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.
Arts and Media March 2019 Professor Wins $165K Poetry Prize For the first time one of the writers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has won a Windham-Campbell Prize. English professor Kwame Dawes has one $165,000 for his poetry.
Global March 2019 US Will Reassign Border Inspectors The U.S. will be reassigning 750 border inspectors on a temporary basis. It is not known when these inspectors will return to their regular duties.
Global March 2019 School Shooting And Suicides Parents and teachers in Parkland met in town hall to discuss how best to help students impacted by the Valentine’s Day massacre and the recent suicides of student survivors.
Global March 2019 Yale Ex-Coach Expected To Plead Guilty Rudy Meredith, a former coach at Yale University, is expected to plead guilty to taking bribes in connection to the wide-ranging school admissions bribery scandal.
Global March 2019 Eliminating Special Olympics Funding? Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, is defending a plan to eliminate Special Olympics funding as part of roughly $7 billion in budget cuts for next year.
Financing March 2019 Oracle’s $2,125 Scholarship Is Open The Oracle Corporation’s $2,125 scholarship is open for applications. The scholarship is available for full-time undergraduate students.
