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Merritt College President's Report

Mar 25, 2022 11:24:00 AM / by David M. Johnson -->

Merritt College awarded California Apprenticeship Initiative Grant

Merritt College is proud to announce that we have been awarded the California Apprenticeship Initiative Grant: New and Innovative Programs from the Workforce and Economic Development Division of the State Chancellor's Office. The grant award is for $416,509 and will be used to strengthen our Cybersecurity Apprenticeships and increase access to digital literacy for underserved and underrepresented communities.

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Merritt College President's Report

Mar 11, 2022 11:47:32 AM / by David M. Johnson -->

Merritt College Day of Appreciation

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Merritt College President's Report

Mar 2, 2022 10:42:00 AM / by David M. Johnson -->

Merritt College Addresses Student Enrollment

On Wednesday, February 15, Merritt convened a joint Strategic Enrollment Management/Educational Master Planning Task Force meeting to examine and address some of the prevailing and persistent challenges we face in terms of the recruitment and retention of students. We recognize that COVID-19 has had an obvious impact on our enrollment numbers and the way our institution will need to function going forward (including devoting more attention and resources to support the mental health of our students). But we also concede that some of the challenges were endemic even before the pandemic. It is important for us to acknowledge troubling issues if we ever hope to surmount them… we cannot skip that critical step. With that said, a few of the areas that we will address are:

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Merritt College President's Report

Feb 17, 2022 3:41:00 PM / by David M. Johnson -->

Recognition of Faculty & Staff

I would like to begin by acknowledging the collective efforts of the faculty, classified professional staff, and administrators to make the first few weeks of the semester (particularly the on-campus instruction and delivery of in-person student services) more successful than many had anticipated.

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Peralta Honors Black History Month

Feb 4, 2022 11:46:20 AM / by Aaron Harbour -->


February is Black History Month, and the Peralta Colleges will be celebrating all month long. Merritt College President David M. Johnson, in an email to the Merritt Community, described the history of this month of remembrance:

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Peralta Welcomes the Lunar New Year

Feb 2, 2022 4:27:57 PM / by Aaron Harbour -->

Image: 2020 lunar new year celebration at Laney College

February 1st marks the start of the year of the Tiger and we at Peralta are excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The Peralta community is made up of students, faculty, and staff with connections around the world. 

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Spring 2022 is Here...Welcome Back Students!

Jan 28, 2022 3:54:54 PM / by Mark Johnson -->

Welcome to the Spring 2022 semester at the Peralta Colleges!  We are so glad to have students back in person and online this semester for classes and student services.

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Peralta Colleges Earn Elevated Accreditation Status

Jan 27, 2022 6:15:05 PM / by Mark Johnson -->

“Substantial Progress” in All Areas Leads to Reclassification by ACCJC

OAKLAND, Calif., January 27, 2022  -- The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) today learned that Berkeley City College, College of Alameda, Laney College, and Merritt College have received upgraded accreditation status by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).

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Merritt College President's Report

Jan 25, 2022 4:08:23 PM / by David M. Johnson -->

Merritt College:  Spring 2022

Merritt College appreciates everyone who has demonstrated a genuine commitment to heading into the Spring 2022 academic term with a renewed sense of hope and purpose. The Merritt community is all well-aware of the challenges that everyone continues to face, so please know that the dedication, circumspection, and sacrifice that Merritt faculty, staff, and administrators are bringing to bear on behalf of our students and each other does not go unnoticed.

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Merritt College President's Report

Dec 17, 2021 11:29:43 AM / by Diana Fitzgerald -->

Merritt College Care Team

Merritt College is pleased to share that it has established a CARE team at the campus. Conceived of as a behavioral intervention initiative at many colleges across the country, the Merritt College CARE Team is committed to going beyond merely responding to reports of at-risk students displaying varying levels of disruptive, disturbed and/or distressed behaviors. 

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