Houston Matters
Houston’s evolving mayoral race (April 10, 2023)
Posted on · On Monday's show: The race for the city's top job keeps getting more interesting, even with the election seven months away.
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Energy & Environment
Houston Energy Companies Need More Advanced Tech Workers. Their Own Culture Could Get In The Way
Posted on · Houston energy companies say there is a major gap between what skills their current workforce has, and what they’ll need for a low-carbon future.
Education
Is Your Houston-Area School Open Now That The Winter Storm Has Passed?
Posted on · As power outages continue, many K-12 schools, colleges and universities have announced closures through the end of the week.
Energy & Environment
Exxon Was Hit Hard In 2020. How It Rebounds Could Shape Houston’s Future
Posted on · Like many oil and gas companies, ExxonMobil had a rough 2020. But what does that mean for Houston?
News
5 Ways Higher Ed Could Change In The Fall
Posted on · Expect a new normal with social distancing, at least some remote learning and increased financial pressure at higher ed institutions.
Houston Matters
Should More Texas Community Colleges Be Allowed to Offer Four-Year Degrees?
Posted on · (Above: A class at Lone Star College. Photo: Laura Isensee | Houston Public Media) Right now, just three community colleges in the state of Texas are allowed to offer four-year bachelor's degrees. Houston's Lone Star College is not one of them, but wants to be. Lone Star College Chancellor Dr. Steve Head argues allowing schools […]
Full Show
Community Colleges Offering 4-Year Degrees, and Mystery Author Philip Kerr: Thursday’s Show (April 13, 2017)
Posted on · (Above: A class at Lone Star College. Photo: Laura Isensee | Houston Public Media) Right now, just three community colleges in the state of Texas are allowed to offer four-year bachelor's degrees. Houston's Lone Star College is not one of them, but wants to be. Lone Star College Chancellor Dr. Steve Head argues allowing schools […]
News
Lone Star College Holds Workshops To Address Immigration Actions By President Trump
Posted on · The college has more than 3,000 foreign students and nine of them are from countries impacted by the travel ban.
Education News
New Texas Southern University President Has Plan To Increase Enrollment
Posted on · Dr. Austin Lane is the former vice chancellor at Lone Star College.
News
Research At A Local Cemetery Can Help It Become A Texas Landmark
Posted on · The Mueschke Cemetery is located in Spring and its oldest graves date back to the late 1870s.
Politics
Congressman Brady Touts Equal Treatment of Public Servants Bill In The Woodlands
Posted on · The provision cuts the retirement benefits of public sector workers, such as teachers, who worked a second job in the private sector to make ends meet.
Education News
In Harris County, High School Students Seeking College Credit Find An Open Market
Posted on · A new law for Harris County allows students more community college options and also lifts the three-course limit for dual credit.
Education News
Would Colleges Be Safer If Guns Were Allowed On Campus?
Posted on · Hundreds of students and faculty members took part in a forum on open carry at Lone Star College Monday. It comes as legislators in Austin debate rewriting gun control laws to allow weapons in more public places.
Houston Matters
Houston Production of ‘Doubt’ Examines an Uncertain World
Posted on · Lone Star College-CyFair's drama department presents John Patrick Shanley's play Doubt, A Parable from March 27 to April 12. The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play was written just a decade ago but is set in a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964. It explores what happens when a nun, without direct evidence, suspects […]
Education News
Coming to Community Colleges: New Ratings, Maybe Free Tuition
Posted on · The changes are coming from the Obama administration and would impact higher education in Texas.