Higher Education Headlines: November 8
By Sheryl E. Taylor
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College Finances are Being Eaten From The Inside
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Progress Report: UH Offers Sneak Peek at College of Medicine Building
Houston Business Journal
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Free College is Dead in Congress, But It’s Alive and Well in the States
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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The Chronicle Review: Totalitarianism Takes Aim at Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Three University of Florida experts couldn’t testify on a voting-rights law. This professor had no trouble.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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The Edge: The Tech Challenges Ahead
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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From Crisis Comes Opportunity
Inside Higher Ed
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Advocates Say Rice, City are Leaving Community Out of Ion’s ‘Community Benefits Sgreement’
Houston Chronicle
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Is a massive dorm project ‘inspired and revolutionary’ or ‘billionaire egomania’?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Admissions as a game of chance? New research says lotteries could decrease diversity.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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A Sinking Student Housing Empire
The New York Times
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Higher Education’s Role in The Great Resignation
Inside Higher Ed
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Rice University Announces $2 billion Fundraising Campaign to Fund New Programs, Campus Improvements
Houston Chronicle
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Financial Aid Offices Face Staffing Shortages
Inside Higher Ed
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The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and 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 approximately 14,000 students, boasts more than 66,000 alumni, and offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and 19 online programs within four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences and Technology. UHD has one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UHD among the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Applied Administration and Best Online Master’s Programs in Criminal Justice, as well as a Top Performer in Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked UHD one of the best colleges in the U.S. for its 2024 rankings, with notable distinctions: No. 1 for diversity (tied) and No. 3 for student experience. The University is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a Minority-Serving Institution, and a Military Friendly School. For more information on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit uhd.edu.
