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This page curates KETR's news stories related to Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Discovering Adela Sloss Vento, Mexican-American Civil Rights Activist

Texas A&M University-Commerce hosted a presentation by Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Professor of History and Humanities Dr. Cynthia Orozco. The topic was the life of Adela Sloss Vento, a South Texas civil rights activist whose work is the topic of a forthcoming book by Orozco. Before the presentation, Orozco discussed Sloss Vento and her world with KETR's Mark Haslett.

Credit Texas A&M University-Commerce

Dr. Orozco is also author of No Mexicans, Women or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. Orozco's visit was sponsored by the A&M-Commerce Gender Studies Program, the Department of History, the Latin American and U.S. Latino Studies Minor, and the College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts.

Mark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards.