Yolanda Rodriguez-Escobar

OLLU holds meet-and-greet for exchange student from Mexico

OLLU recently held a meet-and-greet with Raul Barroso, the first exchange student in the university’s partnership with Anáhuac-Puebla University in Mexico.

A Marketing major, Barroso received gifts and a warm welcome from Yolanda Rodriguez-Escobar, Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, OLLU President Abel Chávez and other faculty and staff.

“I enjoy being an exchange student here,” Barroso said. “I’ve been here for two months. I love the university, the campus, the friends, the teachers and the way I’ve been treated.”

Faculty and staff from Anáhuac-Puebla University participated virtually in the meet-and-greet.

OLLU professors visited Anáhuac-Puebla University this past summer. One taught there for three weeks.

Yolanda Rodriguez-Escobar named new director of CMASR

Yolanda Rodriguez-Escobar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Work, has been named the new director of the Center for Mexican American Studies and Research.

A professor in the Worden School of Social Service since 2009, Dr. Rodriguez-Escobar brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the position.

She is a licensed Master Social Worker, has a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and belongs to a number of organizations, among them: The National Association of Social Workers, the Association of Latina/Latino Social Work Educators, the Latino Social Workers Association and the Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS.