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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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RVC CLR Recognized For Technology Innovation
Rock Valley College’s Center for Learning in Retirement (CLR) was recently awarded the Illinois Council for Continuing Education and Training (ICCET) 2021 Innovation Award.
Disability Awareness Spotlight On Inclusion With Maryanne Ax
MaryAnne Ax RAISE Program Coordinator Disability: Unofficially diagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder. I say unofficially diagnosed because when I was a student there were no disability laws or educational supports. The first incarnation of the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) was passed in 1975. I graduated from high school in 1973.
Disability Awareness Spotlight On Inclusion With Dr Ken Coleman
Throughout the month of October, various personal stories will be shared by members of our RVC community that highlight the importance of acceptance, support and inclusion of those who experience disability. This week’s spotlight is on RVC's Dean of Advising & Retention, Dr. Ken Coleman.
RVC Awards 2021 Faculty Of The Year
Molly Sides, Professor of English, has been honored as the 32nd recipient of the Rock Valley College Faculty of the Year award. Sides was presented the award during the college’s virtual faculty development session on April 1.
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