Podcasts about Hostos Community College

Listen to alumi Antoine Hunger and Jon Chavez —also Director of Academic Advising— tell how the Kaplan Leadership Program is making a tangible difference for high-potential, underserved community college students in New York City and New Jersey.Jon talks about the important but not always easy decision to complete a Higher Ed education, while Antoine opens up about his life-changing transition from Hostos Community College to Yale University.We delve into the importance of taking chances and believing you're worthy of them, finding scholarships and other sources of support, and considering alternative academic pathways to achieve your dreams.Subscribe for the latest news, practice and thought leadership at eLearnMagazine.com

Dr. Christine Mangino serves as the sixth president of Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY). Before this role, she served in various faculty positions, including, department chair, Dean for Faculty and Curriculum, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Hostos Community College. Earlier in her career, President Mangino was a pre-school and elementary school teacher. The first person in her family to attend college, Dr. Mangino earned an Associate of Applied Arts at Nassau Community College, a bachelor's and master's degree in Elementary Education at Hofstra University, and a doctoral degree in Instructional Leadership at St. John's University. Since starting her tenure at Queensborough Community College, she has led the college in the creation of its first Five-Year Strategic Plan, established a Truth, Transformation and Racial Healing Center, a Men's Resource Center, and an equity dashboard for the campus to follow its progress in eliminating equity gaps for faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Mangino serves as a Middle States Commission on Higher Education peer evaluator, on the Commission on Research and Community College Trends and Issues for the American Association for Community Colleges, as a board member for the Higher Education Research and Development Institute, on the Steering Committee for the Research Alliance for NYC Schools, and as an alum of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, a leadership program that prepares community college presidents to transform institutions to achieve high and equitable levels of student success.  

First - as campus protests continue across the country, a discussion about the history of student activism with Angus Johnston -- a history professor at Hostos Community College in the City University of New York Then – a conversation with former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about addiction in the U.S. - his own journey through addiction and recovery - and policy approaches to address this public health issue. Plus – TIME magazine national political reporter Eric Cortellessa talks about his cover story on former President Trump's plans for a second term, if elected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Botwick earned his PhD in English at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is now an Assistant Professor of English at Hostos Community College. The post English at Hostos Community College (Feat. Aaron Botwick) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Kathleen talks with Louis Bury, associate professor of English at Hostos Community College and author of The Way Things Go (punctum books, 2023). Visit indoorvoicespodcast.com for more.

New Jersey has approved new offshore wind farms just a few months after the European company Orsted pulled out of two projects in the Garden State. Plus, notable eateries like "Tatiana" and "Superiority Burger" in New York are James Beard award nominees. Finally, Mayor Adams delivered his third State of the City address on Wednesday at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. WNYC's Sean Carlson sat with reporter Elizabeth Kim to break down what the mayor had to say.

Today's guest is Linda Ridley. Linda has a background in corporate and investment banking with Wachovia and has served as the CEO of Edgar J. Ridley and Associates since 2009. She's also an academic, a faculty lecturer and professor at Hostos Community College and Graduate School in New York City. She trains managers worldwide to examine their behaviors by emphasizing the negative impact of symbols and symbolic behavior. If you'd like to follow William & Mary's School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Can you imagine the thrill of getting invited to the Mambo Diablo concert by none other than Tito Rodriguez Jr? That was my experience, and I'm thrilled to share it with you, as we look back on an unforgettable night of celebration and honor for the legendary Tito Puente at Hostos Community College.Fasten your seat belts as we take you back to the electrifying night of Mambo music in New York City. The Mambo Legends Orchestra played their hearts out in tribute to Tito Puente, leaving the audience captivated and breathless. Special guests and performers, including Tito Puente's sons, graced the stage, each contributing to an evening that was as much a celebration of Mambo as it was a testament to the enduring impact of Tito Puente's music. All this and more as we revisit the vibe, the energy, and the sheer joy of the Mambo Diablo concert.Support the show

Host Daniel Chacón invites author, poet, and professor Inmaculada Lara Bonilla, Ph.D., into the Poets' Cove to discuss her new book of poems, decir bóveda.Inmaculada is an author and Associate Professor of Latin American and Latinx Literature and Cultural Studies at Hostos Community College, CUNY, where she also serves as the Director of the Latin American Writers Institute and as Chief Editor of the Hostos Review/ Revista Hostosiana.

