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Introducing Dallas College: DCCCD Gets Single Accreditation Approval
by Alex Edwards | Jun 29, 2020
Dallas County Community College District is now allowed to unify as a single institution named Dallas College. Pending a site visit in the fall, Dallas College will be the largest community college in the state by students served and number of employees.
DI People: Mohr Partners, UT Dallas Callier Center, Stream Realty Partners, Bank of Texas Make Moves
by Alex Edwards |
Jun 26, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Kanter Financial Forensics, JLL, Veritex Community Bank, G6 Hospitality, AVIO Consulting, and more.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jun 25, 2020
Jay Veal, the brains behind INC Education, has launched a new nonprofit intended to help students of color receive an education from mentors that share similar experiences and lead by example.
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by Riley Farrell |
Jun 18, 2020
The Dallas-based education tech company went from having eight customers to 500 using one of its education monitoring products in the span of a few months.
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New Texas Women’s Foundation Report Shows Women Hold a Huge Stake in Texas’ Workforce
by Alex Edwards | Jun 16, 2020
The population of Texas women has grown by 19 percent in the last decade. But women still face disparity when it comes to income, health insurance, college loan debt, and housing stability. The TXWF has recommendations.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 12, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Freese and Nichols, CSW Industrials, OYO Hotels & Homes, Cyber Defense Labs, and more.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 1, 2020
From Amazon hiring in Oak Cliff to great places to work in DFW and Texas, here are our 10 most-read stories in May.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 21, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from SMU, Renovo Financial, Flagship Facility Services, Zalat Pizza, and more.
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Dallas’ Paul Quinn, JPMorgan Chase Join More Than 20 Black Leaders in a Virtual Celebration for Grads
by Lauren Hawkins | May 13, 2020
The national commencement ceremony will feature former President Barack Obama, Kevin Hart, and other leaders in arts, music, sports, government, and business. The brainchild of Dr. Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, the virtual event celebrates students graduating from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
May 11, 2020
The math, science, and English lessons come from teachers nationwide who all have a successful record of preparing students for college. That includes John Urschel, a former lineman for the Baltimore Ravens who is currently a doctoral candidate at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 8, 2020
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention amidst the COVID-19 outbreak last month. We've got learning in the living room, mask makers, how Vari is 'work spacing' the workspace, Jacobs' response to the pandemic, and more.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 7, 2020
The Department of Energy grant went to a UTD mechanical engineering professor and his team. If successful, the project could make a new technology that produces electricity cost effectively and reliably offshore.
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Closing the Gender Gap in STEM: High-Tech High Heels Texas Chapter Adds New Directors
by Alex Edwards | Apr 30, 2020
Dallas-based High-Tech High Heels was founded by a group of women at Texas Instruments 20 years ago. They've invested more than $1M in programs that increase access to college-level STEM degree programs for girls.
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![R.A. Session II, president, CEO, and founder of Taysha Gene Therapies [Background image: Olena Yepifanova via iStock]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TayshaGene-Session-970-1-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 29, 2020
Taysha Gene Therapies, which has been operating in stealth with UT Southwestern, is off to a fast start with a pipeline of 15 gene therapy programs. Together with UTSW, the combined platform could be "an engine for new cures."
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 27, 2020
The Dallas City of Learning Digital Explorations platform presents hundreds of free programs for parents to access while students are learning from home.
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![From left, University of Texas at Dallas and SMU. [Photos: UTD, Andrew Smith; SMU, courtesy]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RevTech-UTD-SMU-970-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 23, 2020
The COVID-19 mission, should you choose to accept it: To create a low-risk campus environment that could exist after state and local executive orders related to the pandemic have expired.
Apply by April 30.
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