News

News
Peralta Community College District
Berkeley City College
College of Alameda
Laney College
Merritt College
Celebrate APIDA Heritage Month @ CoA, 4/21 - 4/29
Apr 20, 2026 3:16:45 PM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
College of Alameda is celebrating APIDA Heritage Month in a big way!
Black Student Success Week is April 20-24, 2026
Apr 14, 2026 7:26:34 PM / by
Mark Johnson
-->
The 2026 Black Student Success Week is coming up on
April 20-24, 2026
. This year’s theme is
Revolution (Re)defining Black Student Success
. The 2026 Black Student Success Week shifts from institutional designations (BSIs) to an overall structural transformation and calls for a deliberate redefinition of who higher education serves, how it serves, and who controls the narrative of Black student success. The week’s activities will be held virtually and include the following:
AI in Higher Education: A Bay Area Insight Debate & Dialogue, April 9 @ BCC, 4-6pm
Mar 25, 2026 11:04:39 AM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
AI in Higher Education: A Bay Area Insight Debate & Dialogue
Women in Engineering Panel @ Laney, 3/24, 11:30AM – 1:30 PM
Mar 20, 2026 2:50:11 PM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
Women in Engineering Panel at Laney College
In recognition of Women's Achievement Month, Laney College's Student Employment Services Center, in partnership with the MESA Program, will host a Women in Engineering Panel Discussion featuring engineers from leading Bay Area organizations.
Hear directly from professionals at BART 🚇, the Port of Oakland ⚓, Penumbra 🏥, and McGuire and Hester 🏢 as they share their career journeys, insights into the engineering field, and advice for students interested in STEM careers. 🎓💪
📅 March 24, 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Laney Quad
🍿 Free snacks will be provided, including corn dogs, cotton candy, popcorn, and refreshments! 🌭🍭
Women’s Empowerment Day, March 19th @ Laney's Best Center, 12 - 1:30pm
Mar 15, 2026 8:16:55 PM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
AAPI LEAD Open House is BACK at Laney! Join us 3/17, 12:15pm - 2:15pm
Mar 13, 2026 1:49:38 PM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
Map Out Your Future with CARE & CALWORKs! 3/17 @ 11am - Lunch Provided w/ RSVP
Mar 5, 2026 1:18:37 PM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
Map out your future with CARE & CALWORKS!
Join us for the Visualizing Your Future Workshop and take the next step toward achieving your academic and personal goals.
Date: March 17
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Room H153 @ College of Alameda
Lunch will be provided!
Space may be limited, so be sure to register today!
Sign up here: https://bit.ly/CARECALWORKS2
We can't wait to see you there!
Newly Tenured Faculty Reception, 3/10 @ 4-6pm
Mar 4, 2026 8:48:58 PM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
Join us to celebrate an important milestone across the Peralta Community College District!
Peralta Piano Party Fundraiser @ District Atrium, 2/27
Jan 30, 2026 2:52:34 PM / by
Mark Johnson
-->
Hello Peralta Community,
Come join us for an evening of great music and great fun, all for a great cause! The first-ever Peralta Piano Party is coming up on Friday, February 27, 2026, and will take place here at the District Service Center Atrium.
Join Us for The Spring Peralta HBCU Tour, 3/29 - 4/4
Jan 25, 2026 4:24:46 PM / by
Faiza Ali
-->
Love your journey to an HBCU and join us on the 2026 Spring Peralta HBCU Tour.
This is your chance to experience the culture, history, and pride of HBCUs firsthand.
Apply by January 30, 2026 at http://bit.ly/pccdtour26
All posts
Next
Subscribe to Email Updates
Recent
Popular
Categories
Lists by Topic
Laney College
(107)
Merritt College
(101)
College of Alameda
(93)
Berkeley City College
(73)
enrollment
(47)
concurrent enrollment
(40)
dual enrollment
(38)
enrollment workshop
(35)
LatinX
(31)
events
(31)
graduation
(28)
Bond Measure
(26)
Transfer
(26)
health and wellness
(26)
mental health
(26)
Oversight Committee
(25)
transfer guarantee
(25)
black history month
(23)
community
(23)
community college
(23)
Career Education
(20)
career
(20)
student resources
(20)
welcome week
(20)
basic needs
(18)
college
(18)
Black Excellence
(16)
Latin Heritage Month
(16)
black students
(16)
career exploration
(16)
formerly incarcerated
(15)
undocumented
(15)
food insecurity
(14)
fall 2022
(13)
financial literacy
(13)
free food
(12)
justice impacted
(12)
networking
(12)
Dream Act
(11)
Umoja
(11)
financial aid
(11)
job fair
(11)
undocumented students
(11)
Fall is Free
(10)
LGBTQIA
(10)
Oakland
(10)
reentry barriers
(10)
AAPI
(9)
CTE
(9)
Dreamers
(9)
employment training
(9)
expungement
(9)
film screening
(9)
free college
(9)
free workshop
(9)
housing
(9)
career fair
(8)
food bank
(8)
Black Panther Party
(7)
Hispanic Heritage Month
(7)
Peralta Colleges Foundation
(7)
Spring 2023 is Free
(7)
career pathways
(7)
dance
(7)
equitableeducation
(7)
housing programs
(7)
scholarship
(7)
visual arts
(7)
Art
(6)
Hispanic Serving Institution
(6)
affordablehousing
(6)
culture
(6)
self care
(6)
tenured faculty
(6)
university
(6)
Build Peralta
(5)
California Community Colleges
(5)
Cybersecurity
(5)
Free Meals
(5)
Native American
(5)
Sustainability
(5)
Women's history month
(5)
alameda county public defenders
(5)
alternativehousing
(5)
college orientation
(5)
dia de los muertos
(5)
disability
(5)
engineering
(5)
equity
(5)
fall 2023
(5)
fall2024
(5)
health
(5)
immigration
(5)
immigration services
(5)
jobs
(5)
performing arts
(5)
queer
(5)
student success
(5)
support services
(5)
teach-in
(5)
workshop
(5)
Barbara Lee
(4)
Black Laney Love
(4)
CalWorks
(4)
DACA
(4)
District
(4)
Multimedia Arts
(4)
Online Equity
(4)
Poor People's Campaign
(4)
Students
(4)
black panthers
(4)
child care
(4)
free event
(4)
healthcare careers
(4)
housing insecurity
(4)
internships
(4)
lunar new year
(4)
outreach
(4)
professional development
(4)
queerwellness
(4)
science
(4)
skilled trades
(4)
soccer
(4)
soccerlife
(4)
technical support
(4)
theater
(4)
undocumented student action week
(4)
#CABlackStudentSuccessWeek
(3)
AI
(3)
APIDA
(3)
Asian American
(3)
CARE
(3)
Cesar E. Chavez
(3)
Chancellor
(3)
Electrical Technology
(3)
Elihu Harris
(3)
Faculty
(3)
In Memoriam
(3)
Juneteenth
(3)
Office of International Education
(3)
Phi Theta Kappa
(3)
STEM
(3)
TAG
(3)
UC Admissions
(3)
UC Berkeley
(3)
african american students
(3)
basketball
(3)
business
(3)
carpentry
(3)
clean slate
(3)
college soccer
(3)
communication
(3)
counseling
(3)
covid testing
(3)
ethnic studies
(3)
fafsa
(3)
food security
(3)
football
(3)
graphicarts
(3)
groundbreaking
(3)
hackathon
(3)
higher education
(3)
horticulture
(3)
internship
(3)
job placement
(3)
jucobasketball
(3)
latinxgraduation
(3)
learning community
(3)
moon festival
(3)
online equity rubric
(3)
pacific islander
(3)
public education
(3)
puente
(3)
reception
(3)
rental assistance
(3)
resource fair
(3)
small business
(3)
stress
(3)
stress management
(3)
technology
(3)
tradeswomen
(3)
transfer fair
(3)
veteran's day
(3)
#2Danimation
(2)
#ICanGoToCollege
(2)
3Danimation
(2)
APASS
(2)
AlliedHealth
(2)
Alumni
(2)
American Indian
(2)
BIPOC
(2)
Black Arts Movement
(2)
Black Love
(2)
Board of Trustees
(2)
CIS
(2)
Cal Fresh
(2)
Diesel Program
(2)
EOPS
(2)
Filipino American
(2)
Filipino American History Month
(2)
Grants
(2)
HBCU
(2)
HVAC
(2)
Huey Newton
(2)
PAAAA
(2)
PTOC
(2)
Public Forum
(2)
PublicSafety
(2)
Safe Peralta
(2)
Small Businesses
(2)
StopAAIPIHate
(2)
Tenure
(2)
TheBlackHour
(2)
UCRC
(2)
activism
(2)
africanamericanquilters
(2)
alzheimers
(2)
animation
(2)
anxiety
(2)
biotech
(2)
black community
(2)
bond oversight committee
(2)
civil rights
(2)
classified professionals
(2)
college transfer
(2)
constitution day
(2)
construction
(2)
criminal justice
(2)
discussion
(2)
diversity
(2)
ecology
(2)
entrepreneurship
(2)
fall enrollment
(2)
fashion
(2)
film
(2)
first generation college student
(2)
free tuition
(2)
fundraiser
(2)
fundraising
(2)
golf
(2)
graphic design
(2)
history
(2)
honor society
(2)
landscape
(2)
law enforcement
(2)
leadership
(2)
legal services
(2)
math
(2)
medicalprofessions
(2)
mindfullness
(2)
multimedia
(2)
music
(2)
natural history
(2)
nature
(2)
pachanga
(2)
parcel tax
(2)
powwow
(2)
quilting
(2)
raices
(2)
ribbon cutting
(2)
rotary
(2)
sankofa
(2)
social issues
(2)
social justice
(2)
spring 2023
(2)
stem fields
(2)
student artwork
(2)
student services
(2)
tinyhomes
(2)
tutoring
(2)
veterans
(2)
veterans resource center
(2)
vote
(2)
voting rights
(2)
wood tech
(2)
workshops
(2)
writing
(2)
A2mend
(1)
AAPI heritage month
(1)
AB540
(1)
Accreditation
(1)
Alameda County Sheriff's Office
(1)
AntiAsianAmericanViolence
(1)
Asian American Pacific Inslander Heritage Month
(1)
Athletics
(1)
BHM
(1)
Bayard Rustin
(1)
Black Joy
(1)
Brown v Board of Education
(1)
Budget
(1)
COVID-19
(1)
Chicano Studies
(1)
Child Development
(1)
CoastalCleanup
(1)
Community Forum
(1)
Construction Management
(1)
DSIG
(1)
DV
(1)
Desi
(1)
DiversAbility
(1)
EMT
(1)
ESOL
(1)
Emeritus
(1)
Employee Welcome
(1)
Farming
(1)
GED
(1)
Gaza
(1)
HACU
(1)
Hakeem Jeffries
(1)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(1)
Jannett Jackson
(1)
John Beam
(1)
KYR
(1)
Know Your Rights
(1)
Lake Merritt
(1)
Learn English
(1)
(1)
Marketing
(1)
Medi-Cal
(1)
Medicaide
(1)
Merritt College Child Development Center
(1)
NFL
(1)
NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth
(1)
Next Up
(1)
Prince
(1)
Public Health
(1)
Rising Scholars
(1)
SB68
(1)
SLBE
(1)
Salaam
(1)
Science Seminars
(1)
Tammeil Gilkerson
(1)
The Town Salon
(1)
Thought Leadership
(1)
UC System
(1)
United Nations
(1)
UrbanFood
(1)
Xicano Studies
(1)
addictions
(1)
african students
(1)
agroecology
(1)
apprenticeships
(1)
architecture
(1)
artificial intelligence
(1)
asian
(1)
attachmenttheory
(1)
automotive technology
(1)
bayarea
(1)
bias
(1)
biomanufacturing
(1)
bioscience
(1)
biotechnology
(1)
blackhistorymonth
(1)
brain health
(1)
brown students
(1)
building automation
(1)
building technology
(1)
cal state
