CAMPer's In The News
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Cynthia Bejarano, Ph.D. ’95, ’97Jan 15, 2026 A Regents Professor in the NMSU College of Arts and Sciences, Cynthia is best known at NMSU for establishing the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), which has allowed 674 students (to date) from migrant farmworker families to obtain an NMSU education. Her many research, civic, and humanitarian projects address issues including gender-based violence and immigrant and farmworker advocacy. (Watch Video) |
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NMSU Regents professor chosen for prestigious USDA fellowshipJul 26, 2024 New Mexico State University Regents professor Cynthia Bejarano was among 32 faculty and staff that the United States Department of Agriculture welcomed to Washington, D. C. earlier this month in the 2024 class of E. Kika De la Garza Fellows. The group was selected from Hispanic Serving Institutions and Hispanic Serving School Districts across the country. (Read More) |
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NMSU CAMP raises farmworkers awareness one bandana at a timeApr 14, 2024 As part of the events for Farmworkers Awareness Week, NMSU CAMP held The Bandana Project, a public awareness campaign that supports sexual violence farmworker survivors, on Tues., March 26 outside of their offices located next to Milton Hall. (Read More) |
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Staff Spotlight: Martha Estrada, College of Arts and SciencesNov 13, 2023 Martha Estrada is the director of the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), whose purpose is to recruit, retain and graduate farmworker college students. The program is under the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University, and Cynthia Bejarano is the principal investigator for the CAMP grant. (Read More) |
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On the border: NMSU undergraduates present immigration research from summer programJul 27, 2023 NMSU Nursing major Fatima Oliveros focused on the toll the often-deadly journey to the southern border can take on migrants emotionally, physically and mentally. She explained why it is necessary to properly accommodate migrants with proper care when they arrive. (Read More) |
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NMSU CAMP program continues to help students succeedApr 28, 2023 New Mexico is home to over 40 million acres of farmland creating a large need for seasonal workers. These jobs are often challenging and can make going to college or assisting their children in college difficult. Martha Estrada with NMSU’s College Assistance Migrant Program or CAMP says that they are here to help. (Read More) |
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NMSU receives $2.4 million, 5-year grant to continue College Assistance Migrant ProgramJun 28, 2022 As the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at New Mexico State University celebrated 20 years of service to students of migrant farmworker families, the program’s success is being recognized with a nearly $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Migrant Education to fund the program through 2027. The new round of funding begins July 1. In addition to federal funds, the program also receives support from the New Mexico state Legislature. (Read More) |
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17th annual NMSU social justice symposium focuses on students cultivating the futureMar 26, 2022 The seeds of farmworker families have grown far and wide in the 20 years since New Mexico State University’s College Assistance Migrant Program began in 2002. During this year’s J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium April 1–2, a panel of these CAMP alumni will share their life stories. (Read More) |
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Mariposas Campesinas art exhibition now open outside Milton HallOct 18, 2021 Artist Jesus Del Rio cut the ribbon for the opening of Mariposas Campesinas, an art installation honoring and thanking farmworkers which opened on Tuesday, Oct. 12. (Read More) |
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NMSU Journeys: Manuel SerranoNov 12, 2021 When most young kids think about summer, they imagine all the fun adventures coming their way, but for Manuel Serrano, who is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree from NMSU in mechanical engineering, he knew. (Watch Video) |
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NMSU’s Upward Bound program at Hatch Valley high school helps prepare students for collegeJan 27, 2020 “The Hatch community as a whole has embraced the TRIO Upward Bound’s presence at Hatch Valley High School,” said Lourdes Ambriz, Upward Bound program director. “The most significant piece of what we do as a program is being available to help our participants, to answer their questions and guide them through the often scary and overwhelming process of enrolling in postsecondary education - especially for our first-generation students. (Read More) |
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NMSU graduate, father of two credits family and CAMP program with his successMay 10, 2019 David Rodriguez will cross the stage to collect his degree this Saturday with hundreds of other graduates at this year’s commencement ceremony at New Mexico State University. He will earn his degree in chemical engineering, but this father-of-two’s non-traditional path began in Mexico, where he was born and raised. (Watch Video) |
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'We live as second-class citizens': what it's like to face border agents every dayMay 3, 2018 The moment that Jorge Rodriguez noticed five armed border patrol agents beginning to surround his car, his first instinct was to tell his 17-year-old cousin, in the passenger seat next to him, to pick up his hands and not make any sudden movements. (Read More) |
