Tag: John Sharp

COVID-19

Texas A&M System Creates $100 Million Fund to ‘Address Diversity Issues’

The Texas A&M University System will create a special $100 million scholarship fund “to address diversity issues” and assist students who have been economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution said on Monday. The scholarship program at the 11-university system will provide $10 million annually over the course of 10 years for scholarships to […]

June 16, 2020

News Roundup

Former UT President Bill Powers Dies at 72

The University of Texas (UT) has announced that Bill Powers, who previously served as its president for almost 10 years, passed away on Sunday at UT’s Dell Seton Medical Center. He was 72. The cause of death came from complications from a fall and a rare, adult-onset muscular disorder called oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, according to […]

March 11, 2019

HBCUs

Simmons’ Presidency Ushers in New Era for Prairie View

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons took the mantle this weekend as the first woman and eighth president of Prairie View A&M University, marking the special occasion with the creation of a $100,000 scholarship to honor her parents.

April 22, 2018

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Congressmen Urge Schools to Sever Ties With Chinese Institute

Four Texas universities recently were urged by their representatives in Congress to sever ties with the Chinese government-funded Confucius Institute based on FBI reports of spying and propaganda.

April 11, 2018