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Ahead of Higher Ed: Students ‘like’ prospective universities
As social media spread, it is only a matter of time before universities use this growth and youth attraction for recruiting purposes. In a poll conducted by the higher education consulting firm Art and...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: MOOC company to partner with Google
Many successful business plans eventually include collaboration with a bigger, well-known company. Massive open online course companies aren’t any different. EdX, the MOOC provider for the University...
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UH Marketing reveals something brand new
UH is constantly evolving. Every semester, there are new students, faculty, courses and more. Just as a growing teenager needs new clothes, the University needs a refreshed brand and marketing...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Administrators get high-tech
On Monday, Harvard University announced it created a new position within its administration that will focus on education technology, such as massive open online courses. This new “vice provost of...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Khator to contribute to Tribune Festival
Last year, President and Chancellor Renu Khator represented UH during the Texas Tribune Festival’s “Chancellor Confidential” segment. | File photo/The Daily Cougar UH President and Chancellor Renu...
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Khator presents UH as the future of higher education
President Renu Khator talked about the future of higher education at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. | Natalie Harms/The Daily Cougar AUSTIN — At the first higher education panel event of the 2013...
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Texas Tribune Festival touts discussions of higher education
AUSTIN — For the Texas Tribune, higher education plays a prominent role in its nonprofit, politics-oriented coverage. It was only obvious that it would be a big part of the organization’s annual,...
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Khator aims to make UH the school for all
President and Chancellor Renu Khator joined the panel on “Higher Education in 2038” at the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday in Austin. Khator advocated for universities to prioritize student success...
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UH branded as limitless
Imagine having to summarize everything UH is working for — to both its community and those on the outside looking in — into one simple phrase that will inspire all marketing, advertising and donation...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Shutdown ramifications permeate to UH
Though assumed to be small, the effects on public higher education institutions resulting from the government’s shutdown, which occurred on Monday after Congress failed to agree on the Appropriation...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Proving college pays off
It is perpetually well-known that a degree earns college graduates more money than individuals holding only high school diplomas. But what tends to fluctuate is how much the degree is worth. The...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Prospective students experience application complications
There are a lot of inopportune moments to have technical difficulties, and trying to fill out your college application the day before it’s due is probably one of the worst. In anticipation of Tuesday’s...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Cost of college takes a hike
Tuition is rising everywhere for many reasons, and federal funds aren’t increasing enough to offset the the augmentation of tuition. According to a study done by The College Board, universities have...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: If you build it, they might come
UH, like Colorado State University, which is pinning down details for a new stadium, hopes that with the construction of the new football stadium, it will draw in more impressive recruits. | File...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Knowing the SFACts
The Student Fees Advisory Committee is currently in its week full of meetings with the more than 30 fee-funded unit that make presentations requesting money for the upcoming fiscal year. At the...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: First lady leads education initiative
Michelle Obama branched out from her healthy lifestyle speeches on Tuesday when she presented her new campaign to promote higher education to low-income, first-generation college students. She...
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Veterans move to 2nd floor of new UC
After presenting to the Student Government Association in its final meeting of the semester, the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services has agreed to relocate Veterans Services to the...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: STEM-educated women not getting as many jobs as men
Although studies show a relatively even divide between men and women employed in jobs across the United States, when you zoom in on science and technology, the gap is wider. Inside Higher Ed reported...
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Interims planning future of University
In August, after a year of planning a reorganization of the Office of Academic Affairs, Provost Paula Short gave herself a deadline of the end of December to finalize all the new changes and...
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Ahead of Higher Ed: Jobs decreasing nationwide
For the third quarter in a row, HigherEdJobs found in its Higher Education Employment Report that the number of jobs on college campuses has been decreasing across the United States, and the rate of...
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