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Here’s Where To Use Your Student Discount In Houston
Posted on · Students can visit these cultural places in Houston for an affordable price -- or even free of charge.
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A Growing Gap Between Mental Health Services and Needs on College Campuses
Posted on · A recent report in the Texas Tribune suggests access to mental health care for students on college campuses in Texas is at a breaking point. Counselors are burning out, pay is low and student mental health needs are surging. We learn more from Norma Ngo, the director of the University of Houston's counseling center, and […]
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Battles Over School Funding, Campus Carry and Grier Stepping down: The Year in Houston Education for 2015
Posted on · From legislative and judicial battles over school funding in Texas, to debate on area college campuses over how to implement the state’s new campus carry law, to oral arguments (again) before the Supreme Court over the use of affirmative action in college admissions, there were a lot of big developments in education here in Houston […]
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New College Guide: Texas Schools Earn Top Marks
Posted on · Over the next several weeks, thousands of college-bound Texans will be making their final choice of where they'll be going in the fall. Many of those students have been pouring over college guides before making their decision. But the co-author of a new college guide says those resources don't offer the complete picture a student […]
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What Could Colleges Do Better in Handling and Preventing Sexual Assault?
Posted on · This month, the U.S. Department of Educationâs Office for Civil Rights released a list of colleges being investigated for possible Title IX violations concerning how they handled complaints of sexual violence and harassment. Most of us are familiar with Title IXâs provisions for equal opportunities for women within college athletics, but the law which prohibits […]
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Rice Pres. David Leebron, Good Bad & Ugly of Houston News, & Playing Crumpet the Elf Again and Again: Houston Matters for Fri., Dec. 13, 2013
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 […]