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Race-Conscious Admissions Bans Reach Further than the Classroom
May. 26, 2018
M. Yvonne Taylor Medical schools have a long history of using race-conscious admissions practices as a starting point in addressing racial health inequities that are present in the United States. When compared to their white peers, racially and ethnically diverse medical school students are more likely to go on to…
College of Education Alumna Wins Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr. Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education Award
Feb. 21, 2018
Nora R. Garza, vice president for research development at Laredo Community College, has been selected to receive the Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr. Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education Award.
PHEL Ph.D. Student Named President of ACUI
Dec. 05, 2017
Jennifer Zamora Jennifer Zamora, a second-year doctoral student in the Program of Higher Education Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, has been named president of the Association of College Unions International (ACUI). In addition to being a graduate student, Zamora works full-time as…
Educational Leadership and Policy Alumnus Speaks at Texas GIS Forum
Nov. 15, 2017
Joanna Sanchez This fall, 2017 alumnus Joanna Sanchez was a featured presenter at the three-day Texas GIS Forum, where she spoke about geographic information systems (GIS) and its ability to inform and provide context for educational questions. Sanchez, who earned her Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy in 2017, is…