San Diego Mesa College has announced the appointment of Dr. Isabel O'Connor as the new Vice President of Instruction. A native of Spain and the first one in her family to graduate from college, Isabel O'Connor earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Alicante before immigrating to the United States in 1986. After learning English at Los Angeles City College, she obtained a B.A. in European Studies at Loyola Marymount University, and a Ph.D. in medieval Spanish history at UCLA.

On Saturday, October 27, San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts students took 3rd place in the People's Choice category at this year's San Diego Mac n' Cheese Fest. Mesa's Gourmet class entered the 4th annual competition, being the only school to accept the challenge.

Military veterans at San Diego City and San Diego Mesa colleges got an early Veterans Day present with the announcement of $400,000 in new grants to bolster services at their campus Veterans Resource Centers.

This year for the Third Annual Teach-in event, San Diego Mesa College students, faculty and staff gathered to hear professors across multiple subjects present the topic of “Post-truth.” In our digital age, the lines of truth and opinion often become blurred, making it difficult to discern truth. This has created a climate where there is a decreased value on truth and facts, and an increased value on opinion.

San Diego Mesa College proudly announces the appointment of two administrators in key positions for the College. Dr. Leticia P. López has been appointed as the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Program Manager and Leticia Abril Díaz has been appointed Director of Mesa’s Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) and STAR TRIO Programs.

This past week, San Diego Mesa Art Gallery invited author and arts critic Aruna D’Souza to discuss her book, Whitewalling: Art, Race & Protest in 3 Acts. As students filled the room, D’Souza was joined by UC San Diego Professor Nicole Miller to unpack some of the pertinent issues surrounding race and representation, and how they affect art culture.

The San Diego Community College District Police Department is actively supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month with The Pink Patch Project. This campaign, in collaboration with other local law enforcement, is designed to raise public awareness and funding for breast cancer research.

San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery is proud to welcome writer and critic Aruna D'Souza, to speak about her newest publication Whitewalling: Art, Race and Protest in 3 Acts. This free event will include discussion about the relationships between art and race in America and how curators, artists, and institutions deal with these issues as they apply to free speech and censorship.