May 17th, 20240DEARBORN — The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) has announced that Henry Ford College (HFC) student Soliman Touelh (pronounced "Twee-la") has been awarded the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
“I was between classes at the HFC Honors Hub when I found out I was selected,” Touelh, of Dearborn Heights, said in a press...
February 24th, 20241Michigan's presidential primary elections on February 27 constitute an exceptional milestone, as they include very important decisions for the Arab American community. Next Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters will select their respective presidential candidates to face off in the November general election. This is an important...
February 23rd, 20240The Arab American News Publisher Osama Siblani interviewed Henry Ford College President Russ Kavalhuna about the Michigan presidential primary election ballot. The election will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 27, with early voting available at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center now through Feb. 25.
Voters can chose from...
January 12th, 20240DEARBORN – The Dearborn Board of Education began this year with an organizational meeting to select new officers. Trustees Hussein Berry was selected as president, Mary Petlichkoff as vice president, Irene Watts as secretary and Pat D’Ambrosio as treasurer.
As part of School Board Appreciation Month, Superintendent Dr. Glenn...
December 15th, 20230DEARBORN — Henry Ford College (HFC) and Corewell Health have announced a partnership with the inception of their new program that guarantees HFC nursing students who meet the requirements a job at Corewell Health upon graduation.
This guaranteed-employment educational partnership will generate a pipeline of qualified and...
October 10th, 20230DEARBORN — Henry Ford College (HFC) will host a public Women Leaders in Government Conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Forfa Auditorium on the First Floor of the Andrew A. Mazzara Administrative Services & Conference Center (ASCC) (Building L) on the main campus.
The conference will feature leading women...
September 2nd, 20230DEARBORN — The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) recently announced that Henry Ford College (HFC) Executive Assistant to the President Kathy Dimitriou will be presented the prestigious Professional Board Staff Member Award for the Central Region at its fall meeting.
This national award is presented to a board staff...
July 14th, 20230
DEARBORN — Henry Ford College (HFC) is the first college in the United States to offer a Battery Technician Certification curriculum. The program is set to launch in the Fall 2023 semester.
This program will enhance courses and programs that are already recognized by the Electric Vehicles (EV) Jobs Academy. The curriculum will...
May 30th, 20230DEARBORN — Rather than attend her own doctoral commencement at Trevecca Nazarene University in Tennessee, Henry Ford College education instructor Dr. Shyma Mustafa instead attended her daughter Zayneb Abu-Khader’s commencement in Dearborn on May 6. Mustafa was proud to see her daughter walk across the stage and become the youngest...
February 19th, 20230
Photos Courtesy of Kurt Krug
Henry Ford College has welcomed some new appointments to its staff this month. Lisa Bradley as the new executive director of human resources, Dr. Brad Romans as the new dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Tirria Kendred as the new director of K-12 relations.
Lisa Bradley
Bradley is the new...
November 11th, 20220DEARBORN — Eighth graders in the Dearborn school district now have the chance to learn more about high school and the opportunities available to them.
Schools in the district are offering presentations to eighth grade students and their parents in November to help them become more acquainted with their options in high school. Zoom...
October 21st, 20220DEARBORN — Henry Ford College and the University of Michigan-Dearborn have announced a new guaranteed-enrollment partnership designed to advance student success and economic prosperity in Michigan.
Learn4ward: Henry Ford College to the University of Michigan-Dearborn will put qualified HFC students on a path to earn both an...
October 5th, 20220DEARBORN — Governor Whitmer has appointed Henry Ford College (HFC) Board of Trustees Secretary Irene Watts to the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) Executive Committee.
Watts is one of two people Whitmer appointed. She replaces Hiram Fitzgerald, whose term ended in July. Watts’ term will conclude July 22,...
August 4th, 20220DEARBORN — As the Dearborn schools reopen on Aug. 29, the Dearborn Public Schools district says it is in need of staff for its 37 schools.
District administration says it needs to fill out many kinds of positions, from part-time substitutes to full-time professionals as it prepares for a busy year after school districts look past...
