News @ De Anza

The De Anza College Office of Communications is launching a new video tour that's both a visual guide to the campus and a compelling way of showing some of the college's best features to prospective students.

Retired President Brian Murphy is the subject of a new profile in the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. It says he "set a national standard not only for educational excellence, but also for a comprehensive commitment to social justice."

Yaneth Gutierrez, a 2018 graduate of De Anza, wrote the following first-person article about her experience graduating with her daughter, Eunice Romero, who was also a De Anza student.

An acclaimed San Jose artist and several De Anza students have begun work on a special outdoor mural that will commemorate the college's 50th Anniversary, marking the end of a yearlong celebration.

Christina Espinosa-Pieb will serve as interim president starting July 1 when President Brian Murphy retires. The selection was announced Tuesday by Chancellor Judy Miner.

In this new video, DJ Patil speaks about the importance of community colleges and his own experience at De Anza. Patil, the former U.S. Chief Data Scientist, gave a May 7 talk at a special 50th Anniversary event on campus.

DJ Patil, a De Anza alumnus, earned a Ph.D. in mathematics and was the first Chief Data Scientist for the United States during the Obama Administration. He'll be speaking on campus about "Engaging the Future."

President Brian Murphy has announced plans to retire at the end of the academic year, after leading one of California's most distinguished community colleges for the past 14 years.

When it came time for college, home-schooled student Austin Pleban knew he'd be venturing into a new kind of environment. Watch this video profile of a De Anza student who says the experience has been "awesome."

This year's Silicon Valley Reads campaign will begin with a Feb. 1 event at De Anza's Visual & Performing Arts Center, where Mercury News columnist Sal Pizarro will lead an on-stage conversation with the authors of this year's featured books.