Hostos Community College
Title
Hostos Community College
Subject
Hostos History
Creator
Hostos Community College Archives and Special Collections
Collection Items
hcc_3) Hostos Community College 475 Grand Concourse Building
Hostos Community College on the quiet morning of February 1, 1971. Later that day students would wage a strike for better campus conditions. Hostos classes had begun for the first time the previous September in this building, a rental space that…
hcc_2) Hostos Community College Dental Hygiene Laboratory 1972
Bronx Borough President Robert Abrams (seated) receives a dental hygiene demonstration from Wendy Wallace, who in August 1972 would become the first graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program. Looking on are Dr. Cyril Price, Dean of Health Sciences…
hcc_1) First Hostos Community College Graduation at Cardinal Hayes High School 1972
Students smile after graduation. The first Hostos commencement ceremonies were held in the Cardinal Hayes High School Auditorium on June 13, 1972. Hostos President Candido de Leon conferred degrees on 152 candidates. Maria Josefa Canino, member of…