By: Emma Jones News Reporter Last week, the demolition of the former Presidents house began. Texas State plans to build new pedestrian roadways and use the space for new academic or research facilities. New Texas State President, Dr. Kelly Damphousse took office on July 1, 2022. When former President Denise Trauth announced her retirement last year, Texas State purchased a $2.9 million home for the new president in San […]
Preethi Mangadu Chief Editor of News Recently, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Texas State University to research, record, and share data on migrant mortality under the project Migrant Mortality Mapping Portal Project (M3P2). While many government agencies and NGOs report migrant deaths, there is no centralized database for documenting them. This project aims to standardize migrant mortality data collection across border jurisdictions, update the Open Geographic Information System […]
By Preethi Mangadu Chief Editor of News On Aug. 25, 2022, Texas’s trigger law, the Human Life Protection Act of 2021, went into place, making performing an abortion from the moment of fertilization a felony. Anyone who performs an abortion can face up to life in prison and a civic penalty of not less than $100,000. However, the person receiving an abortion won’t face prosecution. Abortion providers can perform the […]
Preethi Mangadu Chief Editor of News Texas State University (Texas State) set a new preliminary record for freshmen enrollment with more than 7,590 incoming students for the fall 2022 semester. Furthermore, President Kelly Damphousse announced that the university’s retention rate increased to 81% at the 2022 Convocation Address to Faculty and Staff. The freshman enrollment increased 14% over the previous year’s size which was 6,625, the previous incoming freshman record. […]
By Preethi Mangadu Chief Editor of News SAN MARCOS—Texas State University (TXST) has been awarded $3.6 million by the U.S. Department of Education through two federal Upward Bound grants. These grants are to support students, many being low-income and first-generation students. Upward Bound is a federal TRIO program that supports college access and retention for high school students as they prepare for postsecondary education. The program’s goal is “to […]
By Preethi Mangadu Chief Editor of News AUSTIN—Texas State University’s Gabriel Webb was appointed as The Texas State University System (TSUS) student regent for the 2022-23 term by Governor Greg Abbott on June 8, 2022. Webb is one of eight student regents in Texas that were nominated and selected to serve on the governing boards of Texas’ public university systems and independent universities until their term expires on May 31, 2023. While […]
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