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For the Love of the Game: Baylor University Reaches $100M Mark for New Football Stadium
With a backdrop of Baylor Stadium rising above the banks of the Brazos River, Baylor University today celebrated significant progress in both fundraising – at $100 million in private support – and construction on
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Invited Presenters Announced for the Upcoming Texas Developmental Ed Course Redesign Summit July 15-16
The P-20 Institute for African American Student Success has reviewed the most recent certified state data on student persistence and success and has used that information to determine which 2- and 4-year institutions of
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Texas Developmental Education Course Redesign Summit for MSIs Slated for Austin, July 15-16, 2013
What: Texas Developmental Education Course Redesign Summit (Professional Development Series) (TDECRS 2013) Where: N. Austin Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Round Rock, Texas (about 20 minutes North of Downtown Austin; 17 minutes from ABIA on Tollway
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Which Texas 4-Year Universities Produced the Highest Percentage of Black and Latino College Graduates in 2012?
According to recently released data in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 2013 Higher Education Almanac, these 4-year public institutions of higher education produced the highest percentage of African American and Latino graduates for the
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P-20 Institute for African American Student Success Welcomes New Research Members
“Because when they achieve, EVERYONE WINS!” Our Mission: To enhance the achievement outcomes for African American students in education from preschool through graduate studies through advocacy, communications and research-based principles, with an emphasis on
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Keeping the Poor Enrolled: Which Texas Universities Are Doing It Best?
All Things Considered… According to a recent report by the National Center for Education Statistics, there are several known predictors that are linked to education attainment. These predictors include socioeconomic status indicators (e.g., poverty,
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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Developmental Education and Its Potential Impact on First-Gen College Students
The Texas Higher Education Journal will begin a new series written for aspiring college students entitled “Know Before You Go.” Periodically throughout the spring and summer, we will pick a topic of discussion that
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Breast Cancer Detection Device Co-Invented by UH Physicist Step Closer to U.S. Distribution
Device Improving Cancer Management Co-developed by UH Physicist A device co-developed by a University of Houston (UH) physicist to detect the spread of breast cancer and allow physicians to better plan intervention is extending
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Weekly Media Roundup
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25, 2013 From the Austin American-Statesman 2 lawmakers predict changes in higher education funding By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz American-Statesman Staff Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 Two key state lawmakers said Thursday that they
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Events & Special Announcements
The P-20 Institute for African American Student Success will routinely host special events in the interests of serving the educational interests of African American students and their stakeholders. Please check back often for important
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