ELP Alumna Named Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students for Union College
Fran'Cee Brown-McClure, Ph.D '15, has been named vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Students for union College in New York.
ELP Alumnus Dorado Kinney, Ed.D. '17, Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
Kinney will join a cohort of 40 leaders who will take part in a 10-month leadership program.
Educational Leadership and Policy Ph.D. Student Awarded Dissertation Grant
Dissertation title: “Stakeholder Influence on MBA Curricular Design”
Executive Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership Officially Launches, Announces Faculty-In-Residence
M. Yvonne Taylor: Enough with that parent dress code
Educational Leadership and Policy doctoral student M. Yvonne Taylor explains that how parents show up is far less important than that they show up in a recent op-ed for the Houston Chronicle.
Congratulations to Promoted Faculty within the College of Education
Six faculty members across three departments within the College of Education have received promotions effective as of September 1.
PHEL Alumna Wins American Association of Blacks in Higher Education Dissertation of the Year
Tracie Lowe, Ph.D. ’18, alumna from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy’s Higher Education Leadership program, is the AAABHE 2019 Dissertation of the Year winner.
ELP Alumnus Makes Forbes 30 Under 30 List in Education
As the assistant superintendent for the Office of Strategy and Innovation in HISD, Jharrett Bryantt leads a number of high-priority initiatives for the district.
Richard Reddick: The 'opportunity hoarding' behind the college admissions scandal
Associate Professor Rich Reddick explains that, "this kind of behavior exacerbates inequality by denying opportunities for low-income students to access these networks" in an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle.
David DeMatthews: More school days? Not unless we address these areas first
In a recent op-ed, David DeMatthews explains that although extending the school year may provide a degree of benefits, it means the state will have fewer resources to address other long-standing school finance issues.
Tracie Lowe: Including foster care and homeless students in higher education
Educational Leadership and Policy alumna Tracie Lowe, Ph.D. '18 explains why Texas higher education institutions need be inclusive of homeless and foster care students.
Jennifer Jellison Holme: Getting to the root of our public education crisis
Associate Professor Jennifer Holme explains that "It’s time to break free from narrow solutions with little evidence of success...and toward cross-sector solutions," in an op-ed for Democrat and Chronicle.
Richard Reddick: When Men Shy Away from Mentoring Women
Associate Professor Richard Reddick discusses why cross-gender mentoring is important for the future of women in the workplace.
ELP Graduate Student Creates Online Database for Higher Education Researchers
PHEL doctoral student ZW Taylor has created an online database that automatically removes dead or broken links as a tool for researchers.
ELP Student Wins TACHE Higher Education Graduate Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Jorge Burmicky on receiving a $2,000 fellowship award from the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education.