Published on August 15th, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
While in graduate school in the ’70s, Nicolás Kanellos, director of Arte Público Press, scoured the libraries at the University of Texas at Austin for Latino literature but found nothing in one of the top 10 …... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
Three years after UH launched its 3+3 undergraduate and law dual degree program, the Law Center will receive the program’s first cohort as part of the class of 2021. The Honors College, Law Center and College …... Read More →
Published on August 15th, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
As part of the University of Houston Police Department’s effort to increase campus safety measures, announced in March, plans are in place to deploy rifles and body cameras this fall. The initial communication came after the …... Read More →
Published on July 23rd, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
UH’s College of Medicine received an anonymous $3 million donation that will be used to cover the full tuition of the college’s 30-student inaugural class, the University announced Wednesday. “What an absolutely exciting way to welcome …... Read More →
Published on July 3rd, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
An English professor at UH received a voicemail meant for another professor June 18 in which the caller questioned the other professor’s Chinese background, citizenship and loyalty to the United States. “I think that, sadly, minorities …... Read More →
Published on June 21st, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
Gov. Greg Abbot appointed the UH System’s student regent for the upcoming academic year on June 5 — a position within the Board of Regents responsible for overseeing university activities, such as curriculum, budgets and programs …... Read More →
Published on June 20th, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
Sovereign immunity protects Texas and its institutions from lawsuits, granting them certain freedoms, like the ability to take someone’s work without compensation or credit — at least, that’s what UH argued until May, when a Harris …... Read More →
Published on June 12th, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
Three and a half years after the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders made its initial doctoral program proposal, the UH system’s Board of Regents approved the petition in May, moving it to its final destination: …... Read More →
Published on June 5th, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
The Great Recession and the consequential loss of 8.7 million jobs hindered the livelihood of many Americans and dampened their outlook on the future, but Daniel Peña’s career and confidence originated from the historic downturn, as …... Read More →
Published on May 24th, 2018 | by Oscar Aguilar
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at UH received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation in March to conduct and lead THwaites Offshore Research — one of the eight projects of the …... Read More →