SMC in Focus does a #2016Era throwback. Ten stories—Nursing’s 50-year anniversary, Emeritus, Promo Pathway, SMC students at NASA/JPL, & more—celebrate SMC’s excellence: past, present & future.
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SMC redefines the library experience to support both personal study and group collaboration. With a $1 million renovation, the award-winning 96,000 sq.ft. space has been reimagined.
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Meet Terry Kamibayashi, Santa Monica College’s reggae-loving, easy-going director of facilities maintenance.
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From award-winning journalist to first point of contact at the SMC Police Department, Erin O’Neill brings empathy and creativity to a vital role.
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An assignment in SMC’s Homeless Service Work certificate program led Patricia Kusaba to launch an online toolkit to help people in need.
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Black Collegians Umoja wins two statewide awards. SMC accounting alum garner scholarships. A Music instructor performs at Harvest Moon Gathering.
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SMC’s Student Equity Center builds community, supports identity and creates space for students to grow, lead and take pride in who they are.
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An IT staffer is preparing for life’s next chapter—and fulfilling a long-buried aspiration—as a student in SMC’s nascent Barbering Program.
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Santa Monica College’s award-winning Sustainable Materials Management program turns zero waste principles into healthier surroundings — and successful careers.
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A team of SMC architecture and interior architectural design majors recently earned national recognition with a design inspired by Kansas City’s deep roots in jazz and blues.
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Geography students help develop accurate maps. An English professor’s book a finalist for a prestigious contest. A nursing professor responds to an emergency midair.
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The beloved SMC watercolor instructor looks back on a career filled with painting, quirky collections and students who feel like friends.
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Dancer-actress Naomi Henderson found harmony between art and accounting at SMC.
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Tomorrow’s caregivers, both paid and unpaid, are getting an in-depth education in gerontology through SMC’s Introduction to Working with Older Adults noncredit certificate program.
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A severe childhood illness motivated Jacqueline Cortez to become a nurse, and Santa Monica College helped shape her path.
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From Broadway musicals to campaign hustings, Brayden Handwerger’s search for the spotlight changed dramatically over his three years at SMC.
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A timely, major exhibition “Concrete Hope”, curated by Erika Hirugami, is coming to SMC’s Barrett Art Gallery, shining a spotlight on 38 Latine/x photographers and artists.
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As she packs her bags for Palo Alto, Ghazal Azhdari still can’t get over how many SMC people went out on a limb to help a newly arrived immigrant succeed beyond her wildest dreams.
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Santa Monica College enabled David Duncan to get back on track, channeling his compassion into public policy and community impact—and earning a transfer to Stanford.
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Graduating this year with associate degrees in philosophy and general science, Dexter Mack is ready to take the next step toward his dream of studying neuroscience.
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A dean receives a statewide award for leadership excellence. A police chief marches from Auschwitz to Birkenau. An English prof. has a new short story out.
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For the first time, SMC’s Creative Writing Program is offering a 12-unit creative writing certificate for anyone who wants to take their writing to the next level.
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It took eight years, but Victoria Salazar finally received the “thick envelope” from UC San Diego. The 2025 graduating student speaker shares her story of self-reliance, tenacity and hope.
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Adriana Brady was only two weeks into her tenure as The Corsair's new editor-in-chief when the devastating Los Angeles fires broke out.
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Navy veteran Antonio Renoj graduates having found purpose, community and a creative future at Santa Monica College.
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For Lisa Collins, climatizing the curriculum is mission-critical. This semester, she made a breakthrough with the rollout of Geology 9, “Climate Change.”
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SMC Fashion students give used denim new life. PPI co-director named Senate District 24 Woman of the Year. Police Chief wins a statewide award.
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There’s nothing predictable about Amadour. The multidisciplinary artist who goes by a mononym and they/them pronouns flat-out refuses to be cubbyholed.
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As wildfires ravaged Southern California, Santa Monica College emerged as a lifeline of compassion and action to serve those affected.
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Santa Monica College supports adults navigating acquired brain injury to pursue their personal and academic goals.
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