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Full Show: Early Voting Turnout, and Mystery Science Theater’s Joel Hodgson (Nov. 2, 2018)

Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Early voting ends today and has already surpassed all of 2014 in Harris County. Then, we discuss how nurses are perceived in culture. Plus, our non-experts break down the week's news. And Joel Hodgson of Mystery Science Theater 3000 discusses the art of mocking bad movies.

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Are We Any Closer to Solving Houston’s Nursing Shortage?

Posted on · Three years ago (June 30, 2014), we talked about the state of nursing in Greater Houston. In particular, we talked about how the industry is addressing the gap between supply and demand, especially as Baby Boomers age and the need for healthcare grows. Are we any closer to closing that gap? What's being done within […]

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Houston’s Place in the Global Economy, and Nursing Shortage Update: Monday’s Show (May 22, 2017)

Posted on · We often hear that Houston is a global city – but what does that mean? The term might be used to describe our area's much-touted cultural diversity. But it could also be used to describe the region's role as an international economic engine. To see just where Houston stacked up on the latter front, researchers […]

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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 […]

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Houston Community College Chancellor Discusses Pressing Issues for the College

Posted on · Houston Community College has been contending with a number of issues in recent years. The Houston Chronicle reported earlier this year on more than 350 acres of land the college owned that went unused. There’s also been controversy surrounding the college’s associate degree nursing program, which was put on probation because the state concluded the […]

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Why HCC’s Nursing Program is On Probation — and Why It Expects Soon Not to Be

Posted on · Houston Community College has faced a fair amount of criticism in recent years for some land development plans that haven't worked out. But while that's gained a lot of notice, and HCC Chancellor Cesar Maldonado admits "course corrections" need to be made, there's another challenge – an academic challenge – facing HCC: Its associate degree […]