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UNG “likely” on its way to becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution
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University of North Georgia -Gainesville student Nataly Morales Villa has prepared a report on Hispanic enrollment trends at the school and how UNG could become a Hispanic serving institution which would open up new grant and funding opportunities, student services and curriculum to meet this demographic’s needs. - photo by Scott Rogers
Nataly Morales Villa is just one of thousands of new students from Hispanic immigrant households who have enrolled at the University of North Georgia in recent years, particularly at the school’s Gainesville campus.But her reasons for enrolling may not be the same as her peers, and so Villa is on a quest to discover just what opportunities and advantages are luring Hispanic students to UNG.