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 […]
Read MoreEdward Westermann Named 2023 Piper Professor
On May 1, 2023, the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation announced the selection of Texas A&M University-San Antonio Regents Professor of History Edward B. Westermann as a Piper Professor of 2023. Westermann is one of 10 professors awarded the distinction in the State of Texas. Selections are based on nominations submitted by each college or university […]
Read MoreAfter 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. […]
Read MoreRepurposing Shakespeare
Professors Aim to Change the Way the Bard is Taught by Highlighting Border Artforms By Sam Boykin What started as an interdisciplinary collaboration between college professors about culture, literature and education has evolved into a dynamic new publication called The Bard in the Borderlands: An Anthology of Shakespeare Appropriations en La Frontera. The first of […]
Read MoreOpening Doors to Opportunity
11-Month MBA Student Makes History as Part of Program’s First Cohort By Brance D. Arnold When Vanessa Favela ’22 began her studies at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, she initially thought business administration would be her path. Then Favela decided to pivot and switched her major to biology, though she admits she did not know much […]
Read MoreBridging the Gap Between Education and Culture Through Art
Neil Armstrong Elementary provides families opportunities for creative bonding with their children. By Mariah Gonzalez In November 2020, A&M-SA professors Dr. Karen Burgard, Dr. Elisabeth Krimbill, Dr. Katherine Espinoza, Dr. Kimberly Stephenson, Dr. Karen Kohler, Dr. Melissa Jozwiak and Justin Korver were awarded the CULTIVAR grant, a $3.35 million grant from the U.S. Department of […]
Read MoreA Heart for Justice
Graduate aims to change lives and make a difference by protecting the innocent By Brance D. Arnold Praise Onabanjo holds a lifelong dream to become a criminal defense attorney and stand up for the rights of the innocent. Though born in Minnesota, Onabanjo’s family hails from Nigeria and moved back to the country when she […]
Read MoreUniversity Awards Scholarships to Southwest Legacy High School Students
Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA), in part of its ongoing commitment to making college affordable, is awarding hundreds of San Antonio high school seniors with scholarship opportunities. On February 21, A&M-SA kicked off the financial aid awarding season with an event at Southwest Legacy High School, an ASPIRE Network school. The University presented a check […]
Read MoreIn a Social Mood
Associate Professor Awarded Inaugural Grant Named in His Honor By Brance D. Arnold Does social mood influence our social attitudes and actions? What part does social mood play in influencing our social behavior, particularly in areas such as politics, pop culture, financial markets and the economy? How do societal ethics, philosophies and norms impact economics? […]
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