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RVC Professor Awarded Grant to Preserve Rockford Education Desegregation Stories
Dr. Mathew Oakes has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant for a two-year oral history, archival, and instructional project on the legal and community history of desegregation and education in Rockford. The $60,000 grant will fund his project, “Chronicles of Change: Archiving Stories of Desegregation in Rockford Public Schools, 1989-2002.”
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Welding Student Expands Career Opportunities
Joshua "Red" Redding was curious about bigger opportunities for his career when Rock Valley College announced the opening of the Advanced Technology Center. Tuition waivers were available for CTE programs like Welding, Machining, and Mechatronics, and he saw it as an opportunity to learn additional skills.
GED Student Rewards Herself
It's been 30 years since the last time Maricela Garcia attended a class. She came to the United States from Mexico in 1996 at 15 and had only completed school through sixth grade.
RVC Announces Spring 2023 President's and Dean's Lists
The following students have earned recognition on Rock Valley College's Spring 2023 President's and Dean's Lists. Students must have taken at least 12 credit hours during the semester to qualify for the President's or Dean's lists.
2023 Certificate Student Gets a Second Chance
Angel Rivera's adolescent years saw a lot of mistakes & decisions that he says could have gotten him killed or thrown in prison.
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