SALINAS, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: Ariel Coro, Hispanic Technology Expert and founder of Tu Tecnologia, and the California Community Colleges Economic &

Twenty-three Hartnell College students received internships this summer to research institutions on the Central Coast, such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Fremont Peak Observatory, and the Center for Adaptive Optics. School officials credit this to a grant from NASA about three years ago to improve their science curriculum.

By Claudia Melendez Salinas, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Jul. 10--Like all of the members in her study group, Michelle Gaba-Ronque has been concerned about the status of Hartnell College, which last month was put on probation by the Western Association of Colleges and Universities.

By Claudia Melendez Salinas, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Jun. 30--Hartnell College has been placed on probation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and could be at risk of losing its accreditation if recommended changes are not swiftly put in place.

By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Mar. 23--Hartnell College faculty and staff received a stern warning from a visiting accreditation team, a group of community college professionals who expressed deep concerns with the rift between administrators and teachers.