Diane Nunez

With the large population of Hispanic students at Texas State, there are a variety of resources that help students pursue their degrees in different fields.

For Diane Nunez, geographic education doctorate student, being surrounded by Hispanic culture, resources and professors positively impacted her education at Texas State.

“At my other school where I did my undergrad, I didn’t have any Hispanic professors,” Nunez said. “I would’ve loved to have someone that looks like me in my classroom. It actually wasn’t until I came to Texas State that I had my first Hispanic professor in the anthropology department. It’s nice to see people that look like you in classrooms and share the same culture.”

From her experience, Nunez advises Hispanic students to embrace their diversity and not fear people will not support it.

“I’ve had so much support, which I’m lucky that I have, but I’m hopeful that it can be like that for other people because I think that’s what’s really helped me continue in my higher education,” Nunez said.