GRACIELA RIVERA SOPRANO PUERTORRIQUEÑA hizo historia el 4 de Febrero de 1952, al ser la primera boricua contratada para cantar en la Opera Metropolitana de Nueva York. GRACIELA RIVERA se presentó en los mejores escenarios de la ópera a nivel mundial. Además tuvo un bello programa de radio en vivo, semanal en WHOM AM NYC del 1959 a 1965. GRACIELA RIVERA fue maestra de historia de la música; en varios idiomas durante quince años en Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY, donde presentó la primera ópera Puertorriqueña; “Nela”. En 1953, GRACIELA RIVERA fue proclamada "Citizen of the Year" por la Ciudad de Nueva York. Esta es una entrevista de radio con Gilda Mirós en la ciudad de Nueva York. 1980s. Contiene música. GRACIELA RIVERA canta danzas.

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 19th episode of Season 2!  Let's talk about extra curricular activities for children with special needs! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Florencio, director of Reach Swim Academy, as they discuss the importance of extracurricular activities for children with special needs. They also talk about the importance for children on the spectrum to learn to swim.  Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast. If you have any suggestions, opinions, questions, or comments about this or any episode, please send us a Comadre-Gram at marcy@comadreandopod.com or DM me via IG. Let's have a conversation.   If you like the podcast, please share with your family, friends, and significant other. You can support this podcast by finding it across all platforms and rating, liking, and reviewing. If you chat about us, please use the hashtags #Comadreando, #ComadreTime, or #HolaComadres so that I can see and share you as well. If you want to help the sustainability of Comadreando, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Become a monthly sustaining member or make a one time contribution. Every little bit helps. You can contribute via $comadreandopod on CashApp and @comadreandopod on Venmo. Merchandise coming soon in 2022, be on the lookout.  *** SPECIAL OFFER*** As a special offer the first ten listeners who register for the Reach Swim Program that starts at HOSTOS Community College in October will get 25 dollars off the fee using the code COMADRE  

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 19th episode of Season 2!  Let's talk about extra curricular activities for children with special needs! Join your comadre Marcy and special guest Florencio, director of Reach Swim Academy, as they discuss the importance of extracurricular activities for children with special needs. They also talk about the importance for children on the spectrum to learn to swim.  Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast. If you have any suggestions, opinions, questions, or comments about this or any episode, please send us a Comadre-Gram at marcy@comadreandopod.com or DM me via IG. Let's have a conversation.   If you like the podcast, please share with your family, friends, and significant other. You can support this podcast by finding it across all platforms and rating, liking, and reviewing. If you chat about us, please use the hashtags #Comadreando, #ComadreTime, or #HolaComadres so that I can see and share you as well. If you want to help the sustainability of Comadreando, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Become a monthly sustaining member or make a one time contribution. Every little bit helps. You can contribute via $comadreandopod on CashApp and @comadreandopod on Venmo. Merchandise coming soon in 2022, be on the lookout.  *** SPECIAL OFFER*** As a special offer the first ten listeners who register for the Reach Swim Program that starts at HOSTOS Community College in October will get 25 dollars off the fee using the code COMADRE  

Raymond Rodriguez is a Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of experience in clinical practice. He received his social work degree from Columbia University School of Social Work where he now teaches as a part of their adjunct faculty. His clinical interests include family therapy, trauma-informed care, immigration, anti-oppression and diversity, LGBTQ empowerment, spirituality, working with marginalized communities, and community-based mental health.In the last ten years Raymond has specialized in trauma therapy, assisting clients with complex psychological trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) and has extensive training and practice in psychodynamic psychotherapy, family systems therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Family Therapy, and Theraplay. He is currently on faculty with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. In addition to clinical social work he is an interfaith minister and spirituality is an integral part of his life and my work.“I formerly served as a counselor faculty at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York and worked in several community-based mental health clinics around New York City. I am currently on faculty with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute; The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in the Trauma Studies Program and the Families and Couples Treatment Services (FACTS); and the Integrative Trauma Certificate Program of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. I am also an Adjunct Lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work and at Smith College School of Social Work. I formerly served on the Executive Committee of The Trauma Studies Program of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, on the Board of the National Association of Puertorrican and Hispanic Social Workers and on the Board of the No More Fear Foundation. I live in the Bronx with my partner and our son.”In This EpisodeRaymond's websiteSensorimotor Psychotherapy InstituteThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

