UHD : Higher Education Headlines: October 11

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31 October, 2021

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Press release from the University of Houston-Downtown: October 11, 2021 Get your daily dose of higher ed. Just a click away. Expert View: How to Build 'Mutually Beneficial' Employer-University Relationships Houston Business Journal[Subscription Required] These Were Last Fall's Winners and Losers in Undergraduate Enrollment The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Department to Establish Student Aid Enforcement Office Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] University Consortium Receives $5 million to Expand Latino Humanities Studies, Scholarships Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] College Endowments Soared in 2021 – But That Doesn't Mean a Wave of Cash Houston Business Journal[Subscription Required] University of St. Thomas' First Collegiate esports Team Aims to Redefine 'Gamer' Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] Attention College Presidents: Your endowments are exploding. Time to do something bold. Houston Business Journal[Subscription Required] UTHealth Gets Nearly $4 million from CPRIT to Train Cancer-research Scientists, Researchers Houston Business Journal[Subscription Required] The Future of Community Colleges The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] 'Playing Long Ball": Initiative to Help HBCU's Enhance Career Readiness and Leadership for Students Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] No Return to 'Normal' Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] 'Major Overhaul' of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] Lamar University Fires Two Student Services Administrators for Asking Students About Vaccination Status Inside Higher Ed[Free Subscription Required] Director of Rice University's Baker Institute Set to Retire Houston Chronicle[Subscription Required] Higher Ed's Rocky Reboot: Stretched Supply Chains and Short-Staffed Campuses Have Left Students Hungry and Parents Angry. The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] Is campus life back to normal? The Chronicle of Higher Education[Free Subscription Required] UC Could Add 20,000 Seats for Students by 2030 to Meet Surging Enrollment Demand The Los Angeles Times[Subscription Required] The Future of Higher Ed is Occurring at The Margins 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 60,000 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.