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'No Kings' anti-Trump protests draw tens of thousands from Fort Worth to Dallas

'No Kings' anti-Trump protests draw tens of thousands from Fort Worth to Dallas

Fort Worth Star-Telegram — While Washington, D.C., hosted a Flag Day military parade June 14, hundreds attended "No Kings" rallies in Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas and across North Texas.
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Trinity Metro retires The Molly Trolley line. Here's what riders can expect

Trinity Metro retires The Molly Trolley line. Here's what riders can expect

Fort Worth Star-Telegram — Trinity Metro's free and colorful Blue Line buses will hit the streets of downtown, marking the second color-coded bus line for the city, joining the Orange Line.
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BREAKING: Five TCC international students have visas revoked

BREAKING: Five TCC international students have visas revoked

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — Five TCC international students have had their F-1 visas revoked as of last week, according to college officials. These five join the growing list of students whose visas have been canceled and removed from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. "As of last Thursday, April 10, of the 469 current F-1 visa students attending...
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Tarrant County Commissioners push through redistricting plan

Tarrant County Commissioners push through redistricting plan

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — Tarrant County Commissioners voted to hire a consulting firm that one commissioner said would result in a redistricting change that would disenfranchise her constituents. The commissioners voted 3-2 at their April 2 meeting to hire the Public Interest Legal Foundation for $30,000 to provide consulting services regarding redistricting in Precincts 1 and 2.  This comes...
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Armed guards hired for overnight patrols

Armed guards hired for overnight patrols

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The TCC board approved the hiring of armed security guards from Allied Universal Security to patrol all campuses from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Allied provides armed security officers and security professionals and is the largest security company in the United States, according to the National Association of Security Companies.
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Updated: LinkedIn Learning removed again after more DEI content discovered

Updated: LinkedIn Learning removed again after more DEI content discovered

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — UPDATED April 3: LinkedIn Learning was removed again before the original story was published. The TCC administration removed LinkedIn Learning days after it was reinstated because the platform contained more content on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Allyson Wattley, district director of faculty affairs and interim executive director of organizational excellence and development, said they initially...
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Students meet state leaders at Capitol

Students meet state leaders at Capitol

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — TCC students pressed state leaders on issues such as funding, immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion during Community College Day Feb. 3 at the Texas Capitol Building in Austin. Students from each campus met with some of their state senators and representatives along with their aides. The group was taken by bus to the Capitol.
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Crackdown on immigration leaves DFW families scared

Crackdown on immigration leaves DFW families scared

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — Students and families in Texas and other red states are left reeling from how they will be affected by President Donald Trump's recent executive orders relating to immigration. The fear of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents coming into previously protected areas like schools, churches and courthouses leaves undocumented immigrants and even legal immigrants planning...
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Board approves contract

Board approves contract

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The TCC board of trustees discussed and approved a three-year extension of Chancellor Elva LeBlanc's employment contract. LeBlanc's term has been extended to Dec 31, 2027, and her annual base salary also increased to $540,750, reflecting a 3% cost of living adjustment. LeBlanc has been in the position for two years.
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Students, legacy builders celebrated at award ceremony

Students, legacy builders celebrated at award ceremony

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The legacy of the first woman and first African American TCC chancellor, Erma C. Johnson Hadley, lives on in the students who receive scholarships in her name. The seventh annual scholarship awards ceremony, which was held in Fort Worth on Nov. 30, recognized Hadley's contribution to TCC and Tarrant County as a leader in education...
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Film collaborative returns with 'Landman'

Film collaborative returns with 'Landman'

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The Fort Worth Film Collaborative returns to NE Campus with an advanced screening of Episode 1 of the Paramount show "Landman" on Nov. 4. starting at 5 p.m. The show, which stars Billy Bob Thornton, is set in the 1970 and focuses on oil rigging in West Texas.
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New audit reviews college's compliance with DEI ban