This is Episode 16 of "Centering Centers", a POD Network podcast that explores the work of Centers of Teaching and Learning and the vision and insights of educational developers in higher education. This episode features Carlos Guevara, Co-Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and Director of the Office of Educational Technology at Hostos Community College, City University of New York. Here is a transcript of the podcast. Links: Wolfe, K. S., Lyons, K., & Guevara, C. (Eds.). (2019). Developing Educational Technology at an Urban Community College (1st ed.). Springer International Publishing. https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Educational-Technology-Community-College/dp/3030170373. https://library.educause.edu/resources/2022/4/2022-educause-horizon-report-teaching-and-learning-edition

What role do community colleges play in the nation's higher education system? Host Sheryl McCarthy sits down with Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis who is in her first year as President of Hostos Community College in the Bronx.

In this episode, we speak with the pioneering scholar, poet, Dominican immigrant and remarkably inspiring higher education leader, Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis, who recently returned to her beloved Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York to serve as President. A highly student-centric leader, Daisy's tenure as a faculty member, dean, provost and two-time president is marked by a series of bold and wise actions which have strengthened the learning environment and student experience. During our conversation we learn about the influences that have shaped Daisy's approach to leadership, her love of poetry and the humanities, her belief in the goodness of others and what it is like to be on the receiving end of one of those unsolicited phone calls and gifts from the philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! In this episode, President Series #98, your guest is Dr. Christine Mangino, President at Queensborough Community College, & your sponsor is Unmudl! Christine comes on the podcast to talk about some of the challenges of starting a presidency in a 2D world. Student challenges didn't change, in fact, they only got worse. Navigating the complex higher ed environment, especially in 2D, brings a unique set of challenges so many college and university presidents experienced… but imagine if you were a first-year president! Fascinating episode! Dr. Christine Mangino, the sixth president of Queensborough Community College, formerly served as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. Dr. Mangino is an alumna of the Aspen Presidential Fellow for Community College Excellence, a leadership program that prepares community college presidents to transform institutions to achieve high and equitable levels of student success. Make sure to be the first person to claim your school on Unmudl! Thank you so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for your time to EdUp! Connect with your EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us on your preferred listening platform! ● Join your EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank you for listening! We make education your business!

GRACIELA RIVERA hizo historia el 4 de febrero de 1952 al ser la primera puertorriqueña de cantar en la famosa Ópera Metropolitana de Nueva York! GRACIELA RIVERA; soprano coloratura; cantó en los mejores escenarios de la ópera internacional. Teatro Italia y NYC Produjo y estrenó en Hostos Community College, del Bronx, la primera opera puertorriqueña en NYC, “Nela” del compositor Manuel González. GRACIELA RIVERA tuvo un bello y exitoso programa semanal de variedad y entrevistas, en la radio de NYC durante la década de los 1950s. Como educadora GRACIELA RIVERA fundó el departamento de música de Hostos/CUNY Community College. Esta es un Entrevista de radio con Gilda Mirós de los 1980s en NYC. GRACIELA RIVERA, una gloria puertorriqueña, canta en vivo en esta entrevista radial. Contiene danzas cantadas.

The first Anglo-Spanish war may have been fought in the pages of books. Victoria Munoz, assistant professor of English at The City University of New York Hostos Community College, explores this history. Dr. Victoria M. Muñoz is an Assistant Professor in English at The City University of New York Hostos Community College. She received her […]

As part of our series West Farms 10460, we'll be interviewing candidates for City Council District 15. We begin these candidate interviews with Elisa Crespo, education liaison for the office of the Bronx Borough President, Oswald Feliz, tenant lawyer and adjunct professor at Hostos Community College, and Kenny Agosto, district director to New York State Senator Jamaal T. Bailey. Election Day is Tuesday, March 23, 2021, and the early voting period is March 13, 2021 - March 21, 2021.

Nigerian-born photographer and painter Osaretin Ugiagbe draws inspiration for his work from his life, often using it to reflect on his experiences in Lagos, the Bronx, and London. He has traveled around the world with his camera and his brush in pursuit of studying people in order to master his craft. He first developed his interest in art through a painting class he took at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. After that class, art became a part of him. He later got accepted to the top art school in the world, The Royal College of Art in London. Osaretin's work has been on the cover of books like Stillborn by Diekoye Oyeyinka, as well as publications like the New York Times, The Financial Times in London, The Daily News, Columbia Journal Review, Okay Africa, Fox 5, CBS, Exit-Express, and more. Osaretin is also recognized as one of the top photographers in the world. When he is not painting you can find him walking through the city streets and capturing life as it is happening. His work is truly art imitating life. For more info on Osaretin or his work check out his website https://www.osaretin.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mastermine-mrg/message

Seny Taveras, abogada especializada en defender los derechos de nuestros bodegueros, nos habla sobre cómo los bodegueros deben ayudar con sus abogados a trabajar para ellos. ¿Qué hacer cuando reciben una multa?, ¿Por qué es importante que el dueño legal de la tienda responda a las autoridades?, ¿Cómo comportarse cuando un inspector o investigador visita la tienda?, ¿Cómo estar atento a las renovaciones de las licencias?, ¿Por qué es importante tomar cursos de manejo y prevención de licencias y permisos?, ¿Qué documentos son importantes de tener al día?, ¿Cómo documentar ciertas actividades dentro de la bodega?, ¿Cuánto cuentan los abogados?, ¿Cómo encontrar un abogado y negociar el servicio? Graduada de Leyes de Hofstra University School of Law y de estudios legales en John Jay College of Criminal Justice, la abogada Taveras ha trabajado tanto para el estado de New York y como para la Ciudad de Nueva York. Además, ha sido Directora Ejecutiva en Hostos Community College de CUNY in the Heights. Se puede seguir a la abogada Seny Taveras via Twitter, Instagram y Facebook @tucomunidadseny y escuchar su programa de YouTube “Tu Comunidad Con Seny Taveras” Además le puede contactar en tucomunidadconsenytaveras@gmail.com y (347) 341-9850. Hola Bodega con Carmelia Walker y José Bello. Informando a bodegueros y bodegueras. Creación de My Bodega Online (mybodega.online)

GRACIELA RIVERA hizo historia el 4 de febrero de 1952 al ser la primera puertorriqueña de cantar en la famosa Ópera Metropolitana de Nueva York! ESCÚCHELA cantar danzas puertorriqueñas. GRACIELA RIVERA; soprano coloratura; cantó en los mejores escenarios de la ópera internacional. Produjo y estrenó en Hostos Community College, del Bronx, la primera opera puertorriqueña en NYC, “Nela” del compositor Manuel González. GRACIELA RIVERA tuvo un bello y exitoso programa semanal de variedad y entrevistas, en la radio de NYC durante la década de los 1950s. Como educadora GRACIELA RIVERA fundó el departamento de música de Hostos/CUNY Community College. Esta es un Entrevista de radio con Gilda Mirós de los 1980s en NYC.

Hostos Community College assistant professor of English Sean Gerrity shares his strategies for creating a sense of community among students, at a school where everyone is a commuter.

Our guest this week is Katina Rogers, co-director of the Futures Initiative at The Graduate Center, CUNY. She is also the co-director of the CUNY Humanities Alliance, which was created in 2015 to support humanities education at LaGuardia Community College and prepare Ph.D. students for careers as faculty members and higher education leaders. With a new $3.15 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the alliance is expanding to encompass three additional CUNY community colleges: Borough of Manhattan Community College, Guttman Community College, and Hostos Community College. Rogers is about to publish her first book, "Putting the Humanities Ph.D. to Work: Thriving in and Beyond the Classroom", and in this wide-ranging conversation, she touches on the hot topics of current discourse about universities in America.

BronxNet Programming Manager Bernardo Moronta interviews up-and-coming, independent, BronxNet-trained TV producers Mary Vin Rose and Deirra Stevenson. Also featured are independent pieces produced by Andy London, Alex Rivera and students from Hostos Community College in the Bronx.

Graduate Center, CUNY Professor Van C. Tran (Sociology), a former refugee and a graduate of Hostos Community College, Hunter College, and Harvard, talks about the joy of returning to CUNY and fulfilling one of his dreams: to teach at The Graduate Center. He revels in his research of immigrant-rich New York City, where he has explored the experiences of second-generation Latinos. Another area of scholarly interest is Asian immigrants in the U.S. and their beliefs about affirmative action. Tran talks about CUNY's commitment to public scholarship and what that means to him.

Emmy Thelander was raised in Massachusetts and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. As an artist, she devises idiosyncratic systems that give rise to drawings, paintings, video and sculpture. Emmy received her MFA in Painting from Yale University in 2014 and a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2010. She has been awarded fellowships including the Lighthouse Works, the Fountainhead at Virginia Commonwealth University, and the Alice Kimball English Traveling grant in addition to residencies at ACRE, Signal Culture, and the Yale/Norfolk Summer School of Art. She has exhibited solo projects at Practice (Philadelphia, PA) Los Ojos (Brooklyn, NY), In The Pines (Jackson, WY), and Reynolds Gallery (Richmond, VA). She currently teaches at Hostos Community College and Hunter College, and in 2018 was a visiting professor at Washington U. in St. Louis. The books mentioned in the interview that she is currently reading are Healthcare and Big Data: Digital Specters and Phantom Objects and Manifestly Haraway. Love and Intimacy, Freedom, Relating Positively to Myself, Having Income, 2018, Colored pencil, graphite, and marker on paper, 9 x 9" Untitled (In a Good Year Drawing), 2017, Inkjet print on matte paper, 25 x 23"

Graciela Rivera de Ponce, Puerto Rico hizo historia el 4 de Febrero de 1952, al ser la primera boricua de cantar en la Opera Metropolitana de Nueva York. Su cadena de éxitos fue grande; canto en los mejores escenarios de la ópera a nivel mundial. Además tuvo un bello programa semanal de radio en NYC durante cinco años. Además fue maestra de historia de la música; en varios idiomas durante quince años en Hostos Community College del Bronx. Graciela Rivera, in 1945, was given the role of Adele in the musical "Rosalinda", a Broadway version of an opera. She traveled to France and Germany with the production. Graciela Rivera. In 1951, became the first Puerto Rican to sing a lead role at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She earned accolades for her performance from critics around the world. In 1953, Rivera was proclaimed "Citizen of the Year" by the City of New York. In 1959, Graciela Rivera, from Ponce, Puerto Rico, had a weekly radio show at WHOM AM in NYC Later on she taught Puerto Rican music history at Hostos Community College for 15 years before retiring in 1987. She moved on to the spirit world in 2011.

Andrew (Drew) Hubner in conversation with Bernard Meisler. Andrew (Drew) Hubner, is the author of East of Bowery, We Pierce and American By Blood, and an educator at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. We spoke about his new novel, his family’s history of violence and the military, how he got into the NY poetry […] The post Episode 17 – Andrew Hubner appeared first on Sensitive Skin Magazine.

This brother has his Harlem swag on 100,000! He came up playing ball via the Gauchos program traveling all over the country. He left Harlem for boarding school in Massachusetts attending the Bement school and Williston Northampton School while both hooping and slaying the academics. A graduate of UMass Amherst he went on to earn several post graduate degrees and a slew of certifications. Today he's an assistant coach at Hostos Community College and serves as both the Supervisor of Phys Ed and Assistant Athletic Director for the city of Newburgh's school district. On this episode of Dribble N' Dimes we welcome Howie Harrison. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dribblendimes/support

Ingeniero civil e ingeniero en telecomunicaciones dominicano con un sentir especial por su país República Dominicana. Fué becado por el Ministerio de Educación Superior y Tecnología en el 2008 para cursar la carrera de Ingeniería Civil en The City University of New York. Se graduó de Hostos Community College con Excelencia Académica y completó su licenciatura de ingeniería civil en The City College of New York con honores (Magna Cum Laude). Inició su carrera profesional en el área de ingeniera en telecomunicaciones; planificando, diseñando y construyendo proyectos urbanos de fibras ópticas en la ciudad de New York. Años después se incorporó a su campo de ingeniería civil diseñando y planificando shopping centers y malls en New Jersey. Actualmente es un inspector de la construcción de proyectos de infraestructura para la ciudad de New York

This conversation was recorded between Howard Jordan (professor, activist, journalist, and lawyer) and Alex Rodríguez a couple of years ago. Jordan was and continues to be the Chair of the Behavioral & Social Sciences Department at Hostos Community College and Alex was enrolled in the Sound Engineering program. Today, Alex works at the Hostos Sound Studio and the rhythm of this share is as real as it comes. A South Bronx native, Alex is a lyricist, an emcee, producer, and a full artist at heart.  Sol

Sarah Hoiland is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hostos Community College in the Behavioral & Social Sciences Department. As a feminist ethnographer, she is researching the historical and contemporary representations of women within the male dominated world of motorcycle club subculture. Visit indoorvoicespodcast.com for a link to her recent article “Impromptu Fiesta” or ‘Havoc in Hollister’: A Seventy-Year Retrospective” in the International Journal of Motorcycle Studies.

Hostos Community College professors Andrea Fabrizio and Gregory Marks join senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss teaching the great books to a diverse student body in the Bronx.

Brian delivers the start of the semester keynote at one of his favorite places on Earth. Hostos Community College, Jason Libfeld, and his students inspire Brian to the max. We talk Dominican cakes, fashion brands, and all around entrepreneurship in this FIRE podcast. Enjoy.

SPECIAL READING -- WHY HAVE THERE BEEN NO GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS?In honor of the late Linda Nochlin, Savona Bailey-McClain, Host/Producer for the radio show State of the Arts NYC have reached out to women curators, artists, creative professionals and performers to read this groundbreaking essay. Readers are: Prairie Miller, Michele Pred, Kathleen Reckling, Queen Esther, Pamela Jean Tinnen, Brittany Clarke, Lina Puerta, Lumi Tan, Lisa K. Dent, Alessandra Mondolfi, Michelle Hartney, Ann Lewis and Savona Bailey-McClain. Special thanks to the team at Hostos Community College from the Digital Media Program, Adrian Rodriguez, Cesar Perez and Steven Pierrette.

This one is for Hostos Community College, the South Bronx, and Puerto Rico. Thank you to the Congressman.

I have spent most of this summer editing. Listening again, to all the people I spoke with this past year and who make up the Hostos Community College community. I spent another chunk of time editing interviews with people close to Evelina López Antonetty, the Puerto Rican leader who established United Bronx Parents. And I’ve devoted another slot of time to just reading history and pondering how all these voices fit in the context of today. I begin a whole new weekly share in the form of a radio hour segment, the first week of September, when Hostos Community College officially sets off on celebrating its 50th Anniversary, for the College’s internal and external community. I’m on the hot seat and feeling it. And there’s more but for now, Kim Sanabria. Something about her sincerity, her cadence, her serenity, and her story, just gripped me. For those of you who’ve seen me these past few months, I’m sad these days. I may not look it, but I am. Fortunately, people like Kim send me off to the sphere of optimism and hope and reaffirming the notion that education is a moral imperative. #HCC #Hostos50 #ESL #Education

For episode 54 I wanted to bring back the Hostos Oral Collective. Perhaps because I’m searching left and right for people who’ve gone out and made a difference, perhaps because of the symbolism of the weekend celebrations, perhaps because I can’t stop thinking about the South Bronx and everything that’s happened there...by now I’ve heard over 150 stories about Hostos and the Bronx, los puertorriqueños, los afro-americanos, los imigrantes, the fiscal crisis, the place was burning...Somewhere in there is why I wanted to share Fernando Ferrer’s words about Eugenio María de Hostos Community College and the Bronx today. The image of him waiting for me in Hostos’ A-Building lobby is etched in my mind. There he was, the iconic former Bronx Borough President unfazed by his lone landing on 149th Street and Grand Concourse. He looked around as if thinking to himself...He didn’t need an I.D., the security guards recognized him, as well as many of the passersby. He sat inside my humble voice recording sound studio made of photo backdrop drapes to cancel out echo. Inside the pseudo-casbah is a little table with a super colorful drape that makes it look like a seance gathering. Only it’s not, but it does make the small hut an intimate space for one-on-ones and the only way out of nervousness is to focus, be present 100% and listen to the words...here a leader and a kind hearted man - Fernando Ferrer. #FernandoFerrer #BronxBoroughPresident #SouthBronx #HCC #Hostos50

