Published on June 29th, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
The University will release a revised schedule entailing every courses’s final mode of delivery on July 14, according to a statement released by Provost Paula Myrick Short. The statement emphasized classes that students have enrolled in …... Read More →
Published on June 22nd, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences dean Antonio Tillis has been appointed as the interim president of UH-Downtown, the UH System announced Monday, taking over the post July 2. Tillis will be taking over the …... Read More →
Published on June 13th, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
The University will be encouraging people to wear masks or face coverings in preparation for the fall semester, President Renu Khator said in a statement on June 12. The masks are simply an encouragement for students, …... Read More →
Published on June 11th, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
The National Residence Hall Honorary chapter at UH received coveted awards from regional and national conferences this past academic year. President of NRHH biomedical engineering junior Patrick Calderon won two awards himself, the Diamond Values award …... Read More →
Published on June 8th, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
The University will be instituting a 7.5 percent budget reduction for fiscal year 2021 beginning Sept. 1 due to UH’s loss of revenue these past few months because of the coronavirus pandemic, President Renu Khator said …... Read More →
Published on June 3rd, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
UH campuses, including, in Sugar Land and Katy, will partially reopen on a voluntary basis on June 8 after 12 weeks of being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, President Renu Khator said on Tuesday in …... Read More →
Published on June 1st, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
President Renu Khator on Monday spoke out against “systemic racism and inequity” after the death of George Floyd, a Third Ward native who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. “Mr. Floyd was a member …... Read More →
Published on June 1st, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
Although they were shut down in late May, the Starship Technologies fleet of autonomous robots on campus will be back to delivering food when most students return to campus in Fall 2020. The robots, which began …... Read More →
Published on May 25th, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
UH projects fall enrollment will be down by up to 5 percent because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a finance report from last Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting. Administration and finance chief Jim McShan said …... Read More →
Published on May 22nd, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
Former state lawmaker Kirk Watson was officially introduced as the Hobby School of Public Affairs’ founding dean on Thursday at the Board of Regents meeting. Watson, who served as Austin’s mayor from 1997 to 2001 and …... Read More →