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.
Arts and Media November 2016 CSUF, Univision LA Partner to Launch On-Campus News Bureau Cal State Fullerton’s College of Communications and Univision Los Angeles have partnered to create an on-campus news bureau to serve the Orange County and Inland Empire Hispanic community. The new alliance connects Univision with its young and bilingual audience and provides CSUF students with mentors, internship opportunities and access to high-impact educational experiences with seasoned bilingual journalists in both broadcast and digital news production.
Global November 2016 DCCCD students learn more than hard skills for the job market Some digital media students at Eastfield College may have thought that just knowing how to use a computer to design graphics would be enough to get a job. However, industry groups in North Texas and around the country say that they are struggling to find employees who have soft skills – those intangible assets, such as communication and critical thinking, which help workers become more productive.
Health Care November 2016 Exchange Illinois St. Researcher in War Against Mosquitoes In the war against disease-carrying mosquitoes, Steven Juliano considers himself part of the intelligence brigade. Juliano has received a three-year, $435,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the best time in a mosquito's life cycle to kill them without the unintended consequences of surviving mosquitoes becoming stronger or even more numerous — what's called "overcompensation." The four mosquitoes targeted in Juliano's research carry viruses that cause diseases such as Zika, West Nile encephalitis, LaCrosse encephalitis, yellow fever and dengue.
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.
