Southwest Kansas

Sisters in southwest Kansas use degrees to set a positive example

(From left to right) Landa and Estrella wear their graduation caps and gowns for portraits on campus, provided by Newman University.

For sisters Samaria Estrella and Mariana Landa, earning their degrees from Newman University was about setting an example for their children.

Newman receives $1.2 million for southwest Kansas partnerships

Kansas Senator Jerry Moran talks with GCCC President Ryan Ruda and Jessica Bird while Alden Stout discusses Newman's SW Kansas partnership with a reporter.

Newman University has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to help fund the launch of its Higher Education Access for Western Kansas Initiative.