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Prabhas Moghe had been the sole finalist for the UT Dallas presidency [Photo: Rutgers]
Rutgers Leader Named as Sole Finalist for UT Dallas Presidency
by Lance Murray | May 8, 2025
If appointed by regents after the state-required 21-day waiting period for sole finalists, Rutgers University's Prabhas Moghe would succeed Richard Benson, who announced in August his plan to transition back to a faculty role at UTD.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 20, 2024
The Fort Worth-based company said Michelle Lanter Smith will drive brand engagement and revenue growth through innovation, data-driven marketing strategies, and talent cultivation.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 29, 2024
In September, a new Graduate School will act as the main coordinating hub for advanced degree programs, while three HSC schools get rebranded as colleges.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 12, 2024
“We're excited about this opportunity with the National Science Foundation and cannot wait to make our prototype available to further democratize access to higher education and meet global changes in workforce demand,” Learning Bridge CEO Laura Hayes said. The Allen-based nonprofit is a fellow of United Way Dallas' 2025 Social Innovation Accelerator.
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Ken Hersh [Sources: Photo, Grant Miller Photography; DI Studio]
Bush Center’s Kenneth A. Hersh To Receive 2024 Horatio Alger Award for Lifetime Achievements and Philanthropy
by Lance Murray | Feb 9, 2024
Kenneth A. Hersh, president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas has been selected for membership in the prestigious Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education.
He joins 10 other business, civic, and cultural leaders from across North America in receiving 2024 honors, the organization said....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 19, 2024
Longtime nonprofit executive and community relations veteran Monica Christopher has been named the inaugural president of Texas Woman’s University’s Dallas campus and will begin on Feb....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 28, 2023
Fort Worth-based higher education virtual health and well-being provider TimelyCare announced that veteran financial executive Cortney Johnson is joining the company as chief financial officer.
TimelyCare said that Johnson has a rich background in financial leadership and will play a pivotal role in guiding its financial planning, strategy, accounting, and reporting to propel the company’s exceptional growth....
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 2, 2023
The new on-campus facility at the University of Arlington will be a major upgrade in research infrastructure for the Texas Tier One institution. A focus of the new center will be pressing issues in brain health.
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This Goes On Your Permanent Record: GreenLight Credentials Uses Blockchain for Students’ ‘Life Transcript’
by Sandra Engelland | Mar 29, 2021
GreenLight Credentials connects students, educators, and businesses by making records secure and shareable. The startup's tech expands beyond grades to certifications, job experiences, and verified skills.
UT Southwestern has taken notice of the North Texas company's tech and is partnering with GreenLight to launch software tools to identify depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses in primary care settings.
UT Southwestern has taken notice of the North Texas company's tech and is partnering with GreenLight to launch software tools to identify depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses in primary care settings.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 27, 2020
The new campus on
donated land has its roots in an innovative "public-public" partnership between the City of Frisco, its Frisco Economic and Community Development Corporations, and the University of North Texas.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Sep 10, 2020
“Our students don’t really want to enroll in college, they want to enroll in a job," Dr. Joe May of Dallas College said. Here are takeaways from a discussion on the college's restructure and its renovation plans spurred by a billion-dollar bond fund.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 14, 2020
This fall, Dallas' Paul Quinn College will launch an accelerated Bachelor’s degree track that's designed to help students become "leaders and activists with a commitment to real change" in partnership with education innovator Minerva Project. The program, part of PQC's newly established Honors College, offers a double-major in Business and Public Policy that will focus on the economics and politics of societal transformation.
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Lesa Roe began her role as chancellor of the University of North Texas System last fall. [Photos: Merissa De Falcis]
NASA Engineer Lesa Roe Bringing Pioneering Spirit to UNT System
by Heather Noel | May 15, 2018
No matter what tomorrow’s jobs or classrooms look like, the first female chancellor of the University of North Texas System said there are three key skills she thinks students need to develop — problem solving, creativity, and communications.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 14, 2017
Myers said the school will need to adjust how it approaches education because the North Texas business needs increasingly are more technology-driven.
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by Sandra Chapman |
Oct 29, 2016
Since 2010, we have gotten much better at recognizing, detecting, treating, and working to restore the brain after injury.
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