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 August 2026 Premium Meet Six Latin American Nobel Laureates in Literature Six Latin American Nobel laureates in literature are highlighted through their backgrounds, literary achievements and lasting influence. From Gabriela Mistral to Mario Vargas Llosa, their diverse voices, experiences and perspectives helped shape Latin American literature and earned worldwide recognition.
Administration August 2026 Premium New Leaders in Education August 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 August 2026 Premium School Library August 2026 This month featuring books on Intellectual Architects of Latin America from Amazon and Nation Builders of Latin America from Yale University 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.
Administration April 2011 PREMIUM Santiago Targets Achievement Gap as CEO of Hispanic College Fund <b>Jamaal abdul-alimn</b> As an accomplished university leader who helped boost revenue and enrollment at one of the largest universities in the Midwest, Dr. Carlos Santiago anticipated there would be questions about his recent decision to leave the world of academia. by Jamaal Abdul-Alimn
Hispanic Community March 2011 PREMIUM Scholars’ Corner by <b>Irene I. Vega</b> My experience with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) began in the summer of 2005. I was living in Washington, D.C., completing the last couple of weeks of a fellowship with the Bert Corona Leadership Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides civic education and political empowerment programs for immigrant and migrant youth. by Irene I. Vega
Hispanic Community March 2011 PREMIUM Young Latino Realities by <b>Gustavo A. Mellander</b> There is something perverse in human nature that glories in and feasts on disaster, lingers on negativity. We focus on sensational news, not good news. The more bizarre, the better. Most of us are guilty. Even if we only glance fleetingly at tabloids at supermarkets, our eyes do indeed drift over. by Gustavo A. Mellander
Hispanic Community April 2011 PREMIUM Graduate School Realities and College Evolution of Latinas in the U.S. by <b>Gustavo A. Mellander</b> This issue of HO is dedicated to graduate education. That level of specialized education used to be the domain of the highly intelligent and privileged in our society. Sometimes being privileged, financially secure, was more important than academic superiority. The Ph.D. has long been the pinnacle of graduate education. We also value the university evolution of Latinas. by Gustavo A. Mellander
Financing May 2011 PREMIUM Value of a College Education and New Goals By all accounts, partisan and otherwise, the world nearly drifted or exploded into a worldwide depression that would have rivaled the 1930s. Its economic and political ramifications would have changed life as we know it. by Gustavo A. Mellander
Hispanic Community October 2016 PREMIUM A New Goal for a New Year by <b>Gustavo A. Mellander</b> A new academic year has begun. And although nobody knows for sure, the actual number of Hispanics enrolled at our colleges will be, I predict, another bumper crop. by Gustavo A. Mellander