July 8th, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools will have two school board seats up for grabs on the Nov. 8 ballot.
The deadline to file is July 26 by 4 p.m.
Both seats on the ballot will be for full six-year terms and those elected will serve from January 2023 through December 2028.
Dearborn Public School board members oversee both...
July 1st, 20220DEARBORN - After announcing he would be moving on to a college system in Virginia, Russell Kavalhuna has reached a new contract agreement with Henry Ford College and will stay on as its president.
Kavalhuna had announced in March that he would be leaving for Virginia's Community College System, which oversees 23 colleges across 40...
March 17th, 20220CHRISTIANSBURG, VA – The State Board for Virginia's Community Colleges has hired Russell Kavalhuna, J.D. to serve as the next chancellor, a press release from the colleges read.
A former federal prosecutor and aviation workforce expert, Kavalhuna is the current president of Henry Ford College in Dearborn. Kavalhuna’s selection...
January 1st, 20220The passing of a longtime local teachers union president and college professor is being mourned by many in the Dearborn community.
John McDonald served as the president of the Henry Ford College (HFC) Federation of Teachers, Local 1650 for an unprecedented 43 years and was a faculty member at HFC for nearly 53 years.
McDonald also...
October 31st, 20210DEARBORN — With child care being such an important topic among many working families, Children’s Garden II is set to open next week.
The new location, located on Henry Ford College’s campus in Building I at 5101 Evergreen Road, at the south entrance of the HFC campus in Dearborn, will host two open house events for parents to...
September 27th, 20210— This article was written with generous support from the Education Writers Association's Reporting Fellows program
There is little doubt that the Arab American community in Metro Detroit has made great headway in gaining political and economic security as it grows and evolves. Much of this momentum can be attributed to a culture...
June 6th, 20210DEARBORN - U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, will be at Henry Ford College on Tuesday, June 8 to promote COVID-19 vaccines and discuss the American Families Plan.
The COVID-19 College Challenge is a part of the Biden Administration’s month of action in June to encourage vaccinations.
While on campus, Cardona will tour...
May 26th, 20210LANSING — On Wednesday, Governor Whitmer announced five appointments to the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs.
Of the five, three are reappointments and two are new appointees, namely Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed of Dearborn Heights and Dearborn’s Amal Berry, senior manager of global...
May 19th, 20210DEARBORN — Henry Ford Early College (HFEC)/Henry Ford College (HFC) student Yasmeen Berry has won three prestigious scholarships that will help with her tuition.
Berry, an aspiring doctor, will be going to the University of Michigan this fall.
The scholarships include The Barry Goldwater Scholarship, The All-USA Academic Team...
May 5th, 20210DEARBORN — Governor Whitmer has appointed Henry Ford College (HFC) President Russell Kavalhuna to the Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services (MCRS).
The 17-member MCRS reviews, analyzes and advises Michigan’s rehabilitation programs and services and works to improve public vocational rehabilitation services delivered by the...
April 5th, 20210DETROIT - A no-cost skills training program is now open to Metro Detroiters that are considering a career in advanced manufacturing, and companies looking to to provide valuable skills training to employees.
Previously available to returning military vets, the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) is now seeking...
February 2nd, 20210LANSING — The Michigan legislature and Governor Whitmer have launch a $30 million program to cover tuition costs for adults seeking associate's degrees or a skills certificates at their community college.
The program makes 4.1 million Michiganders who are 25-year-old and older and do not have a college degree eligible to earn a...
December 2nd, 20200DEARBORN — Henry Ford College and Eastern Michigan University have joined forces to expand on the Futures for Frontliners program.
The program will expand on the program put forward by Governor Whitmer to provide tuition-free education for essential workers looking to get their associate’s degree from a local community...
April 6th, 20200DEARBORN — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Henry Ford College of Health and Human Services has provided medical equipment and supplies to area hospitals, including five life-saving ventilators.
For its part, local hospitals and health systems are being stretched to their limits to provide life-saving care to people...
