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Student Affairs Vice President Juan González Announces Return t...

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Thu, 07/21/2011 - 1:35pm

After 21 years of service as a vice president for student affairs at five major universities, Dr. Juan C. González has announced he will return to teaching after six years as vice president for student affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

González will assume teaching duties in January in the university's College of…   » Continue Reading



 

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Isolated U.S. College Days

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:00am

The professed Sept. 11 mastermind's North Carolina college years are recalled by a chemistry professor and a former classmate.

The CIA claims those college years helped propel Mohammed on a path to terrorism. Though described as jovial, he also maintained a self-imposed isolation.

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Psychometric research center created with $1 million

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 11/04/2009 - 10:05am

The Pearson Foundation has announced the creation of a $1 million endowment and long-term partnership with The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education to create the Pearson Center for Applied Psychometric Research, an endowed professorship and an endowed faculty fellowship.

Dr. Barbara G. Dodd, a professor in the College of Education's Department of Educational [...]



 

Alcohol advertising targets Hispanic students

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 10/28/2008 - 8:32am

Alcohol advertising is heavier around schools with 20 percent or more Hispanic students than near schools with a smaller Hispanic population, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education and the University of Florida's College of Medicine.

Dr. Keryn Pasch, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and [...]



 

Program equips inner city teachers with unique skills

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 09/23/2008 - 11:09am

The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education has introduced an Urban Education Pilot Program, the only one of its kind in Texas, to address the unique challenges and opportunities teachers face in urban schools.

Teachers who go through the program will be equipped with the skills to succeed in schools that may have a [...]