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 March 2011 PREMIUM Writing, a Key Component at Binghamton University’s Boot Camp by <b> Frank DiMaria</b> Some high school seniors are academically well prepared to attend college. Others are woefully underprepared but demonstrate promise. So where do these underprepared students turn to earn a college degree and make their contribution to society? by Frank DiMaria
Technology February 2011 PREMIUM Staying Connected: Increasingly a Must for succeeding these days by <b> Frank DiMaria</b> Atone time, the telephone was considered a luxury. But as more and more people and businesses adopted this “new” technology, it became necessary to own one and stay connected to the masses.How could one exist in the 20th century without a phone? by Frank DiMaria
Financing April 2011 PREMIUM GAO Finds Fraud, Deception and Questionable Marketing Tactics at For-Profits by <b> Frank DiMaria</b> “We identified four colleges where representatives encouraged our undercover students to commit fraud on their federal financial aid applications, and deceptive or otherwise questionable practices at all 15 colleges related to sales and marketing.” --Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, GAO by Frank DiMaria
Technology April 2011 PREMIUM A New Textbook Publishing Model for the Internet Age by <b> Frank DiMaria</b> “The biggest barrier to learning on scale is access to information. If we don’t solve that problem, then on scale we are never going to educate the number of people who want to be educated and who are not only capable of excelling but in many ways need that education to improve their quality of life.” --Eric Frank, Co-Founder, Flat World Knowledge by Frank DiMaria
Hispanic Community February 2015 PREMIUM Diversity Initiatives Multifaceted and Productive at UT-Austin by <b> Frank DiMaria</b> When students returned to the University of Texas (UT)- Austin last fall they found that, for the first time in the school’s history, fewer than half of the fall semester’s first time freshmen were White students. The number of first-time freshmen who identified their ethnicity/ race as “White” on admissions information totaled 47.6 percent. by Frank DiMaria
Technology August 2016 PREMIUM Putting Volunteer Skills to Work at Harvard by <b> Frank DiMaria</b> “My goal as a kid trying to live up to the assumed expectations of my parents was that I wanted to make it to Harvard to make mom proud and to be at the best school.” -- Arturo J. Real by Frank DiMaria
