By Aria Jones @AriaJonesETC A new department designed to support diversity efforts is coming to Eastfield after questions arose about support for LGBTQ students. Last spring, when LGBTQ support stickers were vandalized, administration revealed its goal of opening a new Center for Equity, Inclusion,...

By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley A new Dallas County Community College District password upgrade caused confusion among students and employees at the start of the semester, leading to difficulty finding classes and accessing online courses. Anyone logging into district services such as eConnect,...

Staff reports @TheEtCetera Some employees at the Dallas County Community College District have had their personal information exposed, including social security number and financial information, in a recent data privacy incident, according to a notice on the district's website. The DCCCD sent...

  By ARIA JONES @AriaJonesETC More than 55 percent of DCCCD students say they can’t afford to eat balanced meals and 31 percent responded that they’ve been hungry but didn’t eat because there wasn’t enough food, according to a 2016 survey. Combatting food insecurity has become a districtwide...

By YESENIA ALVARADO @YeseniaA_ETC Eastfield was expecting to begin a new academic year with a new president, but due to delays in the search it is uncertain when someone will step in. According to members of the search committee for the new college president, there will be four to six candidates...

By ANDREW WALTER @AndyWalterETC Eastfield’s Focus and Finish initiative could be paying off, as the school’s contact hours growth is exceeding headcount growth for the first time in more than 10 years. “You know what that means?” said college President Jean Conway during Thursday’s Convocation....