Spring 2026 Awardees
The Office of the President is pleased to announce the Educating for Diversity Initiative Grant Awards for Spring 2026. The Educating for Diversity Initiative is generously supported by Ms. MacKenzie Scott’s Gift: President’s Initiatives for Student Success, College Growth and Stakeholders’ Engagement. The grants represent Hostos’ continued commitment to fostering student and community engagement in scholarly discussions and creative activities that will spark dialogue and communal learning on important issues relevant to diversity, equity and inclusion. We extend our warmest congratulations to all the grant recipients and wish them much success as they carry out their proposed events and activities. Click here to read the announcement with project descriptions.
Awardee/Project Lead: Marshella Lie, Ed.D., CUNY Language Immersion Program
Project Title: Global Voices for Language Immersion: A DEI-Integrated ESL Cultural Engagement Project
Award Amount: $1,500
Awardee/Project Lead: Prof. Jennifer Tang, Hostos Library
Project Title: “I Wasn’t Supposed to Be Here” - Book Talk with author Jonathan Conyers
Award Amount: $1,150
Awardee/Project Leads: Prof. Amy Ramson, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department, COIL @ Hostos Committee
Project Title: Navigating the Future: AI and Global Education
Award Amount: $1,000
Awardee/Project Lead: Dr. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Office of Communications - President’s Office
Project Title: Bachata Poetics: An Afternoon of History and Verses of a Dominican Rhythm
Award Amount: $2,000
Awardee/Project Lead: Prof. Mariana Díaz-Wionczek, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department
Project Title: Children’s Museum of the Bronx Field Trip & Cultural Learning Experience
Award Amount: $1,100
Awardee/Project Lead: Rachel Cholst, CUNY Start
Project Title: Heightened Scrutiny: Transgender Rights in a Shifting Landscape
Award Amount: $1,500
Awardee/Project Leads: Prof. Marcus Wilborn & Prof. Rayola Chelladurai, Allied Health Department
Project Title: Understanding Difference: ASL Education for Radiologic Technology Students
Award Amount: $1,750
Awardee/Project Lead: Dean Ana Garcia Reyes, Community Relations Office
Project Title: Hostos Heritage Events for Spring 2026
Award Amount: $1,000
Awardee/Project Lead: Prof. Christine Choi, English Department, Women & Gender Studies Program
Project Title: Women’s History Month at Hostos: Learning about the Past to Lead the Way Forward
Award Amount: $1,500
Awardee/Project Lead: Kelsey Hillebrand, Division of Institutional Advancement
Project Title: Hostos Community Empowerment Brunch
Award Amount: $1,500
Awardee/Project Leads: Prof. Carlos Acevedo, Education Department
Project Title: Parenting Across Cultures: Kindness in an AI Globalized World (Creation of a Children’s Book)
Award Amount: $1,000