University’s Revamped Spanish Curriculum Embraces the Region’s Diverse Hispanic Culture

University’s Revamped Spanish Curriculum Embraces the Region’s Diverse Hispanic Culture

Tapping into the region’s rich Hispanic heritage, A&M-San Antonio has rolled out a new academic program that embraces the nuances of the Spanish language and supports students’ rich cultural backgrounds.    Dr. Elena Foulis, assistant professor in the University’s Department of Language, Literature and Arts, helped spearhead the new program, dubbed Spanish in the United States. The revamped curriculum shifts from teaching Spanish as […]

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San Antonio Area Foundation Awards $45,000 Grant to Texas A&M-San Antonio Institute for Autism and Related Disorders

San Antonio Area Foundation Awards $45,000 Grant to Texas A&M-San Antonio Institute for Autism and Related Disorders

The Texas A&M-San Antonio Institute for Autism and Related Disorders (IARD) has been awarded $45,000 from the San Antonio Area Foundation. The grant, which will be paid in installments over the next three years, supports the IARD’s general operating expenses. The money will help the institute enhance accessibility to essential autism services in Bexar County and […]

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Communications Internship Course Launches Graduates’ Journalism Careers

Communications Internship Course Launches Graduates’ Journalism Careers

By: Sam Boykin After bonding during their first semester at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Sarah Cervera and Lily Celeste interned together at KSAT 12, and in June, they will launch their broadcast journalism careers at KRGV Channel 5 in the Rio Grande Valley.    Both San Antonio natives, Cervera and Celeste started at A&M-SA in […]

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After a 15-year Career in the Marines, A&M-SA student Jesse Lopez is Starting His Life’s Next Chapter

After a 15-year Career in the Marines, A&M-SA student Jesse Lopez is Starting His Life’s Next Chapter

By: Sam Boykin   Marine Cpl. Jesse Lopez was driving an armored Humvee through the dangerous streets of Fallujah, Iraq, when he spotted something that just didn’t look right.   Lopez and his three passengers were in the middle of an eight-truck convoy conducting a reconnaissance mission as part of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq following 9/11. […]

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