University of Arizona seeking more Hispanic students

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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