James G. Williamson
Special to The Desert Sun
Hope is vital.
Education is the key to translating hope into opportunity. With the vote by the board of trustees of the College of the Desert at their February meeting to move forward with the West Valley campus, our students finally have hope. Hope that they will be able to access the education they deserve.
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Palm Springs, COD still in limbo over attorneys’ conflict-of-interest waiver
College of the Desert will host a virtual community forum to discuss the long-awaited West Valley Campus in Palm Springs. The forum will be held on Thursday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3Q8RkVn. You’ll also be able to watch the forum on COD’s Youtube page at the time of the event. Listen to news broadcast here….
College of the Desert administrators, consultants, architects and planners provided a robust report on the planned Palm Springs campus to the college’s Board of Trustees on Thursday in a marathon session stretching six hours and including dozens of public comments. The college estimates that schematic designs for the new plans will be completed in January 2023 and…
The College of the Desert board of education will hold a presentation with updates on the Palm Springs campus and Roadrunner Motors in Cathedral City. The campus has been in development since 2004 with almost $1 billion raised in tax revenue for construction. It will be located on a 27-acre site right across the street…
Perhaps the best thing we can say about this year’s ugly races for the two College of the Desert Board of Trustees seats is that voters seem to be paying attention. Results: Joel Kinnamon – District 4 – Desert Sun Editorial Board endorses Chavez Chaidez & Ruben Perez – District 1 – Desert Sun Editorial…
‘****show of all ****shows’: Some worry power play at COD will kill Palm Springs campus, drive projects East
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