Jones said that the students are aware that Houston has important ties with Latin America and that learning a second language improves career opportunities.
Because of a state budgetary crisis, UH was unable to add enough classes to fill the demand.
[3] Around 1987 the school revised its first and second year Spanish courses to emphasize reading, speaking, understanding, and writing skills.
Jones said that most students demand an emphasis on practical knowledge of Spanish, instead of a concentration on culture and literature found in traditional language courses.
[3] The college offers several publications including Gulf Coast, a literary journal, and its undergraduate counterpart Glass Mountain and Houston History Magazine, published by the Center for Public History.