OAKLAND, Calif., March 16, 2009 – “Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers,” the groundbreaking documentary produced by Peralta TV that has been generating considerable interest in the Bay Area, has caught the eye of the United Nations.

Each year the United Nations marks the “International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade” with a series of events. This year, Peralta TV’s new documentary about the Black Panther Party is going to be screened as one of three keynote films presented at UN Headquarters in New York. READ MORE...

The Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees honored 32 newly tenured faculty members on the evening of Tuesday, April 22, 2008.  Peralta’s president of the District Academic Senate, Joseph Bielanski, formally introduced each faculty member, who were then congratulated by Peralta Colleges presidents and others. A short reception in honor of the faculty members and their families followed. READ MORE...

Sisters Su Zhen Cai and Su Hua Cai, both College of Alameda students, have been selected for the 2008 Phi Theta Kappa All-California Academic First Team. The award, given annually by the community college honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, recognizes outstanding students from two-year colleges throughout the United States. READ MORE...

OAKLAND, Calif., March 24, 2008–Peralta TV, the college television station of Berkeley City College, College of Alameda and Laney and Merritt Colleges in Oakland, won a Gold Paragon Award for the best college video program in the country.

The award, presented by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, is the first national award for the cable television station, which has previous won a number of state and regional awards for its programming. READ MORE...

OAKLAND, Calif., December 11, 2007 – A grant from the California Department of Education State Chancellor’s Office is helping at-risk students who finished high school – but didn’t pass the state exit exam – prepare for the test and bring home their high school diplomas.

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Weren't able to make this year’s Oakland Holiday Parade, which was hosted by Peralta TV's very own Anthony Cooper and Charity Tooze, above, or just want to watch it again from the comfort of your living room?

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OAKLAND, Calif., November 29, 2007 – The Laney College football team once again achieved a winning season, topping off their 10-1 record with a bowl game victory in Modesto.

Under the leadership of Head Coach Jay Uchiumi, the Eagles whipped the Modesto Junior College Pirates in the 15th Annual Graffiti Bowl. Laney overcame a 21-14 halftime deficit to keep the Pirates scoreless in the second half, ultimately pulling in a 42-21 win. This year’s Laney victory echoed the 2006 Graffiti Bowl, when the Eagles bested the Pirates 34-28.

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Berkeley, CA——Peralta Community College District trustees at their regular board meeting Tue., Nov. 13 chose Dr. Betty Inclan as Berkeley City College’s new president, Chancellor Elihu Harris announced. Inclan assumes her new post beginning Jan. 1.

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BERKELEY, Aug. 17 - Fatima Bensadek, 23, is a winner of a 2007 Coca-Cola Foundation Scholarship. The $1,000 award was presented in August to the Berkeley City College biology major. The money will go toward books and college fees.

"When I came here, I was 19, and I looked at all options," says the future physician. "In my country, you have to stand on your own; there are no scholarships, and few people get help from the government; you have to pay on your own."

Reginald James, Student Member of the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees, was elected to the California Community College Trustees (CCCT) Board of Directors at the League's Student Trustee Workshop, August 10 - 11.

The Peralta Colleges' fall 2007 enrollment advertising campaign is in full swing with a combination of direct mail, community billboards, television spots and student ambassadors on the streets urging new students on. And the effort seems to be having its effect: Enrollment jumped 5% in three days as the campaign hit its stride.