York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC), who's the most recent new member since the 2002-03 season. Men's sports include basketball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball and volleyball. In 2020, Hostos Athletics announced their entry into the Esports league of the NJCAA starting with the 2020-2021 season. Early College Program Hostos Community College is affiliated with Hostos Lincoln Academy of Science, a middle school and high school with an early college program as part of the Early College Initiative at CUNY. It serves students grades 6 to 12, along with special education services. The school is a collaboration between the New York City Department of Education and City University of New York. High school students at the school enter the program during the summer prior to the start their tenth grade year and can earn up to 60 credits in order to graduate with a high school diploma and associates degree. The school was originally located on campus, but was moved to a school building near Melrose, which is shared by a few other schools, due to spacing issues. Notable faculty Laura Andel – musician, conductor and composer Humberto Ballesteros Capasso – Colombian writer Michael Cisco – novelist and translator Daisy Cocco De Filippis – author and the eighth President of Eugenio María de Hostos Community College. Former president of Naugatuck Valley Community College Mildred García – current president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Isaac Goldemberg – Peruvian-American author Andrew Huebner – novelist Cynthia Jones – Recognized in 2014 as the New York State Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Felix V. Matos Rodriguez – eighth Chancellor of The City University of New York (CUNY) Michael Mbabuike – Nigerian poet and linguist Sol Miranda – Puerto Rican actress Juno Morrow – artist and designer Arthur Nersesian – novelist, playwright and Anahid Literary Prize winner William S. Penn – Native American writer and American Book Award for Literary Merit winner Graciela Rivera – first Puerto Rican to sing a lead role at the Metropolitan Opera Rees Shad – Recognized in 2012 as the New York State Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Jorge Silva Puras – United States Small Business Administration Regional Administrator and Chief