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Rice senior chosen for 'college-quince', thanks to HACER for Hispanic Heritage Month highlight
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we're focusing on the quinceañera tradition, a birthday rite of passage for 15-year-old girls in the Hispanic community.Anna Tetrault's recent quinceañera celebration featured the familiar formal dress, food, and cake, but she didn't celebrate it as a 15-year-old.The celebration came much later for her as a student at Rice University."Living in an area where my high school was, I think, maybe 2% Hispanic, it was not something I was super aware of," Tetrault explained.RELATED: ABC13 and ¡Que Onda! Magazine join forces to empower Latin and Hispanic voicesThe Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice,...
Meet the 2024 CITGO Distinguished Scholars
SEE 2022/23 CITGO DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR PROFILESBrowse the student profiles by selecting a category below. Sponsored By CITGO believes in being an active member in the communities where we operate. In fact, our commitment to making a positive impact has always been a hallmark of CITGO operations. For more than 100 years, we have demonstrated this commitment through our established social and development programs, just like the Distinguished Scholars initiative.
Baylor College of Medicine announces opening timeline for Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower
Baylor College of Medicine continues construction on the new Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower located at the Texas Medical Center. (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine) Officials with Baylor College of Medicine are estimating to open its $100 million medical education and research building, the 503,000-square-foot Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, in 2026.
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