Muslim students at Richland College have enlisted the help of fellow students, faculty and staff as well as local businesses to raise money for the homeless by "going hungry" on Nov. 13.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $396,000 to Richland College of the Dallas County Community College District.

Richland College is once again helping to strengthen the economy in the former Soviet Union through a strategic partnership with the World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas.

Join Richland College's Emeritus Program for a humorous panel of speakers as they tell you about "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Today and the Theatre."

Richland College and Intercontinental Manufacturing Company (IMCO - Garland, TX) were awarded a $399,740 Job Training Grant from the Texas Workforce Commission.

The Travel, Exposition & Meeting Management accredited program presents an information session July 28, from 7 - 9 p.m., in Sabine Hall, Room S205, 12800 Abrams Road.

July 13 marks the first anniversary of the Richland College Urban Tree Farm, a joint effort by the college, the Dallas Trees and Parks Foundation (DPTF), TXU and the Sierra Club to provide a source of quality shade trees for Dallas area public spaces.

The Richland College Thnderducks successfully defended their National Championship on Thursday afternoon by defeating Gloucester Co. College 7-0 in the finals of the NJCAA Div. III World Series. Demarcus Coats and Lance Harvell each hit a home run and Ryan Dreibelbis threw a complete game four-hitter in the win.

The T-Ducks won four straight games to claim their second title and have now won eight straight World Series games dating back to last season. For the second-straight season Richland knocked out Gloucester in the finals of the tournament.

Richland's offense was led by Coats who hit four home runs in the tournament. Dreibelbis led theT-Ducks pitching staff with a 2-0 record while giving up just one earned run. As a team the T-Ducks gave up just six runs in the tournament. Richland Chronicle

Zarina Blankenbaker, Richland College Faculty Coordinator since 1997, has been chosen to participate in the National Institute for Leadership Development (NILD) LEADERS program, a one-year international program for administrators and faculty in higher education.