(1)
campus security
(1)
campus tour
(1)
care program
(1)
ceramics
(1)
characterdesign
(1)
chromebook
(1)
chronic pain
(1)
cinco de mayo
(1)
climate action
(1)
climate justice
(1)
coaching
(1)
coding
(1)
coffee
(1)
collaboration
(1)
college basketball
(1)
colonialism
(1)
comedy
(1)
conference
(1)
cookbook
(1)
cosmetology
(1)
cumbia
(1)
curanderas
(1)
democracy
(1)
dental services
(1)
diaspora
(1)
digital imaging
(1)
disability rights
(1)
doctor
(1)
domestic violence
(1)
earth
(1)
earthday
(1)
earthdayeveryday
(1)
eastbay
(1)
electrician
(1)
environment
(1)
environmental control technology
(1)
fablab
(1)
fabrication lab
(1)
familia
(1)
fascism
(1)
finalsweek
(1)
fraud protection
(1)
geography
(1)
grad school
(1)
graduate school
(1)
gratitude
(1)
green jobs
(1)
guatemala
(1)
happiness
(1)
happyearthday
(1)
healing
(1)
healing arts
(1)
healthcare
(1)
herbalist
(1)
high school
(1)
historical racism
(1)
human services
(1)
identity theft
(1)
illustrator
(1)
impact
(1)
implicit bias
(1)
inclusion
(1)
indigenous
(1)
instatetuition
(1)
international students
(1)
intersectionality
(1)
interview skills
(1)
japanese joinery
(1)
journaling
(1)
labor rights
(1)
language
(1)
late start classes
(1)
lavender graduation
(1)
life planning
(1)
machine tech
(1)
management
(1)
manufacturing
(1)
medicine
(1)
mentorship
(1)
microscopy
(1)
midwifery
(1)
money management
(1)
motion graphics
(1)
motioncapturetechnology
(1)
natural dyeing
(1)
naturalist
(1)
nursery
(1)
painting
(1)
physician
(1)
plants
(1)
pottery
(1)
pride
(1)
public speaking
(1)
pumpkin pursuit
(1)
race
(1)
racial justice
(1)
record relief
(1)
reentry
(1)
refrigeration
(1)
renters resources
(1)
renters rights
(1)
reproductive rights
(1)
repujado
(1)
research
(1)
resume building
(1)
rotaryclubofoakland3
(1)
san francisco
(1)
scam
(1)
selfadvocacy
(1)
shark tank
(1)
society
(1)
software engineer
(1)
solar photovoltaics
(1)
sound healing
(1)
spring 2024 is free
(1)
spring semester
(1)
staff development
(1)
student activities
(1)
student jobs
(1)
student life
(1)
study abroad
(1)
study skills
(1)
subcontracting
(1)
subcontractor
(1)
suicide prevention
(1)
sunday dinner
(1)
systems impacted
(1)
tech
(1)
technical education
(1)
textile weaving
(1)
therapy
(1)
town hall
(1)
trackandfield
(1)
trauma
(1)
trauma release
(1)
trivia
(1)
ubaka
(1)
voter registration
(1)
welding tech
(1)
wood technology
(1)
work study
(1)
workforce
(1)
workforce development
(1)
yoga
(1)
see all
Posts by Topic
Laney College
(284)
College of Alameda
(268)
Merritt College
(248)
Berkeley City College
(240)
President's Report
(113)
District
(106)
Students
(98)
Chancellor
(65)
Award
(55)
Faculty
(50)
Tammeil Gilkerson
(44)
Peralta TV
(43)
Athletics
(37)
David M. Johnson
(33)
Board of Trustees
(30)
Graduation
(29)
Angélica Garcia
(27)
Peralta Colleges Foundation
(25)
Rudy Besikof
(22)
Jannett Jackson
(20)
scholarship
(20)
Carla Walter
(18)
Bond Measure
(16)
Nathaniel Jones
(16)
COVID-19
(14)
EOPS
(14)
In Memoriam
(14)
Student View
(11)
Build Peralta
(10)
ACCJC
(9)
Accreditation
(9)
Basic Needs
(9)
Flex Day
(9)
Leadership
(9)
Staff
(9)
Alumni
(8)
Art
(8)
Black and African/African American
(8)
automotive technology
(8)
campus security
(8)
Budget
(7)
Cindi Napoli-Abella Reiss
