Why does the dental industry have a disproportionate number of minorities in the field and how does CCD's Dental Hygiene program help our community?

Jane Binns is the LMS Coordinator for TLC and Online Learning at CCD. Earl W. Chilton II, Ph.D., who passed away on July 19, 2022, at the age of 65, was Jane's half-brother. Jane and her mother are setting up a scholarship in his honor, and she shared the story of finding Earl with the CCD Foundation.

Edith Windsor was a computer genius turned LGBTQ+ activist that changed the legal system for gay couples in every state with her legendary court case United States v. Windsor.

LGBTQ+ History Month was created by a Missouri public high school history teacher named Rodney Wilson, who, in 1994, came out to a class during a lecture about WWII to make a point. For reference (and a brief history lesson inside a history lesson), the Nazi party required gay prisoners in concentration camps to wear a pink triangle for identification purposes.

In every culture, we find an array of incredible, interesting, delicious foods. To gain more insight into Hispanic Heritage Month, Baby Swoop asked several students about foods they remember having growing up. Warning: do not read if hungry!

This social justice movement was brought to light by a student here at Community College of Denver whose father was heavily involved in the Chicano Movement and how he raised her to be a proud Chicana.

Having a mental illness has always had a stigma around it. While we should be cognizant of those with mental health issues, World Mental Health Day, October 10, is dedicated to raising awareness and the continuous efforts in support of mental health.

We started with just a week, and it turned into a month, which begs the question: how did we get there?

Faith Florez is a third-generation Mexican-American and descendant of farmworkers. After hearing about the hardships that her grandfather used to face working in the fields such as heatstroke, Florez created an app for farmworkers called ‘Calor: Heat Safety for Farms.’