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 March 2026 Premium Did you know? Sor Juana’s Fearless Words A leading intellectual voice of the seventeenth century, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz defended women’s right to knowledge and justice. In A los hombres, she criticizes the hypocrisy and double standards with which society judges women.
Administration March 2026 Premium New Leaders in Education March 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 March 2026 School Library March 2026 This month featuring books on Latina Strength from Amazon and on Latina Legacies from the University of Texas Press
Hispanic Community December 2024 Premium Year In Review 2024 As we look back on 2024, we have the opportunity to reflect on areas of progress and examine the lessons that can be learned from the challenges that appeared. by Adriana Alcántara & Alejandra Suarez
Administration December 2024 Premium Did you know?: 2024 Year in Review Willingness to understand others is a sublime virtue that unites us.
Hispanic Community December 2024 Premium Dr. Marta Cronin: Leading with a Sense of Responsibility to Future Latina College Presidents Marta Cronin, the first Latina president of Delaware County Community College, leverages her personal journey and leadership to inspire students, promote diversity, expand dual enrollment, and address industry needs through innovative programs and strategic community partnerships. by Frank DiMaria
Hispanic Community September 2018 PREMIUM Affective Intellectuals and the Space of Catastrophe in the Americas- School Library Judith Sierra-Rivera studies five different contexts of crisis: natural disasters in Mexico; forced displacements between Central America and the United States; a whitewashed transition to democracy in Chile; colonialism and wars in Puerto Rico; and racism and patriarchy in Cuba
Arts and Media September 2018 PREMIUM It Takes A Village To Support Latina/o Talents In Education Written by Leticia Oseguera, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Research Associate Department of Education Policy Studies Center for the Study of Higher Education Pennsylvania State University
Legal September 2018 PREMIUM Mass School Shootings Mostly Happening In Small-Town America Written by Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Parkland, Florida, where authorities say a former student in February gunned down 17 people, had just recently been voted the safest town in Florida.
Hispanic Community September 2018 PREMIUM Playtime Isn’t Just Fun And Games It Can Be An Opportunity To Make Bullying Take A Time Out There is no doubt that bullying has a corrosive effect on education on all levels. Most suggestions on how to stop or prevent bullying relies on either identifying and punishing the bully or teaching the bully’s victim how to cope with an untenable situation.
Legal September 2018 PREMIUM Caught In The Crossfire Could New Gun Laws Lead To Professors Being Bullied For Better Grades? Written by Mary Ann Cooper In 2014, a professor was shot by a student at Purdue in front of a classroom full of his students. In 2009, a student attempted but failed to shoot his math professor on the campus of Northern Virginia Community College. In 2000, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas shot his English professor. by Mary Ann Cooper
Technology September 2018 PREMIUM University Study Finds Science Achievement Gaps Start Early – In Kindergarten On average, black students and Hispanic students performed significantly lower than white students on the science achievement tests in kindergarten. Approximately 41 percent of black students and 49 percent of Hispanic students scored in the bottom 25 percent. In comparison, only 12 percent of white students were in this category.
