University of Arizona seeking more Hispanic students
Tagged: Arizona, family, student, University of ArizonaPosted on: December 9th, 2007
In the office of University of Arizona President Robert Shelton is a watercolor painting by Yasmin Romero, a fifth-grader in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
No one in her family has gone to a university, but Shelton said he’s trying to change that. He’s invited Yasmin and her family to campus several times.
Shelton’s efforts are emblematic of the UA’s push to become a federally designated Hispanic- Serving Institution, which means it’s trying to increase the number of Latino students to 25 percent of its 37,000 students. That could lead to increased federal funding.”*
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Additional News, Higher Education
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