UTRGV and STC gain new grant to enhance visibility of agriculture careers

May 18, 2022

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, in partnership with South Texas College, has received a $750,000 grant to train students in agriculture careers. “Pathways to NRCS and Academic Careers to Civil Engineering and Agriculture Students” (PANACEAS), aims to prepare future…

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Gov. Greg Abbott Pushes School Voucher Program For Private Schools

May 13, 2022

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune, May 10, 2022 Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday voiced support for a school voucher plan, offering his clearest embrace in recent memory of letting parents use taxpayers dollars to send their kids to nonpublic…

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UTRGV Students Garner 90 Awards At Local, Regional Advertising Competitions

May 5, 2022

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – MAY 3, 2022 – UTRGV students logged big wins in American Advertising Federation competitions this year at both the local and regional levels, with 90 awards. In the American Advertising Federation (AAF) District 10 regional…

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UTRGV to make announcement with new UT Center in Laredo

April 26, 2022

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – APRIL 25, 2022 – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will make an announcement Thursday, April 28, at the UT Education and Research Center at Laredo regarding the establishment of a partnership to offer degrees…

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UTRGV Theatre Department presents ‘Red’ on April 29

April 25, 2022

By Santana Peralez EDINBURG, TEXAS – APRIL 25, 2022 – The UTRGV Theatre Department is going from Shakespearean tragedy to contemporary tragedy, following up their production of “Coriolanus” in March with Tony award-winning play “Red” by John Logan. “Red” opens…

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UTRGV to celebrate its largest online fundraising event, Day of Giving, April 26 

April 24, 2022

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – APRIL 22, 2022 – UTRGV this year will host its annual Day of Giving – the university’s largest online annual fundraising event – on Tuesday, April 26.  Day of Giving is an opportunity for university…

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UTRGV’s Grewal Named First President of Vermont State University

April 19, 2022

The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System announced Monday that Dr. Parwinder Grewal has accepted the position of inaugural president at Vermont State University (VSU), effective July 1, 2022. VSU, comprised of the current Castleton University, Northern…

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ECISD Partners With UTRGV To Establish Collegiate High School

April 11, 2022

Two Rio Grande Valley school districts today signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with UTRGV in support of the development and implementation of Collegiate High Schools.    The McAllen Independent School District and the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District made the commitment to provide their…

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Third Way: UTRGV ranks fourth in country for students’ economic mobility 

April 8, 2022

By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa  RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – MARCH 30, 2021 – UTRGV was recently ranked fourth nationally among the Top 10 schools that offer the most economic mobility for their students. Third Way, a national nonprofit think tank, announced…

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UTRGV CMAS Unveils Literary Landmark Honoring Gloria Anzaldúa

April 8, 2022

By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa  EDINBURG, TEXAS – APRIL 4, 2022 – El Retorno Al Valle: Literary Landmark Unveiling and Symposium honoring Gloria Anzaldúa was held at her alma mater, UTRGV, on Monday, March 28, on the Edinburg Campus.A symposium about Anzaldúa…

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