The National Science Foundation has officially killed the grant it awarded in January 2024 to a UTEP-led collaborative, which could have brought $160 million to the region.
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EPCC helps design state program for adults without high school diplomas
Over 4 million Texans, including 30,000 El Pasoans, age 25 and older haven’t earned a high school diploma. EPCC is helping design a state program that allows people to earn a diploma and credential at the same time.
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Baylor professor, radiologist named Texas Tech Health El Paso medical school dean
The new Rick and Ginger Francis Endowed Dean of the Foster School of Medicine is a longtime physician and executive in academic and health care sectors.
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Status of Texas’ in-state tuition leaves El Paso colleges, students off balance
Tens of thousands of undocumented college students who live in Texas are uncertain about their academic future after the state’s recent decision to revoke in-state tuition, which could make higher education too expensive for them.
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UTEP grads hopeful on teacher job search as districts face tough times
Between layoffs, school closures and financial deficits, El Paso-area school districts are expected to hire fewer teachers for the 2025-26 academic year than in the past. That has left some recent UTEP graduates concerned about their futures as educators.
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Bill to demolish, rebuild UTEP’s Union West expected to go to governor
The State Senate this week passed House Bill 2853 that will allow the University of Texas at El Paso to demolish and rebuild Student Union West, refurbish parts of Union East and raise student fees to help pay for the planned actions. Now the legislation, approved Tuesday after it passed in the House of Representatives […]
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UTEP library’s Special Collections is a ‘treasure trove’ of history
From hard-core historians to people interested in family trees – or peccadilloes – researchers will find the mother lode in the C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department at the top floor of UTEP’s University Library. The University of Texas at El Paso department houses about 800 collections that includes art, books, music, manuscripts, documents, photographs, microfilm, […]
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1 year later: NSF suspension of UTEP-led aerospace grant remains mystery
Mystery continues to surround a year-old decision by the National Science Foundation to suspend a prestigious UTEP-led research project that El Paso elected officials called “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” and could have meant up to $160 million for the region.
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Mooy, Mendez win EPCC board elections; Olivas Graham wins reelection unopposed
Diana Mooy won in the race for EPCC’s open District 6 seat, while District 4 incumbent Jesus Mendez avoided a runoff to win his seat. Carmen Olivas Graham ran unopposed and will keep her District 5 seat for a fourth six-year term.
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UTEP’s fundraising leader under Title IX investigations
Jake Logan, who leads the University of Texas at El Paso’s fundraising team, has not been in the office for months as he faces in-house investigations into allegations of inappropriate conduct.