NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Senator Ben Ray Lujan has joined the new Hispanic-serving Institutions Senate Caucus. The caucus, created earlier this month for Hispanic Heritage Month, will educate other members of Congress about the importance of colleges with a prominent Hispanic student population.

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It will also work to get them more resources. Lujan is a graduate of New Mexico Highlands University, one of New Mexico’s 24 Hispanic serving institutes.