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For Edward Hernandez ’27, legacy is rooted in family, heritage and community. From leading LHU and El Centro to mentoring future scholars, his ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ journey reflects the power of giving back and the importance of celebrating Hispanic and Latinx voices.

EDU 3540: Early Literacy Birth to 2nd Grade connects ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ teacher candidates with kindergarten through second grade students at Eastlawn Elementary through the It Takes a Village Project.

These awards ensure that vital outreach and enrichment opportunities continue to grow stronger in the coming year.

Award-winning author Alejandra Campoverdi turned the 2025-26 Common Reading Lecture into a conversation, taking questions from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students about her life of “extreme contradictions" detailed in her memoir "First-Gen."

Through the Village Project’s Big Village program, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students Scout Winter ’28 and Jenna Toms ’26 are returning to the schools that once shaped them, joining the 160 volunteers last spring that made a lasting impact on the Alamance-Burlington School System.

As the back-to-school season begins, the Village Project reflects on the students who took home the magic of literacy this summer.

While ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy students are not required to attend ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Class of 2029 features the most students ever from the university’s college-access program.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is featuring a variety of photos every month to highlight the exceptional learning, work and activities of students, faculty and staff.

The newest cohort of Odyssey Program scholars was welcomed to campus during Odyssey Week from July 12-18, the annual orientation event for the merit-based scholarship program.