A good teacher can change you forever. Like my 11th-grade math teacher Ana. Something about how she taught opened me to the magnificence of Algebra. My awakening made me yearn for homework. I asked for more of it, I couldn’t get enough. By the time my high school graduation came, I no longer felt like I didn’t have a brain for math, which really dented in my self-esteem for years. But I did have it, it just took me a while, the right teacher. And that’s the thing with Lew Levine, professor of English. He’s taught English at Hostos Community College for years now, like 40. In broad terms, Lew’s an old-timer of the Bronx, New York City, multi-lingual immigrant populations, communities of color, The City University of New York, and education as a principle. I’ve seen so many eyes light up when they mention the Professor. They all say more or less the same things, that he’s respectful, fun, serious, makes them feel important, and he’s a stand-up man. This is a beautiful story of a life of service. #Hostos50 #HCC #Education #power #access #Bronx #New York City #multilingual #English #Spanish #French #dialects #immigrant #populations #communitiesofcolor #CUNY

If the legendary Puerto Rican educator, writer, and patriot Don Eugenio María de Hostos were alive today, I wonder what he’d think of the community college in the South Bronx named after him, that no one thought would make it. Alas. Just this past Thursday, Eugenio María de Hostos Community College launched its 50th Anniversary Season. I can't help but believe that Don Eugenio would be proud of what one of the most marginalized and disenfranchised communities to have ever been in United States history did for themselves. The story of Hostos is deserving of a lot more attention than it has ever received. It truly is an amazing story. A story about the Bronx, New York City and a reveal of margnalized communities. My relationship with the College is long and now very profound. Life changing really. And I’ll share that story as the year unfolds. But for part one, for the past 8 months, I’ve been coordinating, conducting, and editing an oral history project for and about Hostos Community College - Hostos50. To date, I have interviewed well over 100 people and counting for a grand goal of 200. From former College Presidents Cándido de León and Flora Mancuso Edwards, to Congressman José E. Serrano, and former Bronx Borough Presidents Fernando Ferrer and Adolfo Carrión, to young students with a promising future like Rokia Diabi. Once a month, for the next year, I’ll share some of these testimonies if you will. The testimonies are moving, sincere, revealing, courageous, some devastating, others empowering, and the story of triumph over adversity. And more relevant than ever. Which brings me to Tere Martínez. I wanted to start with her because I love her because she has been nothing but noble to me and because her purpose is beautiful and her testimony open and to the point. Like the song says, I must have done something good, for the grace of God gave me the opportunity to work on this project when we have, arguably, the most despicable crew of racists, sexists, homophobic, fear mongering, science deniers, xenophobes and troglodytes leading the world order. The point indeed is that the voices emerging from this Hostos Community College oral collective as I’ve heard it first hand, confirm to me yet again that the leaders have it all wrong. Ignorance judges the so-called “moochers” for being good for nothings. The truth is you find moochers and good for nothings at every level and anywhere you go, is not an exclusive club of poor people of communities of color. The bottom line is that the power of education is real and access is imperative. #Hostos50 #Bronx #NYC #History #Education #access #communitiesofcolor

In this episode 30, I speak with the profoundly creative Sarah Sandman. My heart simply opened up to her as soon as I met her back in 2011 at Hostos Community College. She works with big concepts. She creates experiences, through games and special assignments, where human capital is built and valued by doing the work. Sarah was selected a 2015 TED Fellow and is Co-Director of Public Displays of Affection, a Brooklyn based agency engaged in works that ignite social and environmental causes through experiential design. She found a serendipitous partner in award-winning costume designer Andrea Lauer, and together they developed the creative and political protest experience, brickxbrick. Two other partners came on board for Sarah and Andrea, TED Fellow, singer-songwriter, Kyra Gaunt; and TED Fellow and creative producer, Joey Foster Ellis. Project description Brick x Brick is a public art performance that builds human “walls” against misogyny. During the wall performances, participants wear brick-patterned jumpsuits adorned with colorful brick patches bearing statements of misogynistic violence made by President Elect Trump and his Administration. Placing divisive words on the jumpsuits is a symbol of our resistance and determination to maintain control over our bodies. Linking hands to form community walls of individuals further blocks and subverts the harmful messages that subjugate women. When standing in wall formation, we hold silent space that amplifies our message and builds unity through passive participation with the audience. The Brick x Brick group, now over 120+ people, will march next Saturday January 21, 2017, in Washington D.C. at the Women’s March. The mission for the march Brick x Brick marches with the Women’s March on Washington to protest misogyny. We resist patriarchal, heteronormative, discriminatory and oppressive systems and structures of power. We stand in solidarity with an intersection of voices from all socio-economic, geographic, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including indigenous communities, people of color, people with disabilities and LGBTQIA communities. We acknowledge the strides women have made historically; we are continuing the work of those who have stood in resistance before us. I’m marching with the Brick x Brick brigade next week at The Women’s March and am looking forward to it. #womensmarch #brickxbrick #womenrightsarehumanrights #women #cliamtechange #blacklivesmatter #brownlivesmatter #alllivesmatter #wallagainstmisogyny #lovetrumpshate #resistneofascism

