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UH to adopt four-year fixed tuition
The Board of Regents approved the four-year fixed tuition rate plan Tuesday after asking the Texas Legislature for a delay in the implementation of the option until Fall 2014 earlier in the semester. The University...
Piper award picks professor
Many educators teach to give something back to their students, to prepare their students for success, and nevertheless to teach what they love. Mathematics professor Jeffrey J. Morgan has continued to prove to himself...
Khator overhauls academic affairs
UH is undergoing an influx of redesigns, construction zones and remodeling; yet the biggest Cougar face lift is happening within the office of academic affairs. These eight administrators will lose their positions under President...
Scholarship aims to encourage women in construction field
University of Houston women majoring in construction management have the opportunity to receive the first College of Technology Women in Construction Scholarship, which was introduced this spring. "There's not enough people reaching out or educating...
Quaid addresses fellow Cougars at graduation
Dennis Quaid is becoming one well-decorated alumnus, after receiving the President's Medallion at Saturday's graduation ceremony and receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award just last year. Quaid recently tied up the first season on his TV...
Provost search has end in sight
After a semester of UH lacking a senior vice chancellor and this month's open forums, the Provost Search Committee nears its adjournment. Foley The finalists are Henry Foley, vice president of Research and dean of...
Persecuted student prevails, wins election
After being the target of anti-gay attacks throughout his campaign for vice president of the Student Government Association at the University of Houston-Downtown, junior Kristopher Sharp and his running mate, Isaac Valdez, were victorious...
State funds shrink, tuition increases
Administrators from the Provost’s Office and the Division of Administration and Finance discussed tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year in last week’s forum, including an increase in tuition. In the last 30 years,...
Commencements to cause congestion
As commencement ceremonies go underway this weekend, Hofheinz Pavilion will be packed with people – but so will the streets surrounding the University. UHPD said they expect delays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on...
Staff Council huddles up to brainstorm
The members of the Staff Council took a break from their more formal meeting style and adopted a discussion-oriented event called Conversations with Staff Council. The council broke into groups to brainstorm different hot...