Articles tagged with 'General News' | University of Houston-Clear Lake

Fifteen students and professors of social work from University of Houston-Clear Lake traveled to Austin earlier this month to participate in Social Work Advocacy Day at the Capitol. Toni Miller and Tony Gamage, both juniors pursuing Bachelor of Socia...

Learning about racism and its effects is essential for teaching anti-racism in the classroom. When educators are equipped knowledge about the ways race and racism have impacted education,  their own cultural humility is strengthened and their awarene...

Recovering from a traumatic brain injury or disease can mean a lifelong journey of difficult treatment and rehabilitation. Because it can take years to return to a prior level of function, Disha Kapoor says it’s her mission to help those suffering ha...

Wondering where to go for guidance to help get your college tuition costs and fees paid? February is Financial Aid Awareness Month—a great time for Hawks to learn more about the resources available in University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Student Financ...

February is Black History Month, and for anyone looking for new ways to become more knowledgeable about the accomplishments of Black people, as well as some little-known history, University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Coordinator of the Common Reader Pro...

The word “home” isn’t easy to define. It’s just one of those things that a person knows and can recognize when they’re there, and they feel a strong sense of turmoil when they’re not. University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Assistant Professor of Literatu...

Thinking about cutting class? Does it seem as though sitting through a lecture about the Civil War might not be the most interesting thing to do today?Bethany Cook had been noticing a young man named Alec Wallace in some of her classes at University ...

Flying over 6,500 miles from Nagoya, Japan to Houston is a 15-hour ordeal and as Kento Yuasa can confirm, the jetlag is serious. However, as the first Japanese exchange student ever to enroll at University of Houston-Clear Lake, Yuasa said he is not ...

The College of Human Sciences and Humanities at University of Houston-Clear Lake announced the appointment of Shreerekha Subramanian, previously a professor of Humanities and former chair of the Humanities Department, to serve as associate dean of th...

University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Assistant Professor of STEM Education Carol Waters has received the 2023 Basu Fellowship from the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST).NARST, a global organization for improving science educa...

Although globalization is making the world smaller, leaving one’s country and culture for another can cause immigrants to feel isolated and depressed. It’s not easy to assimilate, and although there are barriers hindering Arabs from successful integr...

Doing poorly in college classes, or even failing them, is not the end, although it may seem so. A plummeting grade point average can result in the loss of a scholarship or financial aid, a warning about getting on academic probation, and a lot of add...

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the agency that accredits degree-granting institutions of higher education, has reaffirmed University of Houston-Clear Lake’s accreditation for the next 10 years, with...

Last month, University of Houston-Clear Lake earned recognition as a “Most Engaged Campus for Student Voting” for 2022 after accepting Civic Nation’s ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.A college or university is so recognized if they make measurable e...

The National Communication Association, which serves and supports scholars and other practitioners in the field of communication, has recently elected University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Senior Lecturer in Communication Andrea Baldwin as vice chair-el...

The City of Houston is currently under a boil water notice. All UH-Clear Lake locations are open to all students, faculty, and staff. The UHCL Texas Medical Center location is impacted and bottled water is being made available for those on-site. The ...

When Assistant Professor of Criminology Hae Rim (Helen) Jin received an email from someone named Edmond Buckley saying he was producing a documentary to be shown on Netflix, she wasn’t quite sure if it was a scam or not. After doing a bit of searchin...

The four letters “STEM” aren’t just an acronym meaning science, technology, engineering and math. “In order for young students to become successful future collaborators, critical thinkers and problem solvers,” said University of Houston-Clear Lake’s ...

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Office of Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at University of Houston-Clear Lake offered a “Food4Thought” presentation on identity politics last week, led by Chief Diversity, and Inclusion Officer B...

Diversity on a college campus affords many educational benefits to students, including improved cultural and racial awareness, elevated critical thinking skills, and a higher level of community service. Adding equity and inclusion are key components ...

Tina Powellson, formerly the director of the Center for Student Involvement at University of Houston, became interim vice president of the Division of Student Affairs at University of Houston-Clear Lake last month.To ensure the division continued mov...

College students are among the newest members of America’s voting population, and the Campus Vote Project, a nonprofit organization that advocates for student voters, reports that this younger demographic votes at lower rates than its older cohorts. ...

Job applications almost always ask if the candidate has previous relevant work experience.  Although many students have part-time jobs, it  can be difficult for a recent college graduate to acquire degree-related work experience unless they’ve had an...

One of Sonia Tom’s goals while at University of Houston-Clear Lake was to get an internship at a global company like Amazon. As a senior majoring in information technology, she thought it would be helpful to get experience in something different, jus...

University of Houston-Clear Lake is among just 10% of universities in the U.S. whose designation has been elevated from regional to national by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges.Many factors are taken into consideration to determine a college ...

Although social work’s values and ethics transcend gender, men have been noticeably absent from the front line of social work services. The National Association of Social Workers reports that about 82% of new social workers are women, although about ...

UHCL Pearland Campus Coordinator Corina K. Morales has been selected for the 2022-23 Class of Leadership Pearland. Leadership Pearland, sponsored by the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, identifies talented and committed citizens who aspire to provide le...

Most international students receive a visa that allows them to study in the United States for a certain period of time. For Oleksandra Petrenko, finding a way to leave Ukraine to study in the U.S. was much more challenging, since the best way she cou...

Internships offer college students a critical glimpse into what it’s like to work in the field they are choosing, and it might be the first opportunity to work at something primarily for the sake of learning instead of making money. For Lauren Lowe, ...

The search for a job has never been easy. But since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, there are even more variables to consider. Job candidates, recruiters and employers are all finding ways to adjust to the challenges that have arisen since the p...