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview "Officer Byrd" Of The #1 Syndicated Television Show JUDGE JUDY. Petri Hawkins Byrd, otherwise known as ‘Officer Byrd' from the TV court show, Judge Judy, was born Petri Adonis Byrd in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. (He changed the ‘Adonis' to his mother's maiden name, ‘Hawkins' because “I didn't want people to think I made it up.”).            Byrd - as he's known to friends and fans alike-, graduated from Eastern District High School, in Brooklyn and attended Hostos Community College,  in the Bronx. In 1986, after being transferred from Brooklyn Family Court to Manhattan Family Court, Byrd met his future TV boss, Judge Judith Sheindlin. In 1989, Byrd received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from John Jay College. (“Some folks graduated ‘magna cum laude'. I graduated ‘Thank you, Lordy”'! )             In 1990, Byrd and his family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area., where he worked for the U.S. Marshal Service.             It was in 1995, while working as a campus supervisor at a local high school that he received a call from Judge Judy, asking whether he would be interested reuniting with her to do a TV court show. The rest, as they say, is history. Judge Judy is currently in its seventeenth season and shows no signs of slowing down.                   

Hosted By: Michelle Materre, The Grande Dame of Black Whole Today's Episode: A Special Tribute to Carolyn Johnson    Carolyn Yvonne Johnson, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away on April 24, 2014. She was born in Austin, Texas, on September 11, 1949, and raised in San Antonio, TX, and Las Cruces, NM. Carolyn lived a full life; she was a college professor at Hostos Community College in the nursing department as well as a nurse anesthetist at Kings County Hospital. Her students greatly admired her and attributed their successful journeys through the nursing program to her. At the time of her death, she was working on a doctorate degree in Public Health, with a concentration on adolescent health of Hispanic and African-American teenage girls. Carolyn's passion was documentary filmmaking. Her tribute to the perseverance of a cultural tradition "Juneteenth Community", took eight years to complete. The testimonials of the current participants in this event, and their poignant recollections of those past, inspired the need to record the dynamics and significance of a century-old continuous expression of culture. Carolyn's documentary won critical acclaim, and received an award in the category of community video from the Black Filmmakers Hall Of Fame in Oakland, California, on October 7th, 2000. She loved to travel and spoke three different languages because of her travels and love of different cultures. Her travels took her to places such as Nigeria, Mexico, Martinique, and her favorite spot, Canada. 

Baruch President Kathleen Waldron and six others were honored at Baruch during Women's History Month for their outstanding professional accomplishments. The invited guest of honor is Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields. The six women honored are: Reverend Dr. Henrietta Carter of the Mariners Temple Baptist Church; Dr. Dolores M. Fernandez, president of Hostos Community College; Dr. Ramona Hernandez, professor of sociology and director of CUNY's Dominican Studies Institute; Shirley Huntley, president of District 28's Community Education Council; the Right Reverend Catherine S Roskam and the Episcopal Diocese of New York; and Reshma Saujani, a lawyer and South Asian-American political activist.

Join Doug as he learns about the CUNY Office of Veteran Affairs. Joining him are Stephen Clark, of the Office of Veteran Affairs, as well as Omi Aguirre of Hostos Community College and Don Gomez of CCNY, two CUNY students who are also veterans.

Carlos Sanabria, Hostos Community College, CUNY“Demographic Revolutions: Hispanic Migration to the United States”Hostos Community College, CUNYApril 24, 2009Why did we come here? And why are we so poor? Historian Carlos Sanabria discusses migration and the situation of the U.S. Hispanic population in the post-World War Two period. He outlines areas of study such as the demographic revolutions which led to the growth, dispersal, and diversity of the Hispanic population in the U.S.; migration stories from locations such as Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico; and the causes, successes, and shortcomings of Hispanic migration among the different groups. Dr. Sanabria is coordinator of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Hostos Community College, City University of New York.