Published on April 1st, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
From whiskey and wine tasting to discussions about politics and apocalypse, The Honors College’s 21st award-winning fundraiser, The Great Conversation, welcomed a variety of conversations between professors, students and donors during its banquet. The Great Conversation …... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
From grade school to college, students have been taught that the beginning of a story is the lungs, the rising action is the veins and the climax is the heart of a tale, but an author …... Read More →Published on March 21st, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
Two months ago, the shooting on the Lone Star College campus brought the nationwide debate on gun control too close to home. Some UH students are speaking out about the movement to allow licensed concealed handgun …... Read More →Published on March 6th, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
In the next eight months, 4,720 low-income students in Texas will lose their financial aid, and another 1,450 students will either lose or be unable attain work-study jobs because of the sequester that went into effect …... Read More →
Published on March 4th, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
The desert, known for its isolation and solidarity, has become a teaching inspiration of hospitality and social responsibility for author Rubén Martinez. Martinez, a former UH creative writing professor and Emmy Award-winning journalist, returned to UH on …... Read More →Published on March 2nd, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
The effects of the nation’s sequestration that is an impending $85 billion in federal spending cuts is expected to trickle down to UH, cutting funds for research and financial aid. At midnight Friday, the government began …... Read More →
Published on February 25th, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
Technology, Entertainment and Design talks have been led by some of the brightest minds of this generation such as Steve Jobs and Stephen Hawking, and The Honors College has brought these intellectual and inspiring conversations home. …... Read More →
Published on February 25th, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
Steve Jobs had begun to see a connection between Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and himself, said biographer Walter Isaacson on Friday at the Farfel Distinguished Lecture. “I got a phone call from (Jobs) — and I …... Read More →
Published on February 11th, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
Chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, explained to a group of UH students Thursday that, in regards to the United States and Iranian relationship, “we need not be enemies.” Many college students …... Read More →
Published on February 7th, 2013 | by Mary Dahdouh
Although noise from construction around campus has been ongoing, the commotion and excitement for the projects being built have just begun. Don Yackley, the director of residential life and housing, revealed the features and amenities of …... Read More →
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