Cathy Duarte Gastélum
Cathy Duarte Gastélum, a candidate in the Mexican American Studies Doctoral Program at the University of Arizona with a minor in Educational Leadership, and an Adjunct Professor at Pima Community College, seeks opportunities to motivate Latino students to seek higher education.
Believing in creating a pipeline and access to higher education fr underrepresented students, Cathy Duarte Gastélum brought a group of students from Ajo High School to visit the University of Arizona. The students met with faculty members from the Mexican American Studies Department and staff from 1st Cats. As a first generation college students and graduate from Tucson's Pueblo High School, representation is important for Cathy, and therefore she demonstrates her passion for the Latinx cultural identity and education by providing opportunities for students early on.
Visit the UA Mexican American Studies Department website to learn more about Cathy Duarte Gastélum
To read more, follow the story featuring Cathy Duarte Gastélum in the La Estrella de Tucson.
Ajo HS Students visiting campus and wearing 1st cats T-shirts
Ajo HS students visiting campus and talking with UA students
Ajo HS Students in front of Old Main
Ajo students visiting UA and speaking with faculty from the Mexican American Studies Department
Ajo HS Students visiting UA and posing in front of the Cesar Chavez Sign
Ajo HS Students visiting UA and visiting the Immigrant Student Resource Center
Ajo HS Students visiting UA and visiting the UA Mexican American Studies Department