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Jack J. Valenti School of Communication
From the Houston Chronicle: Welcome Wilson Sr., A Fitting Way to Remember Valenti, on renaming the University of Houston School of Communication in his honor:
Those who didn’t know him need only turn to his memoir, This Time, This Place, in which he celebrates his childhood growing up in modest circumstances on Alamo Street, attending Sam […]
Men’s Basketball: Houston v. Nevada
Well, um, not exactly March Madness but fellow hapless Cougar fans can watch the Houston Cougars men’s basketball team take on Nevada in the College Basketball Invitational tonight at 9pm. The television broadcast is on Fox College Sports (which I don’t have) or stream it from the CBI website for $6.95. Sigh.
More here and here.
UPDATE: […]
Professor Richard Murray blogging at Prof13
Dr. Richard Murray, the University of Houston’s éminence grise of Texas politics, is blogging at Prof13, doing everything from taking readers questions to teasing out the trends from the voting data. It’s worth keeping an eye on through the campaign season.
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Houston Cougars go Bowling in our own backyard, soon to be Coach-less?
The same week the University of Houston Cougars accepted an invitation to play in their hometown Texas Bowl on Dec. 28, held in Houston at Reliant Stadium, it was announced that Houston head coach Art Briles is a front-runner for the newly vacant job in Waco. Baylor fired coach Guy Moriss following their 12th straight […]
Do Over? Texas Legislator Calls for State Tuition RE-regulation
I have to admit, despite my free market tendencies, this proposal resonates with me.
Coleman also provided statistics. Over the last five years, tuition and fees have risen 111 percent at the University of Texas, 94 percent at the University of Houston and 113 percent at Texas Southern University. About 70% of increased student costs stem […]
New President and Chancellor of the University of Houston, an Opportunity for Reflection
Renu Khator, a Professor of Political Science specializing in environmental policy and lately the Provost of the University of South Florida, was named the President and Chancellor of the University of Houston System. For the faculty and staff at UH it’s a refreshing and somewhat surprising choice, indicating an acknowledgment of the University’s unique position […]
Mascot on Mascot Violence
Houstonist: Eye of the Cougar
Houston Chronicle: Oregon mascot suspended
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Houston Cougars Football Schedule Out
The University of Houston announced the fall football schedule, with relatively few surprises coming off a Conference USA championship in 2006-07. Practice is getting underway. With four year starting quarterback Kevin Kolb off to the NFL, the Cougars are still trying to sort out the QB position with some sizeable shoes to fill - UH […]
Random Factoid - First College Building built with Air Conditioning at University of Houston
Pictured above is the University of Houston campus in 1940. I ran across this factoid while researching something for another post:
The University of Houston moved to its present campus in 1939. Its first building, the Roy Gustav Cullen Building, was dedicated on June 4, 1939, and classes began the next day. The R.G. Cullen building […]
Houston Cougars Gear Up for New Season, First New QB in 4 Years
Kevin Kolb started 50 consecutive games as quarterback for the University of Houston, third most in NCAA history, and closed his career ranked first at UH in yards (12,964), attempts (1,565) and completions (964), and second to David Klingler with 85 touchdown passes. Now Kolb is off to the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and […]