equity Articles
College Wins NEH Grant for Oral History Projects
Published: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024
![De Anza has received its first-ever grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, providing $150,000 for an ambitious, three-year effort to create and expand oral history programs focused on historically marginalized communities.](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2024/images/SSH_Humanities_Icon-225.png)
De Anza has received its first-ever grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, providing $150,000 for an ambitious, three-year effort to create and expand oral history programs focused on historically marginalized communities.
Learn MoreDe Anza Hosts Silicon Valley Reads Kickoff
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2024
![De Anza will host the Jan. 31 kickoff for the 2024 Silicon Valley Reads campaign, along with a related art exhibit at the Euphrat Museum and a separate campus event next Wednesday, Jan. 24, with artist and climate activist Favianna Rodriguez](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2024/images/rodriguez-favianna-by-scott-la-rockwell.jpeg)
De Anza will host the Jan. 31 kickoff for the 2024 Silicon Valley Reads campaign, along with a related art exhibit at the Euphrat Museum and a separate campus event next Wednesday, Jan. 24, with artist and climate activist Favianna Rodriguez.
Learn MoreDe Anza Named in Top 150
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
![De Anza has again been named one of the nation's top 150 community colleges by the prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, which has invited De Anza to enter a $1 million prize competition for colleges with outstanding performance in teaching, learning, equity and other factors.](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2023/images/Aspen-2025-crop.png)
De Anza has again been named one of the nation's top 150 community colleges by the prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, which has invited De Anza to enter a $1 million prize competition for colleges with outstanding performance in teaching, learning, equity and other factors.
Learn MoreMESA Grant for New STEM Cohort Program
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
![De Anza has been awarded $1.55 million in state funding over the next five years for a new cohort program to support historically underrepresented students who want to transfer in STEM majors.](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2023/images/DAC2-277.jpeg)
De Anza has been awarded $1.55 million in state funding over the next five years for a new cohort program to support historically underrepresented students who want to transfer in STEM majors.
Learn MoreSilicon Valley Reads: Author Event, Exhibit and More
Published: Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
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Bestselling author Reyna Grande will discuss her work and her experiences as an immigrant and first-generation college student during a special Feb. 17 appearance, hosted online by De Anza College as part of this year's Silicon Valley Reads campaign.
Learn MoreDe Anza Awarded $2.25 Million to Serve Diverse Student Body
Published: Monday, October 4th, 2021
![group of smiling students on campus](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2021/images/GDG-2019%20DAC-41-XL-right.jpeg)
De Anza has won a $2.25 million grant to help coordinate delivery of many student services through the new Guided Pathways Villages, expand the current Learning Communities and create a new Ethnic and Pride Inclusion Center for historically underserved students, including LGBTQ+ students.
Learn MoreRallying Against Anti-Asian Racism
Published: Monday, March 29th, 2021
![De Anza College student, instructor, administrators and staff with sign that says](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2021/images/Chow-IMG_9857-thumb.png)
De Anza College representatives took a stand against anti-Asian racism during a rally in Saratoga on March 27, joining a host of area residents and community leaders in condemning discrimination and hate crimes.
Learn MoreHonoring Black History
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2021
![Black History Month - February 2021](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2021/images/BHM-2021-logo-thumb.png)
Please join the college community in celebrating Black History Month by attending one or more of these upcoming events, presented by the Black Faculty, Staff and Administrators Network and Black Student Union.
Learn MoreIntroducing the CAN/DID Inclusion Series
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2021
![cover image showing woman in colorful blouse with title: CAN/DID: Introducing the Series](https://www.deanza.edu/candid/images/Sample-Payton-Screenshot_03-C.jpg)
CAN/DID is a new multimedia series that will explore equity and social justice issues by drawing on the knowledge and experiences of our own community members - including students, faculty and classified professionals.
Learn MoreArts & Activism Events This Month
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2020
![Arts & Activism](https://www.deanza.edu/news/2020/images/Pierce-Lantern-350-crop.png)
De Anza is celebrating the power of art to illuminate and inspire important forces for change, through a series of screenings, talks and events this month.
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