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 March 2018 PREMIUM No Longer the Only Latinx in the Room. Aahhe: a Special Family of Inclusive Scholars and Education Activists by <b> John Arroyo </b> Written by John Arroyo Doctoral Candidate, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT Research Fellow, Global Social Protections, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University by John Arroyo
Hispanic Community March 2018 PREMIUM Invest in Yourself In the Summer of 2018 by <b> Gustavo A. Mellander </b> Let’s consider the average Hispanic high school graduate. Many aren’t convinced they “are college material.” Many would be the first in their family to go to college. It is normal to be apprehensive, hesitant. What to do? Help is available. Virtually every college offers summer programs dedicated to help prepare incoming students succeed in college. Many have been at it for decades, and their programs have proven to be successful for thousands. by Gustavo A. Mellander
Hispanic Community March 2018 PREMIUM Avoiding Academic Decay Through Well-Planned Summers by <b> Miquela Rivera </b> The best summer vacations start in the winter – if you want a meaningful three-month break for Latino students once the school year ends. Too many idle hours of summer vacation can result in academic decay – a loss of knowledge by students due to nonuse. It’s intellectual atrophy – knowledge once acquired not actively used since becomes less meaningful or accessible. Too much unstructured time can also result in behavior problems like loss of motivation and self-control. And for teens needing a summer job, winter is the time to start looking. by Miquela Rivera
Administration March 2018 PREMIUM Hispanic-serving Institutions March 2018 According to the U.S. Department of Education, “a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as an institution of higher education that—(A) is an eligible institution; and (B) has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic students at the end of the award year immediately preceding the date of application.” While this definition nicely sums up the requirements a school must meet to become an HSI, being an HSI and truly serving the Hispanic community goes beyond statistics. And so we here at Hispanic Outlook are running an ongoing article series highlighting those schools that have achieved HSI status and how they are truly Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Technology March 2018 PREMIUM COSMOS Summer, Science And Life-Changing Possibilities by <b> Sylvia Mendoza </b> Landing her dream job as a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles, Gabriela Bernaldino came full circle. In ten years, she’d come home from UC San Diego with degrees in hand, a career she is passionate about and gratitude for a speaker who came into her high school chemistry honors class, changing the course of her life. by Sylvia Mendoza
Hispanic Community March 2018 PREMIUM Keeping Up With the Discussion Challenges for Academia in Times of the #metoo Movement by <b>William Ruiz-Morales </b/ Many have welcomed with great optimism the uprising of a long due public discussion about sexual harassment of women in our western societies. It is critical that the social media discussion can produce echoes in the main institutions of our society in order to produce an authentic transformative movement. And one of the fundamental institutions that should contribute is academia. by William Ruiz Morales
