Smile Tongkaw | The Seattle Collegian On June 3rd, the Seattle Central College library hosted another event in the Conversations On Social Issues (COSI) series, featuring NYU professor and co-organizer for numerous organizations dedicated to abolishing student debt and pushing for tuition-free colleges: Dr. Andrew Ross. The discussion was hosted by Kimberly Tate-Malone, who opened the discussion with the Land Use…
Smile Tongkaw | The Seattle Collegian On Thursday, May 13, Seattle Central College’s Library held another Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) session virtually on Zoom, leading a discussion about student survival during the pandemic. This talk focused on student’s feelings and struggles with the online environment during the pandemic. The event was hosted by Central’s Library staff, Kimberly Tate-Malone, opening the…
Astro Pittman | The Seattle Collegian On Thursday, April 29, Central’s library hosted another COSI discussion centered around voter suppression. The COSI, called “The Southern Strategy and Voter Suppression” explored current Republican efforts across the nation limiting access to voting after fraudulent claims of the 2020 presidential election alongside key leaders like President Reagan’s political consultant Lee Atwater and President Nixon…
Smile Tongkaw | The Seattle Collegian Did you know that some Seattle Central students reside in the Monroe Correctional Complex while getting their Associate of Arts degree? On Thursday, March 4, a part of the Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) series was held virtually on Zoom. This talk was about the potential for higher education to make a difference in prison…
Smile Tongkaw | The Seattle Collegian This Thursday, Central hosted another Conversations on Social Issues (COSI) discussion, called “Open Educational Resources (OER): The Student Perspective.” The Zoom event was held by Robert Selfe, Associated Student Council’s Executive of Student Success, and Zara Kiani, Associated Student Council’s Associate of Student Success. The talk focused on the issues that students are facing like…
Thang Nguyen | The Seattle Collegian On the early afternoon of Jan. 24, the very first COSI (Conversations on Social Issues) of the year, “Music is the Message”, sparked conversation about music and social change. Kimberly Tate-Malone, a librarian at Seattle Central College and the coordinator of this meeting, started off the event by paying tribute to the indigenous people of…