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• Hostos President Honored by the NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (11/30/09) In celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Eugenio María de Hostos Community College Foundation hosted a “Meet and Greet Networking Reception” to honor more >>

• First Hostos Community College Alumni Reunion in Puerto Rico (11/20/09) On November 6, 2009, President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and Nydia Edgecombe, Director of Alumni Relations, joined dozens of Hostos alumni, former professors, and their friends and families at the first Hostos Community College Alumni Reunion more >>

• Boulevard of Dreams: The History of the Grand Concourse in The Bronx (11/05/09) Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of the City University of New York will celebrate the centennial of the Grand Concourse at an event to be held on November 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in the college’s Repertory more >>

• Rector of Oldest University in the Western Hemisphere Visits President of Hostos Community College (11/03/09) On Monday, November 2, 2009, President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and members of his cabinet welcomed College Rector Franklin García and a delegation of higher education officers from more >>

• Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez to Discuss Dominican-Puerto Rican Relations at DANR 12th National Conference in Walt Disney-December 4-6, 2009 (10/29/09) Washington, DC (October 29, 2009).- Washington, DC-- Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, the new President of the City University of New York's Eugenio María more >>

• CEANY’s 2009 Conference Honors Hostos Community College’s Continuing Education and Professional Studies Department and Its Executive Director Lorraine Altman (10/29/09) Eugenio María de Hostos Community College’s Continuing Education and Professional Studies Department received more >>

• Hostos President Honored at El Diario La Prensa’ Sixth Annual El Awards Luncheon (10/22/09) President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez was one of twenty-four honorees at El Diario La Prensa's Sixth Annual EL Awards luncheon held today in New York City. Along with the award recipients, 100 other influential more >>

• President Matos Rodríguez at Associate Justice Sotomayor's Investiture (10/09/09) On September 8th, 2009, Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez was privileged to be one of 200 invited guests at the investiture of the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Considerable more >>

• President Matos Rodriguez and a Few Hostos Students to Appear on CNN En Español Tonight (10/07/09) President Felix V. Matos Rodríguez and some Hostos students will appear on Directo desde EE. UU., on CNN En Español, a 24-hour Spanish-language global news network. This program will focus on Latino more >>

• Hostos Third Homecoming: EL REENCUENTRO -It is our way to celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni- (10/05/09) On Sunday, October 4, 2009, Eugenio María de Hostos Community College welcomed hundreds of alumni, their families and friends, and other supporters to its Third Annual Homecoming.  This year’s celebration, entitled El Reencuentro more >>

• Start of a Historic Semester at Hostos Community College (10/01/09) Although the beginning of each new academic year is cause enough for celebration, Hostos Community College’s near-record enrollment for the fall 2009 semester gave us even more reason to rejoice. As the accompanying photos show, the more >>

• Hostos Prepares for its Third Homecoming: EL REENCUENTRO
  It is our way to celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni (09/25/09) On Sunday, October 4, 2009, Eugenio María de Hostos Community College expects to welcome hundreds of alumni, their families and friends, and other more >>

• Hostos Caimans Meet Globe Knights in First Soccer Match of the Season: President Matos Rodríguez Blows Opening Whistle (09/09/09) Bronx, N.Y. – After Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, the recently-appointed president of Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, blew the whistle, the Hostos Caimans men’s more >>

• Hostos President and Two Students Appear on Univision (09/04/09) Hostos Community College President Felix V. Matos Rodríguez and Hostos students Yezmin Peña and Ricarda Contreras will appear as guests on UNIVISION and TELEFUTURA, on Noticias 41 en Tu Comunidad, a weekly television more >>

• Greetings and welcome to Hostos from President Félix V. Matos Rodríguez (08/26/09) The beginning of the fall term is a great time on any college campus, and this one is particularly exciting for me as it is the beginning of my first full academic year as president of Hostos. Having held this office since the first of July more >>

• Mother of First Hispanic to Serve on the US Supreme Court is an Alumna of Hostos Community College (08/06/09) Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, a two-year school of The City University of New York (CUNY), was created in 1968 in response to demands from a group of diverse leaders of the more >>

• Statement from Chancellor Goldstein on the American Graduation Initiative (07/15/09) "I applaud President Obama's plans to boost the economy and the nation's workforce through funding to community colleges, one of our country's best engines of educational opportunity and economic development. I am more >>

• Bronx Premiere of Santiago’s Pamphleteers at Hostos (06/25/09) On June 25, 2009, The City University of New York, the Eugenio María de Hostos Community College Foundation, and Bronx Community College presented the Bronx première of Los Panfleteros de Santiago (Santiago’s Pamphleteers) in the Hostos more >>

• Hostos Thirty-Eighth Commencement Exercise (06/04/09) The thirty-eighth commencement exercise at Eugenio María de Hostos Community College was held on the evening of Thursday, June 4, 2009. Early in the year, President Dolores M. Fernández had invited Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the guest speaker more >>

• New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez to speak at HCC's 38th Commencement Exercise (06/02/09) I am very pleased to announce that the Hon. Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, New York Secretary of State, will be the guest speaker at the Thirty-eighth Commencement Exercise at Eugenio María de Hostos more >>

• The City University of New York, the Eugenio María de Hostos Community College Foundation, & Bronx Community College to Host Première of Santiago’s Pamphleteers (06/02/09) The City University of New York, the Eugenio María de Hostos Community College Foundation, and Bronx Community College more >> Version en Español

• Hostos President Fernández and Assembly Woman Arroyo to Unveil a Quilted Map of Puerto Rico (05/05/09) On Friday May 8, 2009, President Dolores M. Fernández and Assemblywoman Carmen E. Arroyo, who represents New York’s 84th District, will unveil a hand-quilted map of Puerto Rico that was designed more >>

• Hostos Opens Registration for Its Accelerated Summer 2009 Language Immersion Program (04/30/09) “Listen to the voices of the city,” says Dr. Dolores M. Fernández, President of Eugenio María de Hostos Community College; “On the streets, riding the subway or the buses, literally hundreds of more >>

• Health Advisory: Swine Flu Preparedness (04/30/09) The Administration of Hostos Community College is committed to ensuring the health and welfare of its entire community. We are closely monitoring the recent reports of human cases of swine flu more >>

• Prominent Educator and Scholar Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Appointed President of Hostos Community College (04/27/09) Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, who has had a distinguished academic, educational and social service policy career, has been approved by the City University Board of Trustees to serve as president of Hostos more >>

• Hostos Alumni Relations Office to Host Donors' Appreciation Night (03/306/09) The Alumni Relations Office at Eugenio María de Hostos Community College will host a Donors’ Appreciation Flamenco Night on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at more >>

• President Dolores M. Fernández to Receive Award From the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (03/06/09) On March 7, 2009, the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) will present the more >>

• Hostos Community College Presents Vinie Burrows: A diva of black theatre in Looking Back, Looking Forward (02/10/09) In observation of Black History Month and as part of its Fortieth Anniversary Lecture Series, Eugenio María de Hostos Community will present more >>

• Hostos Recycling Program (02/05/09)
  The Hostos Sustainability Committee and the Division of Administration and Finance proudly announce the HOSTOS RECYCLING PROGRAM. We know that it will be successful more >>

• Eleventh Winter Commencement Exercise at Hostos Community College Thursday, January 15, 2009 (01/21/09) Although Thursday, January 15, 2009 began with snow and the evening was very cold, this did not matter to the 232 students who took part in the more >>

• Hostos Students To Complete At Theater Festival In Philadelphia (01/06/09)
  From January 13 to 17, 2009, a group of Hostos Community College students will compete at the Region 2 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), which more >>