college sports in the summer of 2021. The goal was to ensure that collegiate athletes get fairly compensated in their efforts to grow their ...

I’ve come to encourage that drug testing athletes should be seriously discussed due to the major presence of athletics on campus. Moreover, I feel drug tests can fail to be effective or justifiable.

Already, the effects are being felt at state universities as courses — and in many cases entire programs — go on the chopping block. The news of massive cuts to state schools has become a worrying ...

In response to growing concerns about potential federal immigration enforcement activities on college campuses in Contra Costa County, Diablo Valley College last month established a set of protocols ...

Electric vehicles have become more commonplace in the Bay Area in recent years and Diablo Valley College is no exception. “Midday, I see many of the chargers being used simultaneously, which tells me ...

One of baseball’s fundamental problems is something that no other major sports league in America deals with: the absence of a salary cap. Rich teams win, poor teams suffer. The playing field needs to ...

For students at Diablo Valley College, balancing school, work, sports, extracurriculars and other personal responsibilities can be a daily struggle. Worrying about food, especially if you’re on a ...

Mojdeh Mehdizadeh, the 10th chancellor of the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD), immigrated from Iran to the United States when she was eight years old, and still recalls the scrutiny she ...