“As a child, James Dolores remembers having conversations with his abuelita (grandmother), who did not speak English. Conversing with her in Spanish created a special connection and, as he grew up, he didn’t want to lose that connection to her or his Hispanic heritage. So he enrolled at CU Denver to learn more about his abuelita’s language. It seemed like the perfect fit out of all the local universities he learned about during high school. ‘[CU Denver] was a commuter school with a diverse student body and a growing population of Latinos,’ said Dolores. ‘That was important to me to have. I wanted to fit in racially, culturally, and economically—especially within the LGBTQ community.’”
