<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/articles/2025/2025-11-19-mejgan-afshan-community-leadership-award.php" dsn="news"><title>District Board of Trustees presents Mejgan Afshan, co-founder of Borderlands for Equity, with Community Leadership Award</title><featured>featured</featured><description> On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, the Governing Board of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District awarded Grossmont College alumna Mejgan Afshan, co-founder of Borderlands for Equity, with the first Governing Board Community Leadership Award.</description><pubDate>11/19/2025 03:23:36 PM</pubDate><image><img src="/news/articles/2025/Mejgan%20Afshan%202025.png" alt="featuring a smiling woman with dark hair and the ocean in the background"/></image><tags><tag>civil rights</tag><tag>community service</tag><tag>diversity</tag><tag>equity</tag><tag>inclusion</tag><tag>social justice</tag></tags></item>