Cornel West kicks off MLK weekend with deep-dive into race and poverty
Kathleen Quinn, Campus Beat Editor
January 23, 2020
At an event hosted by the Foothill-De Anza foundation, Dr. Cornel West spoke to community members and students about race, reparations, poverty, protest, religion and rhythm and blues on Jan 17, Friday. The event allowed students to come upstage to ask questions to the famous author and scholar at F...
Undocumented students face employment barriers at California community colleges
Kathleen Quinn and Ethan Bennett
November 14, 2019
Over a thousand students without Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival cannot get jobs on campus at De Anza College, due to state and federal regulations that prevent employers from hiring employees without documentation. U.S. Code 1324a, one of the regulations, prevents the hiring of persons who do no...
Luis Cortes Romero: Attorney and DREAMER
Stephanie Lam, Campus Beat Editor
October 28, 2018
Eight audience members attended the “Luis Cortes Romero: Attorney and DREAMer” speaker event at De Anza and were able to engage in an intimate Q&A session about the future of immigration laws with immigration attorney Luis Cortes Romero. “If De Anza students know someone who is a ‘Dreamer...
