Podcasts

Lowbrow Palace presents Feria de Agave, a large-scale festival which celebrates agave spirits.

From Florida, with a quick stop in Virginia, this volume of We Are UT El Paso we are joined by Education professor, Ericka Mein; always surrounded by teachers and school-related workers in her family, she has always been interested in teaching, and learning. She developed a special interest in learning about Latin America and had the wish to learn Spanish. This pushed her to volunteer in going abroad on a scholarship to Ecuador where she spent all the time that she was not teaching, learning about the culture and the language.Dr. Mein is currently the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Educator Preparation.Additional Links:Dean Mein’s Faculty Profile: https://hb2504.utep.edu/Home/Profile?username=elmein2

The El Paso Independent School District is planning to close several schools in response to a sharp decline in enrollment. Superintendent Diana Sayavedra told El Paso Matters the district doesn’t know how many of its 76 campuses will be affected.