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
Administration December 2016 PREMIUM Quiere Combate Says Trump to Mexico by <b> Carlos D. Conde </b> There is an old Mexican saying by one of its former presidents, the legendary seven-term President Porfirio Diaz, 1876-19ll, who even back then had coined the apropos adage about his country’s relation with its neighbor, the United States. “Tan legos de Dios y tan cerca de los Estados Unidos,” he sighed over some border issues with the United States. (“So far from God and so close to the United States.”) by Carlos D. Conde
Administration May 2017 PREMIUM President Trump and the Us Latinos by <b> Carlos D. Conde </b> Once upon a time, Mexican Americans, the largest U.S. ethnic group, liked to consider themselves as the forgotten minority. Actually, it was the 1960s when the Democrats under the reins of the John F. Kennedy and the Lyndon Johnson administrations ruled. by Carlos D. Conde
Global September 2017 PREMIUM From Feast to Famine Venezuela’s Lost Prosperity by <b> Carlos D. Conde </b> The march of time has a cruel way of bestowing feast or famine on people and countries—something like the days of Sodom and Gomorrah of biblical times. Now it’s Venezuela’s turn. by Carlos D. Conde
Financing December 2017 University Announced $10M Gift to Be Used for Education Scholarship Programs Requiring Volunteerism The University of Virginia at Wise is announcing a new $20 million endowment to help students pay for college. The Bristol Herald Courier reports that Charlottesville resident Hunter Smith gave $10 million to the school, a gift that was matched by the UVa.'s Bicentennial Fund. The money will be used for scholarship programs that will require students to volunteer 20 hours a week.
Global December 2017 Scam Spoofs Higher Education Institution’s Phone Number to Target Students Campus police at a North Carolina university say a phone scam is spoofing the university's number to obtain money from students. The News & Observer reports that North Carolina State University police said on social media accounts Tuesday that individuals have spoofed the main university phone number to show up as the caller's number. Maj. Ian Kendrick says the callers have told students there's a problem with their status at the university and a fee is required to fix the problem.
Global December 2017 Senate Moves Tax Cut Legislation to Brink of Final Passage -- Beyond Education Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory. After midnight, the Senate narrowly passed the legislation on a party-line 51-48 vote. Protesters interrupted with chants of "kill the bill, don't kill us" and Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly called for order. Upon passage, Republicans cheered, with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin among them.
