UHD : Higher Education Headlines: August 9

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12 August, 2021

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Press release from the University of Houston-Downtown: August 09, 2021 Get your daily dose of higher ed headlines. Just a click away. MacKenzie Scott donated $560 million to 23 HBUs. Here are the other things they have in common. The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] What prevents isolation and dropout for nontraditional students? Connection. The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] College and Universities Need More Rappers Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] Texas A&M Offers Free Tuition Prize for Vaccinated Undergrads Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] Texas Universities, Committed to Full Returns, Face Fall Terms with Surging COVID-19 Numbers and No Masks Mandates The Texas Tribune[Free Subscription Required] Downfall of a Dean: How accusations of courting a racist donor derailed a career and disrupted a program. The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Here a List of Colleges that Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Texas A&M Offers Free Tuition Prize for Vaccinated Undergrads Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] Some Texas Colleges to Alter Fall Semester Plans as Delta Variant Spreads Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] Appeals Court Backs Indiana University's Required Vaccines Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] Congress Urged to Earmark Up to $7 billion for Struggling State Colleges Houston Business Journal[Subscription Required] Fading Beacon: The U.S. May Never Regain Its Dominance as a Destination for International Students. Here's why that matters. The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] About the University of Houston-Downtown The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD)—the second largest university in Houston—has served the educational needs of the nation's fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard. Annually, UHD educates more than 15,000 students; boasts more than 54,000 alumni and offers 44 bachelor's, nine master's degree programs and 16 fully online programs within five colleges (Marilyn Davies College of Business; Humanities & Social Sciences; Public Service, Sciences & Technology; and University College). UHD has the most affordable tuition among four-year universities in Houston and one of the lowest in Texas. The University is noted nationally as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, Minority-Serving Institution and Military Friendly School. For more on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit www.uhd.edu. This press release was produced by the University of Houston-Downtown. The views expressed here are the author's own.