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CAP 200 Bronx Beautiful - Casari ed. - Textbook

Welcome

black and white photo of Hostos Community College from (what year?)

Magda J. Vasillov Collection, Magda Vasillov photographer. Hostos Community College Archives and Special Collections/The City University of New York.

Magda J. Vasillov Collection, Magda Vasillov photographer. Hostos Community College Archives and Special Collections/The City University of New York.

Hostos students and professor at Film Center

Hostos History

Hostos History

Industrial buildings for ARC Industustries and Lehigh design Company were first site of Hostos.

La Lucha: The Save Hostos Movement

The Save Hostos Movement Online Exhibit commemorates the activists who fought to create and save Hostos Community College in the South Bronx.

Homescreen of La Lucha: The Save Hostos Movement Exhibit

The Hostos 50th Anniversary video features interviews with campus leaders in honor of the 50th Anniversary, reflecting the experiences of alumni, community members, faculty, former College presidents, friends, staff and students from the past half-century.

Course Information

This liberal arts capstone course engages students in an in-depth study of the Bronx and challenges students to question and re-evaluate their perceptions of the borough.

The course explores questions such as:

  • What reputation does the Bronx have? How did it get this reputation, and is the reputation grounded in reality?
  • Are the needs of the people of the Bronx, in terms of the environment, health, infrastructure and education, met by the resources of the borough?
  • In what ways can we see the Bronx as a beautiful and culturally rich borough?
  • How can we contribute to the shaping of the future of the Bronx?

Studying the Bronx from various disciplinary perspectives will enable students to understand how their education can help them become more aware, educated, and involved members of their communities, and therefore empower them to become agents of change.