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
Global July 2018 Alabama College Launches Program To Help Gifted Students [On A Positive Note In Education] An Alabama college has launched a program to strengthen the state's efforts to educate gifted students. The University of Alabama launched the program and will be working with the Gifted Education and Talent Development Office. The office wants to identify students who show potential to develop beyond traditional benchmarks set for children at their age level, but this method varies from state to state.
Health Care July 2018 PREMIUM 50 Years Ago Stanford Heart Doctors Made History Stanford Surgeon Performed The First US Adult Heart Transplant For 30 seconds on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 1968, in an operating room at Stanford Hospital, two human hearts lay very still in two separate basins near the unconscious body of a 54-year-old patient, and time froze.
Health Care July 2018 PREMIUM Tumor-Infiltrating Therapy Causes 100 Percent Regression Of Patient’s Breast Cancer Treatment Potential Blueprint For Treating Multiple Types Of Cancer
Health Care July 2018 PREMIUM Great Jobs Short Training Period I have witnessed too many Hispanic youngsters shunted into the less prestigious, lower paid allied health fields. For over 30 years, I have urged Hispanics to aim for the top in the health professions. Bluntly, become an M.D. Why? It is the pinnacle in the health fields: highly respected, highly paid and with multiple career options. The M.D. is a privileged profession in this country, and Hispanics are as capable as any other group to fill its ranks. by Gustavo A. Mellander
Health Care July 2018 PREMIUM Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Chemo Written by Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer About 17 percent of women had high-risk scores and were advised to have chemo. The 16 percent with low-risk scores now know they can skip chemo, based on earlier results from this study…After nine years, 94 percent of both groups were still alive, and about 84 percent were alive without signs of cancer, so adding chemo made no difference.
