Hispanic Community October 2024 Riverland Community College: A Beacon of Opportunity and Growth in Southeastern Minnesota Riverland Community College, founded in 1996, plays a vital role in southeastern Minnesota’s workforce development and education. With campuses in Austin, Albert Lea, and Owatonna, it offers diverse programs and was recognized as an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in 2024. The college is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, supporting all students, especially its growing Hispanic population. by Kenneth A. Reid
Hispanic Community September 2026 Premium Did you know? Lost in Translation II: Spanish Expressions with No Direct Equivalent in English Spanish is rich in expressions whose meanings cannot always be translated directly into English. This collection explores 15 colorful phrases, revealing how language reflects culture, humor, emotion, and everyday experiences across the diverse Spanish-speaking world.
Administration September 2026 Premium New Leaders in Education September 2026 At H.O. we congratulate new education leaders that have embarked on the challenging but very rewarding journey of education leadership.
Arts and Media September 2026 School Library September 2026 This month featuring books on Bilingualism: Language as a Cultural Expression from Amazon and Exploring Identity and Belonging from University of Illinois Press.
Hispanic Community April 2026 Premium Tiempos difíciles para los Community Colleges Los community colleges ampliaron el acceso tras el GI Bill, pero ahora enfrentan una caída en las matrículas agravada por el COVID, los costos y la desilusión. Un estudio de Florida destaca barreras financieras, académicas y personales que impulsan la deserción. by Gustavo A. Mellander
Administration April 2026 Premium Catalysts of Success For All: Defending Hispanic Serving Institutions Community colleges overlap with HSIs, gaining federal support strengthens diversity and capacity. For decades, HSIs have advanced equitable access, serving diverse, low income students. Despite misconceptions, they are inclusive institutions meeting criteria and now face significant political and funding challenges by Adriana Alcántara
Hispanic Community April 2026 Premium Supporting Students with Personalized Academic Learning Skills (PALS) at a Hispanic Serving Community College The PALS program at Mt. San Jacinto College creates inclusive academic counter spaces—using frameworks like UDL and CRP—to support underserved students, especially Latinx learners, by reducing systemic barriers and improving their academic success. by Alicia Chavira Medina, B.A. & Audrey Baca Lopez, Ed.D.
Hispanic Community November 2019 PREMIUM Latinx Literature Unbound: Undoing Ethnic Expectation Since the 1990s, there has been unparalleled growth in the literary output from an ever more diverse group of Latinx writers. Extant criticism, however, has yet to catch up with the diversity of writers we label Latinx and the range of themes about which they write.
Hispanic Community November 2019 PREMIUM 5 Questions Supreme Court And Refugees Editor’s Note: Immigration clinic director Karla Mari McKanders has worked firsthand with asylum seekers. The following addresses key questions, regarding the law and the border.
Health Care November 2019 PREMIUM New Study Suicide, Guns And Mental Health Care Findings: More Mental Health Services Won’t Stop The Gun Epidemic Editor’s Note: Researchers from The Ohio State University College of Public Health investigated the impact of behavioral health care services on the number of suicidal deaths by firearms.
Hispanic Community November 2019 PREMIUM The Power Of A Network Of Change Agents Written by Joel Alvarado (AAHHE Fellow 2019) Doctoral student Higher Education Administration University of Alabama
Health Care November 2019 PREMIUM “The Cure That Works: How to Have the World’s Best Healthcare—at a Quarter of the Price” With health care being one of the hottest of the hot button issues in the 2020 presidential election, candidates have been proposing possible ways to either improve America’s existing health care system or replace it altogether. Health care reform, however, is hardly limited to presidential hopefuls.
Health Care November 2019 PREMIUM Physician Fights Medical Exemption Abuse When Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and state senator representing the Sacramento region, saw how a few of his fellow Doctors were profiting off the anxiety of families who fear having their children vaccinated by selling medical exemptions to these parents, he felt he had to step up and do something about it.
