By Special to El Paso Matters, El Paso Matters Accessible opportunity for higher education is being eliminated, researchers are being wrongfully vilified and students are under attack. The current presidential administration seeks to defund, deconstruct and ban the Department of Education. 

Johnathan Cereceres Meanwhile, the Texas Legislature seeks to eliminate DEI supports/programs while authoritatively trying to control curriculums for politically unjust reasons. Communities like UTEP and El Paso alike will feel the brunt of these harmful impacts. In the moment when speaking out is most important, UTEP’s executive leadership is silent.  As a Ph.D. student who supports, loves and believes in the institution, UTEP has traditionally served as a guiding pillar for our community. UTEP canno

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