Hostos has been an educational agent for change, transforming and improving the quality of life in the South Bronx and neighboring communities since 1968. Hostos serves as a gateway to intellectual growth and socioeconomic mobility. The College’s unique “student success coach” program, which partners students with individualized guidance, is emblematic of the premier emphasis on student support and services. The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture (HCAC) is one of the pre-eminent Latino arts centers of the northeast. Hostos enrolls more than 7,000 students, and serves a predominantly Hispanic population. Hostos has long housed an impactful Writing Across the Curriculum Program that trains GC doctoral students to consult with faculty on approaches to writing instruction. In addition, Hostos has developed a wide range of online and hybrid courses in the humanities, an innovative curriculum that includes a vibrant arts center and a program in Game Design.
Structure of HA Team
Kristopher Burrell (he/him), Associate Professor of History; HA Project Coordinator
Coordinates all campus projects and works closely with all graduate fellows assigned to Hostos
Babette Audant (she/her), Dean of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Assessment; HA Campus Coordinator
Coordinates fellows and faculty/staff mentors on campus; Liaises between Hostos and GC HA teams
HA Projects
Learning Communities (LC)
At Hostos, faculty pair across disciplines to adapt their curricula and teach as a learning community. Fellows collaborate to develop resources and structures to support the intentional and sustainable development of these learning communities. Fellows work directly with teaching faculty to design linked assignments and assessments, and with students in linked classes. Fellows also collaborate with faculty to tell the story of these learning communities to a wider audience at Hostos and across CUNY through presentations and publications.
Humanities Experiential Learning (EL)
Hostos has a robust Service Learning and Civic Engagement Committee that supports experiential learning opportunities (ELO) and a related initiative to code ELOs across disciplines. In this project, fellows work alongside faculty and staff to develop resources for intentional and sustainable development of ELOs, conduct qualitative scans of existing ELOs, develop rubrics to evaluate ELOs, and help identify best practices. Fellows work with faculty interested in revising and developing ELO-designated courses and coordinate with the Committee and other parties to facilitate syllabus revisions and implement pilot projects.
