UHD : Higher Education Headlines: September 27

Meyerland TX

04 October, 2021

10:06 AM

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Press release from the University of Houston-Downtown: September 27, 2021 Get your daily dose of higher ed headlines. Just a click away. Opinion: To Increase in Texas' Future, Increase Support for Pell Grants Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] College President Turnover Sees Uptick in 2021. What's Driving the Churn? Houston Business Journal[Subscription Required] Review: The Dystopian Delta University The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] The UT-Austin Liberty Institute? What's that?Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] Expanding Local Community College Transfer Pathways Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] Rice Gets $100 million Grant for Future Student Center, New Endowments Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] College Board Plans 'Lighter, Shorter' CSS Profile – Now Free for Families Earning Less Than $100K The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] TSU Law Students Voice Concerns About Technology Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] Surviving Among The Giants The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] How Rick Singer's 'Side Door' Worked in College Admissions Scandal The Wall Street Journal[Subscription Required] UT-Austin Attempts to Calm Faculty Concerns Over Planned Liberty Institute Organized With Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Conservative Donors The Texas Tribune[Free Subscription Required] Higher Ed: Short Term and Long Term Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] Why Men are Disappearing on Campus The Wall Street Journal[Subscription Required] Climbing Toward Vaccine Compliance Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] A 'Forceful Voice' for Community Colleges 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.