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The pain of losing her youngest son, Chase Simon, to gun violence on a Third Ward street four years ago hasn’t eased at all for HCC English professor Syble Davis. But this year, like the last three, Davis is again putting her sorrow into action. She is continuing the Drive-By Toy Drive she and her family began in 2019 to honor her son, and to help bring joy and happiness to deserving children in the Third Ward area.

Houston Community College has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 RODEO award in Recognition of its Dedication to Educational Outcomes, the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) has announced.

Here’s a new, high-tech twist on final exams: 10 students in HCC Central’s Digital Arts class will showcase their wearable 3D shoes on Wednesday, Dec. 7 for their final grade through the college’s state-of-the-art XR (extended reality) lab.

Kanisha Ffriend, a Houston Community College student entrepreneurship program alum, recently took first place at the American Heart Association's Empowered to Serve pitch competition. She also won the fan favorite award and earned a total of $55,000 in grant funding.

The Houston Community College’s Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives has received the Excellence in Specialty Entrepreneurship Education Award at the national conference of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers.