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Daniel Perez covers higher education. Email him at dperez@elpasomatters.org.
Medical, theater faculty team up to tackle racism in health care
The University of Texas at El Paso and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso are using role-playing exercises to train health care providers to deal with discrimination.
El Paso leaders optimistic about community college funding proposal
This will be the first time in almost 50 years that the funding process may be revamped.
How El Paso Community College is combating food insecurity
A recent study found one in three community college students struggle with food insecurity.
Volunteers needed to redraw El Paso Community College trustees map
These maps are used to define precincts where voters can select trustees who will set policy for the college, hire and fire the president, set the tax rate and approve the budget.
Loan forgiveness policy set to help thousands of El Pasoans
The student loan forgiveness program is expected to help millions of people nationwide, including about 3.6 million Texans who owe $120 billion in federal student loans.
With $40 million grant, ‘American manufacturing will be reborn in El Paso’
The award is part of the Biden administration's $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
First-time college students enroll at UTEP in record numbers
“This year was a very important year as we rebounded from the pandemic,” a university official said.
UTEP campus police do not carry Narcan, despite UT System approval
Other campuses, including Austin and San Antonio, have made the lifesaving medication available to campus police, students, and professors.
UTEP raises income limit for free tuition program
Students with a family income of up to $75,000 will be eligible starting next fall.
‘Why don’t we have something like this in El Paso?’
Former State Sen. Joe Christie talks about the genesis of El Paso Community College, its role in the region, and a new scholarship named for its first board chair.