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UH to offer doctorate in Spanish with a Creative Writing concentration

March 5, 2017 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

UH to offer doctorate in Spanish with a Creative Writing concentration (hispanichouston.com)

The University of Houston is breaking ground once again with a new Spanish creative writing program. Beginning Fall 2017, UH will offer a doctorate program in Spanish with a Creative Writing concentration…

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Blog, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Bilingual, education, Spanish, University of Houston, Writing

Hispanic Alumni Scholarship applications due by March 25, 2016

February 27, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez 2 Comments

Do you know someone who is attending the University of Houston next year? For first-time Hispanic students, the Hispanic Alumni Scholarship is taking applications until March 25, 2016. More info: The Association of Hispanic Alumni Scholarship is a one-time award ranging in amount from $250-$1000. It will be awarded to a selected, currently enrolled undergraduate student […]

Filed Under: Blog, Community Tagged With: Alumni, Hispanic Alumni Scholarship, Sandra Fernandez, scholarships, University of Houston

Teach Forward Houston: How to get a teaching degree for (almost) free

January 18, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

My sister is an elementary school principal, my other sister is a former elementary school teacher, and my sister-in-law is in her first year as an elementary school teacher. Among their in-laws are four teachers and school administrators. So, it would be correct to say that education is the family business. We need more dedicated […]

Filed Under: Blog, Community, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: education, Fellowships, HISD, Sandra Fernandez, scholarships, Teaching, University of Houston

Two Films by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel on Friday, February 12, 2016

January 8, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

WHAT: Two Films by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel WHEN: Friday, February 12, 2016 at 7:30 pm WHERE: Menil Collection 1533 Sul Ross St. Houston, Texas 77006 MORE INFO: https://www.menil.org/events/1134-two-films-by-salvador-dali-and-luis-bunuel With an introduced by Sandra Zalman, assistant professor of Art History at the University of Houston, the Menil presents two classics of Surrealist cinema. Almost […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Events Tagged With: Aurora Picture Show, films, Jacob Scanlan Fund, Luis Buñuel, Menil Collection, movies, Salvador Dalí, Sandra Zalman, Un chien andalou, University of Houston

UH ranked third-best college for entrepreneurship

December 22, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Want to get into a great entrepreneurship program? Try the University of Houston! Princeton Review just ranked the UH Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship as the third-best college for entrepreneurs in the country as part of their “The Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurship 2016.” Yep, that means that only Babson College and Brigham […]

Filed Under: Around the town, Blog, Business & Money, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: college, Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, education, Entrepreneurship, University of Houston

Submissions due on December 20, 2015 for Second Annual UH Conference in Hispanic Studies

October 26, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

The University of Houston’s Hispanic Studies Graduate Student Organization has announced the Second Annual Conference in Hispanic Studies, to be held on Friday April 22, 2016. The conference will focus primarily on the exploration of innovative approaches to the study of Hispanic literature and linguistics, with the objective of recovering contributions and other aspects of these disciplines […]

Filed Under: Blog, Community Tagged With: conferences, Hispanic Studies, Hispanic Studies Graduate Student Organization, Sandra Fernandez, University of Houston

An Evening with Richard Blanco, Inaugural Poet, Author, and Civil Engineer on Monday, October 12, 2015

September 27, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

WHAT: An Evening with Richard Blanco, Inaugural Poet, Author, and Civil Engineer WHEN: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 6 pm WHERE: University of Houston Houston Room of the Student Center South 4800 Calhoun Rd. Houston, TX, 77004 MORE INFO: http://www.uh.edu/cdi/events_programs/hispanic_heritage_month.html#blanco Richard Blanco was the first immigrant, Latino, openly gay, and youngest person to be the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Events Tagged With: Center for Diversity and Inclusion, October 2015, poetry, Richard Blanco, University of Houston

UH Psychology Professor Arturo Hernandez Wins Prestigious Research Prize

April 9, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

My congratulations go to Arturo Hernandez, a University of Houston (UH) developmental psychology professor who is one of this year’s recipients of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award. 20 of these awards are given out by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to internationally renowned scholars in recognition for their research accomplishments and their “exceptional promise […]

Filed Under: Blog, People & Profiles Tagged With: Arturo Hernandez, Awards, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, University of Houston

Houston Latinos you should know, from La Voz

April 8, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez 1 Comment

La Voz de Houston has pulled together a really good list of Latinos in Houston: “35 Houston Latinos you should know.” (And, by the way, when did La Voz start providing content in English? That’s a topic for another day.) It’s a really good list and you need to and click your way through, if […]

Filed Under: Blog, In the News & Around the Web, People & Profiles Tagged With: Adrian Garcia, Alex Lopez Negrete, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Arian Foster, Backstreet Cafe, Caracol Restaurant, Casa Ramirez FOLKART Gallery, chingo bling, Claudia Ortega-Hogue, Gonzo247, Grace Olivares, Gwen Zepeda, Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Houston Hispanics, Houston Latinos, Houston Symphony, Houstonians, Hugo Ortega, Hugo's, La Voz, Laura Murillo, Lopez Negrete Communications, Macario Ramirez, Mexican American Studies, NALEO, Nuestra Palabra, Sandra Fernandez, Sylvia Garcia, Tatcho Mindiola, Tony Diaz, University of Houston

Meet Dr. Renu Khator

March 3, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Part of our Women’s History Month series. Dr. Renu Khator is the eighth chancellor of the University of Houston System and the thirteenth president of the University of Houston. She is the first foreign-born president of the university, and the second woman to hold the position. Khator is also the first Indian American to lead […]

Filed Under: Blog, People & Profiles Tagged With: Renu Khator, Sandra Fernandez, UH, University of Houston, Women's History Month

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