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 April 2026 Premium Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in Latin America, Part II Earth’s unique biodiversity faces severe human-driven threats. The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve exemplifies both rich natural and cultural heritage and ongoing challenges, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable conservation, community involvement, and greater awareness to protect ecosystems for future generations.
Administration April 2026 Premium New Leaders in Education April 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 April 2026 Premium School Library April 2026 This month featuring books on Hispanic Serving Institutions from Amazon and Artificial Intelligence from The MIT 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.
Legal November 2016 UMass Amherst Historic Preservationists Lead Discussion of Preservation as Social Justice Tool University of Massachusetts Amherst professors Max Page and Marla Miller, co-editors of the recently published “Bending the Future—Fifty Ideas for the Next 50 Years of Historic Preservation in the United States,” will moderate a public discussion focusing on the future of historic preservation on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst. The program is titled “Change the Future by Preserving the Past: Historic Preservation for a More Just World.” Panelists include “Bending the Future” contributors Amber Wiley (“A Modern-Day WPA”), Franklin Odo (“Race and Historic Preservation: The Case for Mainstreaming Asian American and Pacific Islander American Historic Sites”) and Ana Edwards (“Shockoe Bottom: Changing the Landscape of Public History in Richmond, Virginia”).
Arts and Media November 2016 'Walking Dead' Star Accepted into Auburn University One of the stars of AMC's "The Walking Dead" might soon be an Auburn Tiger. Al.com (http://bit.ly/2fc2Pxa ) reports Chandler Riggs announced on his Twitter account on Sunday night that he had been accepted to Auburn University. The 17-year-old actor has played Carl Grimes, son of "The Walking Dead" protagonist Rick Grimes, since 2010.
Global November 2016 Morris County High School Students Learn at Kean University's Highlands Living Lab Kean University recently gave students from the Morris County Vocational School District Environmental Academy the chance for real-world scientific observation at the University's new Highlands campus in Oak Ridge. The students, working with ecology professor Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D, from Kean's School of Environmentaland Sustainability Sciences (SESS), conducted experiments and made scientific observations. They identified trees and other flora found in the Highlands, quantified species diversity, and learned how to measure the height and diameter of trees. The students also had a Q&A session with Dr. Shebitz and collected a core sample of a tree.
Financing November 2016 PREMIUM St. John's Receives 2 Record $25M Donations St. John's College has received two $25 million donations in one day, with each gift enough to break the school's previous record for its largest single contribution. The Capital newspaper (http://bit.ly/2frDeON ) reports alumni Ron Fielding, a 1970 graduate, and Warren Spector, a 1981 graduate, announced they would each give $25 million to the college during the school's Board of Visitors and Governors meeting in Annapolis on Saturday.
Health Care November 2016 USC Students Sickened by Norovirus University of Southern California officials say students have been sickened by the gastrointestinal illness norovirus in a number of campus residence halls.
Global November 2016 Bronx Community College Kicks Off CUNY Month With Ribbon Cutting For Its Newly Renovated Quadrangle As part of Bronx Community College’s observance of "November is CUNY Month," the annual celebration of The City University of New York, BCC is hosting a formal ribbon cutting ceremony for its extensively renovated Quadrangle. Officials from across the city and state will be in attendance.
