COMMUNITY REPORT HCC: Resilient and Resolute in our Mission Can Any Beauty in the World Match This? By Hafiz, c.1320-1389 When the sun within speaks, when love reaches out its hand and places it upon another, any power the stars and planets might have upon us, any fears you can muster can become so rightfully insignificant. What one heart can do for another heart, is there any beauty in the world that can match this? Brotherhood, sisterhood, humanity becomes the joy and the emancipation.
Dear Hostos Family and Friends, It is with joy, gratitude and hope that I write these brief words introducing our third annual community report. It is our hope to record, in however small a way, some of the highlights of what has been a remarkable year of recovery and re-opening of our doors to offer a healthier and more engaging academic life for us all. The year recorded significant progress in our fall to spring retention as well as a growth in enrollment during the spring. Life on campus has come back in important and generous ways, assuring re-connection for many, and a larger student, faculty and staff presence on campus. These vibrant pictures speak volumes about a life force and a generous community spirit, and the narrative therein elucidates the meaning of our images and the extent of our progress. Our new Hostos Strategic Plan 2023–2028 provides pathways for us as we continue to move forward post-pandemic and beyond, and we ensure, with the support of so many, that equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice thrive in the present and future of our beloved Eugenio María de Hostos Community College. Mil gracias y bendiciones, Daisy Cocco De Filippis, Ph.D. President Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, CUNY
ISSUE 3 | SUMMER 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022–23