UHD : Higher Education Headlines: August 16

Spring TX

17 August, 2021

1:35 PM

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Press release from the University of Houston-Downtown: August 16, 2021 Get your daily dose of higher ed. Just a click away. On Edge: In America's Hottest COVID Hot Spot, LSU Employees Fear a Full Return to Campus The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Arizona Colleges Institute Mask Requirements in Potential Defiance of Governor's Order The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Washington State University to End Personal, Philosophical Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Delta Variant Raises Questions as Campuses Start Semester Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] UH Receives Pair of $1 million Donations Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] Texas A&M Offers Free Tuition Prize for Vaccinated Undergraduates Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] NCAA Punishes Baylor University, But Not for Mishandling Sexual Violence The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] UT San Antonio Will Start Fall Semester Online Inside Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Stanford University Requires Weekly Testing of Students – Even Though Vaccines Are Required Inside Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] At This West Virginia Campus, There's a $750 Fee for Unvaccinated Students The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] State Higher Ed Funding Looks Positive Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] How much of a relief? Inside Higher Ed[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.