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.
Technology September 2016 UCI Is First to Conduct Formal Study of Virtual Inclusion for Homebound Students Chronically ill, homebound children who use robotic surrogates to “attend” school feel more socially connected with their peers and more involved academically, according to a first-of-its-kind study by University of California, Irvine education researchers. From home, a student controlling the device can see and hear everything in the classroom.
Global September 2016 Seton Hall Rises Again in U.S. News & World Report's Rankings of Top National Universities U.S. News & World Report's 2017 America's Best Colleges guide has ranked Seton Hall University among the top tier of national universities, and to its list of “A Plus Schools for B Students.” For 2017, Seton Hall's ranking rose for the sixth consecutive year to 118th among the nation's four-year public, private and for-profit national universities.
Hispanic Community September 2016 Spanish architect Carme Pinós awarded 2016 Rupp Prize Carme Pinós, an award-winning architect and educator, is the 2016 recipient of the Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize. Carme Pinós is known for designs ranging from cultural centers, educational institutions and public housing to office towers, urban landscapes and furniture design. Pinós leads the architectural firm Estudio Carme Pinós in Barcelona, Spain.
Global September 2016 College Dorm Dedicated to Ice Bucket Challenge Co-founder Endicott College officially dedicated Peter Frates Hall after the man who co-founded the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge during a ceremony held Tuesday on the school's campus in Beverly. Frates, a former Boston College baseball team captain, was diagnosed with amytrophic lateral sclerosis in 2012 at the age of 27. and has been busy raising awareness of the disease through the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Global September 2016 Americans’ knowledge of the branches of government is declining Only a quarter of Americans can name all three branches of government, the poorest showing on that question in a half-dozen years, a new survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania has found. The survey also shows that nearly a third of Americans cannot name any of the three branches of government.
Global September 2016 Cal State Fullerton Now Among Top ‘National Universities’ U.S. News & World Report, lists Cal State Fullerton as a top “national university” in rakings released today. This change was based largely on the university’s recent elevation to an “R-3” (research) status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, in recognition of Cal State Fullerton’s evolution from a master’s-level comprehensive institution to one that awards doctorates.
