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UPDATE: Person Of Interest Identified In HCC Social Media Threat
Posted on · The enhanced security measures announced earlier today will remain in place
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Some Lawmakers Think Free Speech Is Endangered At Texas Colleges. But What Can They Do About It?
Posted on · Free speech on campus has become a hot-button issue, but it’s unclear how lawmakers can better protect it — or if they need to.
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Sexual Assault on Campus, Foreign Exchange Students, and the Tontons: Houston Matters for Thursday, October 23, 2014
Posted on · Two former University of Houston students are suing the school claiming they were denied due process after being expelled following an investigation in connection with an alleged sexual assault on campus. In November 2011, Ryan McConnell's girlfriend Natalie Plummer recorded video of him cheating on her with another female student. Both McConnell and the other […]
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Dan Patrick Backs Out of Debate & UH On Most Beautiful Campuses List: The Good The Bad & The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From State Senator Dan Patrick backing out of a closed-door debate in River Oaks, because the press wasn’t invited, to a high-speed street race by Woodlands teenagers apparently emulating a new movie, to the University of Houston as one of the “most beautiful” campuses anywhere, we explore The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in […]
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What Are the Challenges & Opportunities Facing Rice University?
Posted on · In the collective history of Rice University, it has had just seven Presidents. The current President, David Leebron, assumed that role in 2004, and in the years since, Rice has seen significant increases in undergraduate enrollment, the launch of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, new residential colleges, new buildings on campus, and visits from […]
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Looking at University Security and Psychology Programs in the Wake of the Lone Star College Stabbings
Posted on · Tuesday's stabbing attack which injured more than a dozen people at Lone Star College's Cy-Fair campus was followed Thursday by a pair of bomb threats at St. Thomas University. These incidents underscore the need for college campuses to provide a secure learning environment for students. One step many campuses have taken in recent years is […]
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Houston Matters for Friday, April 12, 2013
Posted on · The last day of Alex Brown's life began like many others. The 17 year old Seagraves High School senior hopped in her truck, and began the drive to her Lubbock, Texas-area school. Along the way, she began texting, a distraction which led to her rolling her truck. She was ejected from the vehicle and died. […]