“…What is occurring is a “gentle” reminder that we must be more compassionate, more tolerant, more loving, en fin more human. We have been blessed with an incredible opportunity to change our world through education, empathy and resiliency…Let us not repeat history by scapegoating and being unjust. This virus should be one of our greatest lessons-
I have attended conferences where I have felt a bit removed, an invited guest but not quite a committed participant. Often it has to do with the focus of the conference; a conference on institutional leadership does not speak to me as strongly as one on literacy curriculum. Sometimes, though, my degree of involvement has
“This Associates degree is long over-due, but today I become part of the 22% of Latino adults who obtain some sort of college degree. Thank you, South Texas College for providing an exceptional college experience to this first-generation student. My family could not be any prouder to see me complete this milestone. While completing my
By Intern Daniela Urbano It has been already a month since I’ve been in quarantine. I started learning how to cope with having my classes online at home. My typical day as a college student is waking up and attending my 8 am class. I place a sticky note outside my door saying that “class
Covid-19 has ravaged the country, and unsurprisingly, it has had the greatest economical and health impact on the socio-economically disadvantaged sector of our country. I have witnessed a country torn by revolution followed by a war. I have seen and experienced human resilience and adaptation first hand, and I know our students are going to
By Daniela Urbano South Texas College announced that they would be moving all face-to-face courses to online due to the pandemic. The college took these measures to protect the student body, faculty and others from getting the virus. I’ve been feeling a little bit overwhelmed and stressed about moving all my classes to online. It