<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/20260330-magarita-hernandez-language-of-resilience.php" dsn="news"><title>Margarita Hernandez: The Language of Resilience</title><item_date>03/30/2026 10:25:58 AM</item_date><author>Moreno Valley College</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/news/2026/news-20260330-margarita-hernandez.jpg" alt="Photos of Margarita Hernandez playing football and in graduation regalia"/></image><summary>The first time Margarita Hernandez walked into a college classroom, she already knew she was behind. She had planned to take English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, but a placement test put her directly into general education classes.</summary><department/><display>true</display><featured>true</featured><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>College</tag><tag>News</tag><tag>Student News</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>