This was the nursing department’s first in-person graduation since 2019.
Jewél Jackson
Higher education reporter for El Paso Matters, in partnership with Open Campus.
College seniors have changing expectations for post-graduation
“Things have radically shifted in the past 20 years and there’s much more attention to the fact that people need to change course because the world is changing.”
Border Patrol to allow Mexican parents of UTEP graduates to cross border for commencement
The agreement is a prominent departure from U.S. and Mexican policies that have closed the 2,000-mile land border to all but essential travel since March 21, 2020.
How the pandemic is challenging college career centers
A UTEP graduate got help from the school’s career center but says he struggled to get interviews until he paid $200 to a resume service. A national expert says university career services need an overhaul.
Food insecurity becomes a growing concern for college students
A recent survey of El Paso Community College students found that two out of five experienced food insecurity.
UTEP network outage is ‘unreasonably long,’ cybersecurity expert says
After three weeks of its network systems not fully being restored, the University of Texas at El Paso has yet to provide details about what caused the networks to fail.
In a border region, international students experience hardships during COVID-19
“They make you feel like you are doing something bad when the only thing you are trying to do is going to school,” said a student from Mexico who attends the University of Texas at El Paso.
UTEP and El Paso Community College try to reclaim students after enrollment declines
The pandemic caused thousands of students in El Paso to at least temporarily pause their pursuit of higher education.
Here are higher education issues that I’ll focus on in El Paso
I have been giving myself a crash course on the educational scene in the city.