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
Global May 2025 Premium Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement Photo by Ashwin Vaswani on Unsplash Pope Francis inspired global climate action through his encyclicals, advocacy for Indigenous rights, and moral leadership. His legacy connects faith with environmental justice, influencing political summits, grassroots activism, and the Catholic Church’s commitment to ecological and social responsibility. by Celia Deane-Drummond
Hispanic Community May 2025 Premium En El Mar: Latino Leadership in Ocean Justice Photo courtesy of Azul Azul, a Latina-led ocean justice organization, empowers Latino communities through advocacy, leadership, culture, and policy to protect the ocean. By centering people and justice, Azul transforms conservation into a movement rooted in identity, equity, and collective action for change. by Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš
Administration May 2025 Premium New Leaders in Education May 2025 At H.O. we congratulate new education leaders that have embarked on the challenging but very rewarding journey of education leadership.
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
Legal October 2016 PREMIUM SOTOMAYOR CALLS JOB ON HIGH COURT BLESSING AND CURSE Serving on the U.S. Supreme Court has been both a blessing and a curse and reaching decisions is harder than she ever expected, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said during a visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Hispanic Community October 2016 PREMIUM Hispanic Leaders and Role Models in Higher Education Hispanic leaders and role models in higher education.
Technology October 2016 PREMIUM Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week STILL GOING STRONG HESTEC, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s popular celebration of all things STEM, marked its quinceañera this year with South Texas flair. Throughout its 15-year history, Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week has had an impact on more than a million students, educators and families changing their worlds through exposure to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
Global September 2016 Cooke Foundation Recommends Actions Top Colleges Should Take to Increase Enrollment of Low-Income Students The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has released an issue brief recommending actions that top colleges and universities should take to increase campus diversity by enrolling greater numbers of academically qualified low-income students. The issue brief comes a day after a U.S. Supreme decision rejecting a challenge to race-conscious affirmative action admissions in the case of Fisher v. the University of Texas at Austin.
Global September 2016 PREMIUM Hispanic-Serving State Colleges and Universities Aim to Boost Political, Civic Engagement The “Walk 2 Vote” event is just a part of the school’s nonpartisan efforts to increase political engagement, giving the UHD a 50 percent student voter rate in 2012. It’s a notable achievement on an overwhelmingly racially diverse and non-traditional student campus; 71 percent of registered students voted in that election.
Hispanic Community September 2016 PREMIUM HACU Honors Excellence In Higher Education The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) established the HACU Hall of Champions to honor those who embody the mission of the Association through exemplary efforts “To Champion Hispanic Success in Higher Education.” They began this practice in 2011 with the induction of Antonio Rigual and have continued every year including in 2015 with the induction of Cruz Reynoso. Here are the honorees of HACU’s Hall of Champions.
