Students from the SMC Business Club gathered to pitch their startup ideas to potential investors.

SMC is offering a free noncredit English as a second language course during summer 2026 for day laborers. 

Associate dean Wendi DeMorst, who manages tutoring and supplemental instruction programs, is among a handful of administrators cut as the college addresses a $17.4 million deficit.

SMC Board of Trustees strike two cost-reduction measures from agenda amid public calls for transparency.

Thousands of protesters ranging from 99 to 2 years old, gathered for a “No Kings” protest at Palisades Park in Santa Monica.

SMC’s faculty sent a silent message to President and Superintendent Kathryn Jeffery by walking out on her speech during Departmental Flex Day.

SMC to layoff four English instructional tutors, despite not being able to close equity gaps amongst students.

Black Collegians and the Adelante Program expect to lose their specialized support math instructional tutor due to budget cuts.

Residents of Los Angeles County came together to celebrate a century-old holiday tradition for the first time since the Los Angeles wildfires.

The city of Santa Monica held its sixth annual Veterans Day ceremony

 If the government doesn’t reopen by Oct. 23, millions of Californians could receive their social benefits late. 

Israel’s military campaign in Iran, as well as America’s involvement in the conflict,  prompted conflicting protests in front of the Wilshire Federal Building.

 Protesters organized a “No Sleep for ICE” demonstration at the Cambria Hotel Burbank Airport on June 19, after federal immigration agents allegedly checked into the hotel. 

Law enforcement officers unleashed self-described “numerous” amounts of less-lethal munitions on “No Kings” protesters, after issuing an unlawful assembly order. 

Since Friday, steadfast protests in L.A. county countering ICE raids have expanded and intensified, leading to tensions between police and demonstrators. Trump summoning 2,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to protect government personnel is estimated to cost $134 million. As finals season starts, SMC is urging faculty to be flexible with students affected by the “unprecedented events” going on in the city.

Concerned citizens and SMC staffers rallied at Tesla facilities across the country and the planet to air every last grievance about the current state of the federal government.

The A.S. ballot features a resolution by Students for Justice in Palestine that sparked controversy among Jewish students, the Jewish student center, and even students who “support SJP wholeheartedly.”

Candidates running for next year’s student government faced a jury of their peers, who brought the heat.

The SMC Film Club will introduce three initiatives this Fall semester to address long-standing issues at the CMD campus.

Corsair Connect will be receiving an update focused on accessibility and improved features.