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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Names ELP Alumna to Leadership Role
January 26, 2021
Tina Jackson Educational Leadership and Policy (ELP) alumna Tina Jackson, Ph.D. ‘14, is the first African American woman to serve as the assistant commissioner of workforce education at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). In this role, Jackson will work with all aspects of career and technical workforce initiatives…

New Leadership Takes the Helm for the Cooperative Superintendency Program
January 26, 2021
The shift in leadership represents an inflection point for the CSP and an opportunity to take a fresh look at the program.

Five Principles Released from the Higher Education Community Designed to Promote and Inform Policy Decisions that Advance Racial Equity in Postsecondary Education
January 20, 2021
One year ago today, President Biden spoke the following words as he signed the Executive Order on Racial Equity: We need to open the promise of America to every American. And that means we need to make the issue of racial equity not just an issue for any one department…