Published on July 15th, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
The Quad is still set to house students in the upcoming fall semester and has come to an agreement regarding the underpaid workers. While the building has been under construction, a group of workers filed claims …... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2020 | by Sydney Rose
This Tuesday, Provost Paula Myrick Short sent out a statement with a description of the class delivery formats and an update on the fall class schedule. The three types of course delivery that will be offered …... Read More →
Published on July 14th, 2020 | by The Cougars News Services
The immigration policy calling for the removal of international students who aren’t taking in-person classes has been rescinded by the Trump administration, according to the Associated Press. After the policy was initially announced, institutions such as …... Read More →
Published on July 13th, 2020 | by Donna Keeya
A petition requesting a one credit hour course, designed to prevent the removal of international students, has over 2,200 signatures. The petition started by law student Lama Zakzok was created in response to Immigration and Customs …... Read More →
Published on July 13th, 2020 | by Cristobella Durrette
Half of all requests for police presence at Greek life events on campus in the 2019-2020 academic year were filed by historically African American fraternities, according to records acquired from UHPD. Out of four special event …... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2020 | by Bobby Nguyen
A $1 million dollar fund to support faculty research on racism and COVID-19 will be launched at the University, President Renu Khator announced following a similar research fund started by Rice University. As the latest addition to …... Read More →
Published on July 12th, 2020 | by Shivani Parmar
TeachHOUSTON, a program focused around aspiring STEM teachers, offered three weeks of free daily online educational activities for sixth to ninth grade students. Throughout each day, the students were able to learn about different STEM topics …... Read More →
Published on July 9th, 2020 | by Lauren Gonzalez
The Student Government Association plans on taking initiative to change policy and raise awareness surrounding sexual assault on campus, advocating for more UHPD training to better comfort the survivors. Policy changes should be in the best …... Read More →
Published on July 9th, 2020 | by Olivia Tran
In light of the current national turmoil, the Honors College will be offering two courses in Fall 2020 that relate to the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. Writing About Plagues and Peoples, with …... Read More →
Published on July 9th, 2020 | by Cristobella Durrette
International students at the University will be required to leave the country if their courses remain entirely online this fall, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday. The federal guidance will prohibit the U.S. Department of State …... Read More →
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