Austin Community College District (ACC) celebrates Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, from Friday, October 27, to Friday, November 3. This celebration is represented in many cultures to honor and remember ancestors and those … Continue reading

One Year Later: ACC Remembers Uvalde
Flags are at half-staff at all campuses across ACC District today, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in honor of the victims, survivors, families, loved ones, and the entire Uvalde community. Today is the one-year anniversary of … Continue reading

ACC Celebrates Grand Re-opening of Latin American Cultural Center
Austin Community College District (ACC) celebrates the grand reopening of the ACC Latin American Cultural Center (LACC). The center, also called El Centro, provides a safe and inclusive space for students to explore and celebrate … Continue reading

ACC El Centro starts book club for students
ACC’s Latino/Latin American Studies Center, El Centro, launched a new student book club in spring 2023. The El Centro Book Club will feature book selections that highlight the Latinx/e experience and provide those books to eligible … Continue reading

ACC names new Latino/Latin American Studies Center director
The Austin Community College District (ACC) names Dr. Gary Moreno as the new director of El Centro, the college’s Latino/Latin American Studies Center. Moreno will continue El Centro’s mission to build connections between the college … Continue reading

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Mariano Diaz-Miranda, El Centro founder, retires
As a child, Dr. Mariano Diaz-Miranda couldn’t envision a future in higher education because he didn’t see people like himself going to college. Born in Havana, Cuba, Diaz-Miranda moved with his family to a Jewish … Continue reading

ACC renames and expands External Affairs Office
As a part of a districtwide effort to expand community engagement, Austin Community College’s External Affairs Office has a new name and broadened scope. The Division of Community Engagement and Public Affairs now comprises the … Continue reading

ACC hosts 10th Annual Día de la Familia at Riverside Campus
Students and their families invited for free educational resources Austin Community College (ACC) invites families to the tenth annual Día de la Familia festival on Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at … Continue reading

ACC organiza decimo Día de la Familia en Riverside Campus
Los alumnos y sus familias están invitados para recibir recursos educativos gratuitos Austin Community College invita a las familias del Centro de Texas al décimo festival anual el Día de la Familia el sábado, 30 … Continue reading