[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 69 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E371-E372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CELEBRATING BORICUA COLLEGE

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                          HON. RITCHIE TORRES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 19, 2024

  Mr. TORRES of New York. Mr. Speaker, Boricua College is a cutting-
edge higher education institution founded in 1974, by members of New 
York's Puerto Rican community. It is a majority minority institution, 
primarily serving Latino nontraditional students. Not only is Boricua 
College important for the population it serves but is also unique in 
its approach to education. Its focus on humanistic learning is one of a 
kind and creates a distinct learning environment serving a unique 
student population.
  Boricua College provides an environment for historically excluded 
nontraditional students to reach their potential, while giving them 
space to explore their own cultures and the cultures of their peers 
across their three New York City campuses, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the 
South Bronx.
  The college has an extensive faculty consisting of many Latino 
academics, providing a wide array of perspectives, and creating 
possibility models for the students attending Boricua College.
  Their unique approach to education uses the Five Ways of Learning 
method. These include individualized attention, colloquium, 
experiential studies, theoretical studies, and cultural studies. By 
focusing on all five of these, Boricua College students receive a well-
rounded, practical, and meaningful education experience.

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  Leadership development is also central to the mission of the college. 
Boricua College engages and empowers all their students through 
encouraging the development of students' critical thinking skills and 
cultural competency to ignite the spark of leadership in their entire 
student population.
  I would like to Congratulate Boricua College on 50 years of providing 
outstanding education and I look forward to seeing the institution's 
continuous dedication to their students and the community.

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