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believes numbers may be up because of the
efforts that A&M has made to boost
Hispanic enrollment.
“We have done a lot of recruiting in the
Rio Grande Valley in the past few years, and
we have a full-time recruiter and admissions
center in San Antonio,” he said. "We have
made good relationships."
Ashley said one of the main reasons he
believes Hispanic women come to A&M is
because it is such a safe campus.
“One thing I know that we have really
done in the last couple of years is talked with
a lot of Hispanic fathers about Texas A&M
being one of the safest campuses in the
nation," Ashley said. "One time, when I was
recruiting in Brownsville, a Hispanic dad
came up to me and said, ‘This is my only
daughter, and I'm entrusting her to you.’”
Ashley said A&M attracts Hispanic
women because of the warm, friendly campus
atmosphere and the idea of an Aggie family.
Africana
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he was coordinator of the English
Department at Prairie View
A&M University for two years.
Muana said his focus and
preference in teaching has been
mainly in African Diaspora and
post-colonial African literature.
Muana said he sees no differ-
"A big selling point is that we really
stress the idea of the Aggie family, and fam
ily is very important in the Hispanic cul
ture," Ashley said.
Ashley said he hopes to see the number of
Hispanic women rise now that A&M offers a
doctorate degree in Hispanic studies.
“I think it will attract more Hispanics to
the University,” he said.
Laura Rodriguez, a graduate teaching
assistant of Spanish, said she attended A&M
because of the prestigious Department of
Modem Languages. She said she believes
that with the addition of the Hispanic Studies
program, Hispanic women such as herself
will be more attracted to the University.
“In Texas, our Department of Modern
Languages is one of the best programs,”
Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said she believes the reason
the Hispanic women population is so high
now is because of the push A&M is making
toward a diversified campus.
“I think they are admitting so many
Hispanics because A&M needs so much
diversity,” Rodriguez said.
Deborah Flores, a sophomore petroleur
engineering major, said she was attracted 1;
A&M because of the scholarships offered!
her because she was a Hispanic woim
Flores said she would recommend Ik
Hispanic women take advantage of tk
scholarships to come to A&M.
“It's a great opportunity to come to i
institution.” Flores said.
Lorena Martinez, president of Sigma
Lambda Gamma, a Latina sorority formed
in 1997, said she is excited that the popula
tion of Hispanic women has grown.
“That's a pretty great achievement fw
A&M. but 1 wish it was a higher number.
Martinez said.
Martinez said that she would rea
mend A&M to other Hispanic women. ,
“The reputation that
Martinez said. “I don't thuiktwouWgoit 1
any other university.”
The report also ranked A&M as Ibe
eighth highest-ranked school for enrollim
women in the nation with 16,294 and tbe
fourth highest-ranked institution for givk
bachelor's degrees to women, with 3,923,
thinks the study of African cul
ture is unknown to many an
probably has a lot toofter.
"Every culture should f
explored,” Coleman said.
Muana has been at A&Mt
three years as an assistantEngfe
professor, and said that althoirf
he could have left after one y-
to teach at another institution, I*
stayed because of the acadeff
standards that A&M maintains.
ence teaching at a predominant
ly white university compared to
Prairie View A&M, which is
predominantly black.
“When I teach, when I inter
act with my students and when
I interact with all my col
leagues, frankly, I don’t see
color,” Muana said.
Muana said that his academ
ic experience and interaction
with students has made him
optimistic about "taking on this
particular mantle” for the
Africana Studies minor.
He said it’s beneficial that
A&M is embracing diversity
with the addition of this minor.
“I see the focus of interaction
really, as being what we are
studying and how we are relat
ing to it,” Muana said.
Brad Coleman a junior polit
ical science major, said he
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