As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, we’re spotlighting A&M-San Antonio students who have worked hard, overcome challenges, and are now successfully chasing their dreams. This is the second of five student spotlights. Ruben Reyes has made the most of his time at A&M-San Antonio, from serving as a Jaguar Ambassador to performing with Mariachi Los Jaguares del […]
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Meera Phillips could have easily ended up another unfortunate statistic. She was born in India with intellectual disabilities and a severe speech impediment. Phillips never knew her birth parents and was facing an uncertain future when a family in Atlanta, Georgia, adopted her. Growing up with a cognitive impairment, Phillips faced plenty of challenges, but […]
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Gabriella Villegas, holding an award for 2023 Undergraduate Student Worker of the Year as part of the Jaguar Awards.
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Chloe Bruno has beat the odds. A junior at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Bruno was raised in the foster care system from age 4 to 7. Her grandmother then adopted her and her four siblings, as her mother struggled with addiction issues and her father had been deported. Despite a rocky start to her young […]
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Perla Sifuentes speaking at a La Familia parent graduation ceremony. She is among 178 parents who have participated in La Familia. Upon successful completion of the program, parents can earn up to $1,000 in a one-time institutional scholarship for their student to attend A&M-SA.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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