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DIVERSITY
AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
The current cohort of MPA students is a diverse group with 37% His-
panic/Latino students, 7% Black, non-Hispanic students, 51% White,
non-Hispanic students and 7% from other ethnicities. Apart from a
strong commitment to maintain a diverse student body, the Texas
State MPA program uses a multi-pronged approach to promote a cli-
mate of inclusivity. Our university offers an "Allies Training" program
which helps "participants with information and resources that will
help eliminate myths, misconceptions, and stereotypes often asso-
ciated with LGBTQIA persons". Dr. Emily Hanks, Dr. Thomas Longo-
ria, and Dr. Nandhini Rangarajan have completed this training and
are now formally recognized as "Allies" of Texas State University. Dr.
Patricia Shields represented our program at the Executive Women
in Texas Government Conference to understand the working climate
for female administrators in the state and to inform potential female
MPA students about our program. Our faculty also participate in the
Conference of Minority Public Administrators and in ASPA's Section
for Women in Public Administration.
Our students work on Applied Research Projects that relate to di-
versity and inclusivity issues, as well. For example, Jill Montoro, fall
2018 MPA graduate, completed a project entitled "Closing the Gap:
The Impact of Minority Teachers on Minority Students' Academic
Performance". We, as a faculty, are committed to giving our students
a culminating experience that is personally meaningful and one
which deepens faculty and students' understanding of diversity and
multicultural issues in public administration through the research
process.
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