Jonny Sakhai tests a metal cutting tool during a woodworking class at Cerritos College. No disrespect to the Ivy League or other elite institutions, but if you want your legacy to really matter, said Cerritos College President Jose Fierro, a community college bequest is the way to go. Ivy League universities figured out how to woo philanthropists and tap successful alumni 200 years ago, said Geoff Green, vice president of the Network of California Community College Foundations. That is pretty much all Cerritos College officials and faculty know about the man who died in 2015, the day before his 71st birthday. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)It is Tuesday afternoon, the first day of October, and Carl Stammerjohn’s hand tools class is in full swing.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 14, 2019 12:00 UTC