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Governor Abbott Appoints University Student Regents and Student Representative to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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…
THECB Awards $9.3M in Second Round of Texas Reskilling Grants
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…
THECB Announces Open Texas 2021 Virtual Open Education Conference March 11-12
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…
Texas OnCourse Transitions to THECB as Statewide College and Career Advising Initiative Launches Premier Postsecondary Training Programs
Jan. 28, 2021, Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is pleased to announce that Texas OnCourse, a statewide initiative to improve college and career readiness, has transferred from The University of Texas at Austin to the Coordinating Board as it launches its first postsecondary training offerings. Created by the state legislature to…
THECB Extends Deadline for Second Round of Texas Reskilling Grants for Higher Education Institutions
Jan. 27, 2021, Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has extended the deadline for the second round of the Texas Reskilling Support Grant Program to Feb. 1. Applications are available on the agency website. Texas public community colleges and universities are encouraged to apply, and institutions that received funding through the…
THECB awards $18.1 million in Texas Reskilling Grants to higher education institutions as agency opens second-round applications
Dec.18, 2020, Austin, Texas–The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $18.1million to Texas higher education institutions as part of the first round of awards under the Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program. Through a competitive process, 40 applicants representing 49 institutions were selected for the awards. Reskilling grants will allow Texas public colleges,…