Jesus Flores was not sure how his learning disability would affect his plans to attend college, but a suggestion from an El Paso Community College financial aid adviser prior to the fall 2023 semester seems to have put him on a path to success – and he’s not alone. Flores, a 2023 graduate of El […]
Daniel Perez
El Paso Matters
Higher education reporter for El Paso Matters in partnership with Open Campus.
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UTEP to use faculty survey results to enhance campus’ AI strategy
A University of Texas at El Paso team plans to conduct a survey this spring and act on the data to offer UTEP instructors the necessary help to address the growing capabilities and complexities of artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT. Jeff Olimpo, director of the campus’ Institute for Scholarship, Pedagogy, Innovation and Research Excellence, said the […]
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EPCC to launch welding courses for La Tuna inmates this spring
This is the latest effort between the two entities to prepare people who are incarcerated to transition back into society.
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‘Better FAFSA’ overcomes early struggles; additional delays expected
The new FAFSA, the key to unlocking financial aid dollars for college, went live Jan. 8 after a bumpy nine-day soft launch. Despite occasional glitches, the new system seems to be living up to its promise of being faster and simpler to fill out. The U.S. Department of Education announced that more than 1 million students successfully […]
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EPCC launches Family College to benefit two generations of students
Michelle Soto knows how difficult it can be to find affordable child care. The married mother of three young children, ages 7, 6 and almost 2, juggles her family responsibilities with math and writing classes at El Paso Community College to strengthen the English skills she will need to pursue her Associate of Applied Science […]
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Experts advise students to prepare for December launch of ‘Better’ FAFSA
In Texas, the high school classes of 2021 and 2022 left almost $886 million in Pell Grants unclaimed by not completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA. That is in spite of the state’s mandatory FAFSA completion policy that started during the 2021-22 academic year. Results of an Urban Institute study published […]
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UTEP researcher on team to develop student-focused Carnegie classification
The American Council on Education recently announced its effort to create a social and economic mobility classification for higher education institutions that will measure student access and outcomes – and one of the voices at the table belongs to a University of Texas at El Paso researcher. Anne-Marie Nuñez, executive director of UTEP’s Diana Natalicio […]
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Recruiter logs 27,000 miles annually to promote EPCC, higher ed to rural high schools
Arlena Lege — a self-described recruiter for El Paso Community College — regularly visits rural campuses to talk about admissions deadlines, new programs, and work-study opportunities.
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Texas Tech doctors share orthopedic insights through fantasy football podcast
Two Texas Tech University instructors share their medical knowledge by analyzing players’ injuries in a fantasy football podcast.
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EPCC students use learned skills, knowledge to shave time off courses
El Paso Community College offers competency-based education courses to allow students to fast-forward through material they have already mastered.