Jewél Jackson

Other campuses, including Austin and San Antonio, have made the lifesaving medication available to campus police, students, and professors.

Students with a family income of up to $75,000 will be eligible starting next fall.

Former State Sen. Joe Christie talks about the genesis of El Paso Community College, its role in the region, and a new scholarship named for its first board chair.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged to end tenure for new faculty hires at the state’s public colleges when the Texas Legislature reconvenes next year.

The new directive comes after President Heather Wilson announced a $1,200 one-time merit payment to faculty and staff who qualified for university benefits. That payment did not include some adjunct professors.

The one-time payment is a thank you for their work during the pandemic.

The Texas Faculty Association urged the delay of in-person learning. Leaders said they would be closely monitoring data but were moving ahead.

Among the moments that made them proud: The first in-person commencement in two years and when a first-year dental student repaired their president’s tooth.

A revised approach includes goals for older adults to gain new skills and will count more short-term credentials toward state targets.

Only 6 percent of tenured faculty in the United States are Hispanic. At UTEP, 30% are. Here’s why that matters.