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Up Front with President Shimizu
If there were such a thing as a Santa Monica College household name, Jeff Shimizu would probably be one.
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Guardian Scholars Program Fosters Achievement
The SMC Guardian Scholars program provides support services to foster youth.
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Dream it, Then Give it a Try
Santa Monica College helped put Angela Smith on the path to her dream.
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Nourishing the Dancing Soul
Some say dance is a conversation between the body and soul.
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SMC's Black Collegians Turns 25
1989 marked the beginning of the end of apartheid in South Africa, and at Santa Monica College, other revolutionary things were happening.