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
Health Care January 2018 Arizona Higher Education Institution, State Split $2.2M Grant for Opioid Overdose Training The University of Arizona and the state health department have been awarded a $2.2 million grant to train rural firefighters and police officers in how to recognize and treat opioid overdoses. The federal grant announced Wednesday will help pay for the university's Center for Rural Health and the state Bureau of Emergency Services to provide the training.
Hispanic Community January 2018 Higher Education Student in US Illegally Free after Weeks in Custody A University of California, Berkeley student has been released after nearly three weeks in an immigration facility near the U.S.-Mexico border. His attorney says Luis Mora was released unconditionally from the Otay Mesa Detention Facility on Wednesday. Officials say Mora overstayed his visa while visiting the U.S. from Colombia as a child and is not authorized to be in the country.
Hispanic Community January 2018 Pope Wraps up Chile Stop with Visit to Migrants, on to Peru [Beyond Education] Pope Francis wraps up his Chile visit Thursday by meeting with members of the South American nation's booming immigrant community, who are flocking to the region's strongest and most stable economy but are increasingly the focus of political and social discontent. Francis is going to the northern city of Iquique before heading to Peru for the final leg of his two-nation trip.
Hispanic Community January 2018 Trump Insists His Views on a Border Wall Have Not 'Evolved' [Beyond Education] President Donald Trump insisted Thursday his views on a border wall with Mexico have not evolved, pushing back against his own chief of staff's comments to lawmakers. Some Democrats who met with White House chief of staff John Kelly on Wednesday say Kelly told them parts of the border don't need a wall — and that Trump didn't know that when making campaign promises.
Financing January 2018 Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Reminds Applicants of 2018 Higher Education Scholarship Deadline The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania reminds prospective applicants that Feb. 1 is the deadline for the $5,000 Bob Fryer Memorial Scholarship as well as the $2,500 Press Club Scholarship awarded to aspiring journalists. The scholarship will be awarded in May 2018 in Pittsburgh at the annual Golden Quills Awards Dinner sponsored by The Press Club.
Financing January 2018 Boston Higher Education Institution Receives $10M Gift from Alumnus A graduate of Suffolk University has pledged a record $10 million to the school for a scholarship fund for students in need from Massachusetts. The gift is the largest single alumni donation in the university's history. Suffolk will name a new classroom building after the donor, Leonard Samia.
