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Yolanda Leyva, Ph.D., an associate professor of history at The University of Texas at El Paso, is among the 12 noted Hispanics who share the stories of their lives as part of 'Presente! A Latino History of the United States,' which opened recently in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C. Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino

UTEP Professor Plays Key Role in New Smithsonian Exhibit

Yolanda Leyva’s unique back story helped her become the trailblazing, award-winning researcher and faculty member from The University of Texas at El Paso featured in the first exhibition and gallery of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL).

The addition of the Public Administration program to the Department of Political Science in 2019 led to the recent renaming of the department, which will benefit the department's students and faculty, said Gaspare Genna, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, left, and Eric Boyer, Ph.D., director of the Public Administration program. Photo by J.R. Hernandez / UTEP Marketing and Communications

UTEP Speaker Series Highlights New Opportunities in Revamped Department

While summer may mean quiet times for some, Ljubinka Andonoska worked the phones and her computer to entice notable individuals to participate in the 2022 “Public Administration in Action” speaker series that will launch in September at The University of Texas at El Paso.

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