New audit reviews college's compliance with DEI ban

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — An external auditing firm hired by TCC found old content on its website that was not in compliance with the law that bans Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in higher education. The Collegian obtained a copy of the audit through an open records request. Whittley Penn, a Texas-based accounting and auditing firm, gave a presentation during...
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LinkedIn Learning access returns to TCC

LinkedIn Learning access returns to TCC

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — LinkedIn Learning services have returned to TCC students and staff as of March 4 after they lost access five months ago. The removal of access was due to the platform's diversity, equity and inclusion related courses, which are banned in Texas under Senate Bill 17. According to TCC General Counsel, LinkedIn was not able...
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Event teaches fascism warning signs

Event teaches fascism warning signs

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — NE history professors held a presentation on the rise of fascism in Europe and key factors that contributed to fascism spreading throughout Italy and Germany before World War II. Associate professor Karen Wisely defined fascism as the centralization of authority under a dictator, violent suppression of the opposition and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism...
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Adjunct pay raise approved

Adjunct pay raise approved

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The TCC board of trustees increased the pay rate for all adjunct instructors and full-time faculty who have an extra workload. Adjunct instructors work at an hourly rate determined by how much education the instructor has and applied to student support hours and professional development. "Adjunct faculty and full-time faculty teaching overload courses will be...
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The Collegian Report: TCC at risk for losing early voting sites on-campus

The Collegian Report: TCC at risk for losing early voting sites on-campus

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — Fousia Abdullahi Editor-in-Chief Students and members of the community gathered on the West Lawn of UTA to hold a press conference regarding the special meeting happening Thursday about the new voting list that would get rid of many college early voting stations in Tarrant County.
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Avian flu found in dairy herds in Texas, seven other states

Avian flu found in dairy herds in Texas, seven other states

The Collegian - Tarrant County College —
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Abbott praises adult high school

Abbott praises adult high school

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — Gov. Greg Abbott paid a visit to New Heights Adult High School to celebrate the opening of the first-of-its-kind adult high school in Fort Worth. The dual enrollment program is located at TCC's Opportunity Center in east Fort Worth. During the visit, Abbott met with students in one of the mechanical workshop classrooms that had...
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Feeding minds: Longtime culinary instructor wins national award

Feeding minds: Longtime culinary instructor wins national award

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — Longtime instructor and coordinator of the culinary program at SE Campus, Chef Katrina Warner helps students achieve their culinary goals. This year, she completed one of her own. She won the American Culinary Federation's Chef Educator of the Year award, one of the top prizes in a competition that honors chef educators nationwide.
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Trump president for another term

Trump president for another term

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — President-elect Donald J. Trump won 312 electoral college votes beating Vice President Kamala Harris who won 226. The Republicans will control the Senate with 52 seats. Ballots are still being counted in House races. Trump won all seven key states Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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Certificate program creates local jobs

Certificate program creates local jobs

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The Fort Worth Film Collaborative hosted a premiere screening of the Paramount show "Landman." The event gave students and the community the opportunity to learn more about the Fort Worth Film Collaborative Certificate Program. The event started with a red carpet that brought the feel of Hollywood to the campus.
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Board upholds Children's Center closure

Board upholds Children's Center closure

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The TCC board of trustees took no action to reverse the college's decision to close the NE Campus Children's Center despite parents' disapproval during its meeting Oct. 17. When the session ended after more than an hour, Board President Teresa Ayala said that the board is not taking any action as a result of the...
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Board supports spring semester improvements

Board supports spring semester improvements

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The construction plans for NW, NE, South and SE campuses are all underway, and students can expect to get more greens in their diet with new salad bars being built. The board approved an amendment of $105,320 to the food service construction contract at its Nov. 14 meeting.
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Board supports spring semester improvements

Board supports spring semester improvements

The Collegian - Tarrant County College — The construction plans for NW, NE, South and SE campuses are all underway, and students can expect to get more greens in their diet with new salad bars being built. The board approved an amendment of $105,320 to the food service construction contract at its Nov. 14 meeting.
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