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On Friday, March 22, United States District Judge Kenneth Hoyt dismissed a lawsuit filed against HCC by Trustee Dave Wilson in which Wilson requested money damages for alleged violations of his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

After a nationwide search, Houston Community College (HCC) has named Dr. Monique Umphrey president of HCC Northeast, pending approval of her contract by the Board of Trustees.

Houston Community College Northeast College Interim President Destry Dokes welcomed Harris County Precinct 1 constables and representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to the Northeast Campus on March 19 to finalize a partnership with the group to serve as the host location for the Houston First Responder Muster & Walk Like MADD 5K event.

Houston Community College held a signing ceremony on with the United States Department of Labor - Office of Apprenticeship making HCC a Registered Apprenticeship Center on March 18 at the Administration Building, 3100 Main.

Houston Community College Northeast College interim president Dr. Destry Dokes was named one of d-mars.com 7th Annual Top 50 Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs of Texas on February 28.

Consul General Luong Quoc Huy of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston and his staff met and mingled with Vietnamese students along with HCC faculty and staff. The event was the first of five in a series of luncheons highlighting Houston Community College’s ethnically diverse student, faculty and staff population.

Dr. Melissa N. Gonzalez has been named as the next President of HCC Southeast College. She has a proven record of success as a leader in higher education and a history of many accomplishments.

More than $40,000 was raised for student scholarships from the 2019 Houston Community College Black History Scholarship Gala, which was held Saturday, February 23 at the Czech Center Museum Houston. The figure represents the largest margin of profit in the event's 13-year history.

Houston Community College Northeast helped kick off the Greater Heights Chamber of Commerce annual Crawfish Festival by participating in a parade through the Heights community.

In commemoration of Black History Month, Houston Community College Northeast North Forest Campus hosted Sherrika Hunt for a talk on her new book entitled “Smiling Through My Tears.” Students, staff and faculty heard Hunt share her own personal story of dealing with grief from the loss of several family members.