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
Administration September 2024 Premium NJCU President Andrés Acebo: A Change Agent Andrés Acebo embodies the role of a change agent, having led New Jersey City University (NJCU) through a remarkable recovery from fiscal emergency within just 20 months as interim president. His leadership is marked by a deep commitment to advocating for underserved, first-generation students, drawing on his own experiences as the son of immigrants. Acebo’s drive and strength come from a personal mission to give back to the diverse community that shaped him. by Michelle Adam
Administration April 2024 Top 50 Community Colleges for Hispanics Each year, Hispanic Outlook recognizes the invaluable support that community colleges across the country offer to Hispanic/Latino students, as part of their mission to provide opportunities to students from the widest spectrum of American society – particularly those who are better served by local, flexible course schedules, affordable fees and practical, career- oriented pathways.
Administration October 2024 Premium Baylor University: Beyond Bridges and Silos in Support of Hispanic Students Standing out in Texas for its programs and services supporting Hispanic students, Baylor University has earned the status of an “Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution.” With 16% of its student body identifying as Hispanic or Latino, Baylor offers robust academic programs, such as Spanish for Heritage Speakers and a Certificate in Spanish for Health Professions, aimed at enhancing cultural and linguistic competencies.
Hispanic Community October 2024 Premium NIU’s Center for Latino and Latin American Studies: Promoting Dialogue on Latinx Issues and Interdisciplinary Research Northern Illinois University’s Center for Latino and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) is a key hub for addressing Latinx issues and fostering academic and cultural engagement as well as research, a priority for the Center. by Dr. Christina Abreu
Technology April 2016 PREMIUM Utica College on the Leading Edge of Cyber Security Programs, by Frank DiMaria Both the military and corporations heavily rely on information technology. This reliance, however, comes at a cost. “Whether you’re talking about command and control, whether you’re talking about communication, whether you’re talking about gathering intelligence, recognizance, logistics…the more dependent you become on this domain of cyberspace, that becomes another avenue for an adversary to attack,” said Joe Giordano, director, cyber programs at Utica College.
Global April 2016 PREMIUM New Report Highlights Promise of Holistic Graduate Admissions To Increase Diversity The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has released a report that outlines the findings of a year-long research project on holistic graduate admissions. Supported by Hobsons, a student recruitment and college admissions consultant company, the project takes a look at emerging best practices and surveys more than 500 university admissions professionals to better understand the current state of graduate admissions at U.S. institutions.
Global April 2016 PREMIUM The State of Higher Education, by <b>Gustavo A. Mellander</b> Every year, nearly half of all college Freshmen drop out. Some, homesick beyond reason, have to move to a college closer to home. Others transfer to smaller institutions hoping to retain their individuality. Some just can’t cope. Unfortunately, however most dropouts never return to higher education. by Gustavo A. Mellander
Hispanic Community March 2016 PREMIUM My Doctoral Studies Journey, by <b>Catherine Olivarez</b> I remember the first national academic conference I attended. It was March 2012, and I was in Costa Mesa, California at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) conference. The September before, I had just begun my first year of doctoral studies in higher education at the University of North Texas. I had also become part of a research team where I met Mayra Olivares-Urueta, an AAHHE fellow at the 2012 conference. She encouraged the Latina/os in our team to go to the conference and learn about AAHHE.
Hispanic Community March 2016 PREMIUM Program Director Uses His Past to Help Others, by Chick Jacobs Ramon Zepeda looks in the young eyes and sees a familiar struggle: duty and devotion to family struggling with dreams and desires for a better life. It’s a battle that haunted Zepeda as a teen in Hoke County. It’s a battle that children of farmworkers fight every day across the South. And now, as the program director of Student Action with Farmworkers, Zepeda shares his struggle — and his success — with a new generation of students. The nonprofit organization helps farmworkers and college students build coalitions for social change through the arts and storytelling.
Global March 2016 PREMIUM Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program Student Leaders Take Flight, by Sylvia Mendoza In seventh grade in 2004, Nataly Rivera was a natural athlete, track and field material and an average student who like thousands of other middle schoolers wanted to find her place in Shelby, Texas. Then she saw an elective class that spoke to her - the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Pro-gram. by Sylvia Mendoza
