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Campus Current

Dr. John Bodnar, an adjunct instructor and student at AACC, says he likes talking to younger students about his experience in the military. Shown, Bodnar meets with a representative of the  South Korean Biological Warfare intel office.

On Veterans Day, student vets talk pros, cons of college life

Audrey Wais, Advertising Manager November 11, 2020

The best way for students to honor their classmates who are veterans might be to listen to their stories. Student veterans told Campus Current in November that most people greet them with, “Thank...

Dr. Danny Hoey, author of "The Butterfly Lady," advises student writers to be persistent.

Asst. dean showcases award-winning novel in virtual Q&A

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2020

The author of the novel “The Butterfly Lady” shared writing tips and advice with faculty and a few students on Oct. 22 during a virtual reading event. Dr. Danny Hoey, AACC’s assistant dean of...

Dr. Tiffany Boykin will tackle discrimination on campus that involves race, sex, national origin and disability.

AACC Has A Brand-New Chief Compliance and Fair Practices Officer

Maia Brown, Reporter October 22, 2020

AACC’s former dean of student engagement has accepted a job overseeing the college’s handling of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases.  Dr. Tiffany Boykin, the new chief compliance...

Hispanic Heritage Month features music, dancing, education

Hispanic Heritage Month features music, dancing, education

Maia Brown, Reporter October 12, 2020

The final event of this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration will be on Oct. 15 with a virtual party on Zoom. The campus celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month included musical, dancing and...

Coming Out Week and Black Male Initiative coordinators win the annual Equity and Inclusion Champion Award. Featured: Student and faculty marches in Annapolis’s first-ever Pride Parade in June 2019.

Black Male Initiative and Coming Out Week coordinators win Equity and Inclusion Champion Award

Dominic Salacki, Reporter October 9, 2020

 The college has recognized the coordinators of AACC’s Black Male Initiative and Coming Out Week with its annual Equity and Inclusion Champion Award.  Dr. Richard Otten has been an adjunct...

AACC's new strategic plan addresses the achievement gap among minority students.
Shown left to right: former Campus Current editors Amber Nathan, Christina Browning and Christian Richey.

New strategic plan to focus on gaps in student achievement

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2020

AACC’s focus for the next four years will involve increasing student graduation rates, particularly among minorities. Dr. Mike Gavin, AACC’s vice president for learning, said the college’s new...

Vice President for Learning Mike Gavin is reportedly a candidate for a president or provost position at another college.

AACC faculty and students participate in Teach In on racial equality

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2020

Faculty and students participated informal lectures and discussions about racial equality Tuesday and Wednesday during a Teach In designed to prompt the dialogue.  Vice President for Learning...

Brig. Gen. Irene Zoppi Rodriguez is the first Hispanic member of AACC's Board of Trustees.

AACC Board of Trustees gets 1st Hispanic member

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2020

A U.S. Army Reserve general became the first Hispanic member of AACC's Board of Trustees in July. Gov. Larry Hogan appointed Brig. Gen. Irene M. Zoppi Rodriguez, the director of the Army Reserve Engagement...

The best-selling author of "White Fragility," Dr. Robin DiAngelo, says "racism is infused in everything."

‘White Fragility’ author visits AACC via Zoom

Johannes Haasbroek, Editor-in-Chief August 18, 2020

The author of the best-selling book, “White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism,” told 3,000 Anne Arundel County educators she is “all for niceness … but that’s...

Second-year visual arts student Jess Gordon-Young explains her art to attendees at the Art of Women Invitational Exhibit.

Art of Women exhibit highlights female artists

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2020

Female AACC students displayed their art and discussed the importance of uplifting women during the Art of Women Invitational Exhibit in the Pascal Gallery on Thursday. According to visual arts professor...

Campus Current Editor-in-Chief Christian Richey would like to see more positive events during the school’s Black History Month celebrations.

Let’s embrace black history

Christian Richey, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

While I appreciate the college’s efforts, I feel AACC needs to do a better job representing its African-American student body during Black History Month. In the Pascal Gallery in the Student Union...

Dr. Heather Rellihan recently published a book called “Theory and Praxis.”

Professor wins MLK Zeitgeist Award for diversity work

Daniel Salomon, Photo Editor March 2, 2020

Dr. Heather Rellihan walked across the Arnold campus last fall looking at her phone when she noticed an email saying she had won the coveted Martin Luther King Jr. Zeitgeist award. “I was so honored...

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