(7)
Marketing
(7)
Office of International Education
(7)
Regina Stanback Stroud
(7)
CTE
(6)
Career Education
(6)
Chancellor's Report
(6)
Grants
(6)
Human Resources
(6)
Julina Bonilla
(6)
Student Leadership
(6)
Transformation
(6)
AAPI
(5)
CCPRO
(5)
Eat Learn Play
(5)
Finance and Administration
(5)
KGPC
(5)
Last Chance U
(5)
Latinx Community
(5)
MCPR
(5)
Melanie Dixon
(5)
Tenure
(5)
Thought Leadership
(5)
peoplesoft
(5)
public safety
(5)
the citizen
(5)
Alameda County Sheriff's Office
(4)
Associated Students
(4)
Community Safety
(4)
Denise Richardson
(4)
Financial Aid
(4)
LGBTQIA
(4)
Lunar New Year
(4)
PCCD
(4)
World Central Kitchen
(4)
classified professionals
(4)
district academic senate
(4)
parcel tax oversight committee
(4)
Academic Senate
(3)
Adil Ahmed
(3)
Antoine Mehouelley
(3)
California Community Colleges
(3)
Don Miller
(3)
FAFSA
(3)
Fundraiser
(3)
John Beam
(3)
Kevin Jenkins
(3)
Linda Handy
(3)
Mark Johnson
(3)
Oversight Committee
(3)
Peralta Radio
(3)
Student Success
(3)
Transfer
(3)
Welcome Week
(3)
conference
(3)
undocumented student action week
(3)
Becky Opsata
(2)
Community Forum
(2)
Dyana Delfín Polk
(2)
Eloy Ortiz Oakley
(2)
Employee Welcome
(2)
Employment
(2)
Free Meals
(2)
Greg Nelson
(2)
Hispanic Serving Institution
(2)
In the News
(2)
Information Technology
(2)
Jennifer Shanoski
(2)
Leigh Sata
(2)
Oakland
(2)
Online Equity
(2)
PUENTE
(2)
Peralta Pumpkin Pursuit
(2)
Shared Governance
(2)
Siri Brown
(2)
Sports
(2)
Spring is Free
(2)
Survey
(2)
Timothy Karas
(2)
UMOJA
(2)
basketball
(2)
distance education
(2)
enrollment
(2)
faculty senate
(2)
institutional racism
(2)
mental health
(2)
online equity rubric
(2)
police
(2)
staff appreciation
(2)
website
(2)
#BMBHC2026
(1)
AANAPISI
(1)
APASS
(1)
Artificial Intelligence
(1)
Barbara Lee
(1)
Black Panther Party
(1)
Celebration
(1)
Classified Senate
(1)
Community Engagement
(1)
Counseling
(1)
Diana Bajrami
(1)
Donald Moore
(1)
ESOL
(1)
Horticulture
(1)
Huey P. Newton
(1)
Jason Seals
(1)
Job Announcement
(1)
Jody Campbell
(1)
Journalism
(1)
LaNiece Jones
(1)
Lawrence Vanhook
(1)
Library
(1)
Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center
(1)
Netflix
(1)
Oakland A's
(1)
Parcel Tax
(1)
Peralta Association of African American Affairs
(1)
Peralta Federation of Teachers
(1)
Peralta Genomics Institute
(1)
Professional Development
(1)
Publication
(1)
Royl L. Roberts
(1)
SEIU
(1)
Shelter in place
(1)
Sheng Thao
(1)
Sonya Christian
(1)
Stacey Shears
(1)
Stephanie Droker
(1)
Tim Thomas
(1)
Tina Vasconcellos
(1)
(1)
(1)
Zoom
(1)
automotive
(1)
aviation
(1)
awards
(1)
bcc news
(1)
campus solutions
(1)
construction
(1)
dual enrollment
(1)
fablab
(1)
fall is free
(1)
final exam
(1)
groundbreaking
(1)
international studies
(1)
study abroad
(1)
technology
(1)
volleyball
(1)
See all
Recent Posts
Peralta Gems - A District Newsletter
Peralta Gems is a blog for news and events across the four campuses of the Peralta Community College District
Links
Peralta Community College District
Berkeley City College
College of Alameda
Laney College
Merritt College
info@peralta.edu
333 East 8th Street
Oakland, CA 94606
Peralta Community College District . 333 East 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94606 . (510) 466-7200