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.
Global September 2018 Florence Forces 3 Games With Ranked Teams Off Weekend Slate Several Top 25 games originally scheduled for this weekend are being cancelled because of Hurricane Florence. Impacted schedules include No. 14 West Virginia's trip to North Carolina State, No. 13 Virginia Tech's home game against East Carolina and No. 18 UCF's game at North Carolina.
Global September 2018 Michigan, Harvard Focus On Detroit Poverty, Opioid Problems Harvard University and the University of Michigan are working together to deal with opioid addiction and poverty in Detroit. The universities teaming up will pair Harvard's statistical and computational research into forces influencing economic success or failure with Michigan's Poverty Solutions Initiative. The universities are planning national summits in the Boston and Detroit areas.
Hispanic Community September 2018 Government To Expand, Extend Texas Tent Shelter For Children A tent shelter at Tornillo, Texas, is being expanded by the U.S. government to 3,800 and is to remain open through the end of 2018. The facility is for immigrant minors who crossed the southwest border and originally opened with a 360-bed capacity for 30 days.
Global September 2018 Trump Says Response To Puerto Rico Storm 'Underappreciated' President Donald Trump said his administration’s response to Hurricane Maria devastating Puerto Rico in 2017 was an “underappreciated great job” and that the government is ready for Hurricane Florence. Trump tweeted that “FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are supplied and ready.”
Financing September 2018 SpongeBob Creator Gifts $135K To HSU Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the Nickelodeon cartoon series “SpongeBob Squarepants” and an alumnus of Humboldt State University, and his wife Karen have gifted $135,000 to HSU to support marine sciences research, including student research projects in oceanography, marine fisheries and marine biology.
Financing September 2018 Entergy Grants $2M To Louisiana College Engineering Program Southern University in Baton Rouge has received $2 million from Entergy for the school’s engineering program. The money is slated to support lab upgrades and engineering classroom, as well as bolster faculty professional development and engineering curriculum and create internship programs.
