Dec. 7, 2021, Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced 10 recipients of the 2021 Star Awards for outstanding efforts to respond to COVID-19. These awards honor institutions that ensured the health, safety, and success of their campus community through innovative approaches and local partnerships. After pausing the awards last year due to COVID-19, the Coordinating Board…
Nov. 2, 2021, Austin, TX – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $26 million in grant funding to 46 public junior colleges, public state colleges, and public technical colleges across Texas to support students impacted by COVID-19. Institutions may use the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Institutional Capacity Grants to…
Oct. 19, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Daniel Wong, Ph.D. to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for a term set to expire on August 31, 2027. The board provides leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system. Daniel Wong, Ph.D. of Houston is President and CEO of Tolunay-Wong Engineers,…
Sept. 13, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robert Gauntt and Richard Clemmer to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for terms set to expire on August 31, 2027 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The board provides leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system. Robert Gauntt of Austin is Founder of…
Dec. 30, 2021, Austin, TX – OERTX, the state’s digital repository of open educational resources (OER), celebrated its one-year anniversary with sessions and workshops during the week of October 11-15. An initiative from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), OERTX houses free and customizable resources for higher education. In its first year, over 100,000…
June 28, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the State of Texas will invest an additional $94.6 million in federal funds to support higher education. Last year, the Governor allocated $175 million to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to support Texas higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This additional funding in higher…
June 3, 2021, Austin, TX – Governor Greg Abbott has named Fred Farias, III, O.D. as chair and Donna N. Williams vice chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for terms set to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The board provides leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system. Fred Farias, III,…
June 1, 2021, Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed 10 student regents to their respective universities for terms set to expire on May 31, 2022. Additionally, the Governor appointed the student representative to serve on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for a term set to expire on May 31, 2022. Midwestern State…
March 4, 2021, Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $9.3 million to Texas higher education institutions as part of the second round of awards under the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program. Through a competitive process, 25 applicants representing 31 institutions and serving 6,100 students were selected for the…
March 4, 2021, Austin, Texas –The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announces Open Texas 2021, a statewide open education conference March 11-12, organized by the THECB, the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas, and Texas Digital Library. The virtual event is free and aligns with the March 1-5 Open Education (OE) Week, an annual…