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Prominent UH political scientist Francisco Cantú passes away at 40

UH College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences welcomes 7 members to Deans Advisory Board

Houston Tamil Studies Chair Inc., a Texas nonprofit with the primary purpose of setting up a Tamil Studies Chair at the University of Houston, Nov. 11 made the first payment

FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AMBASSADOR Story By Sara Tubbs; Photos by Benjamin Corda As University of Houston historian José Angel Hernández reflects on his childhood in San Antonio, the son of “modest, humble” Mexican immigrants, he shared a story about the time his parents bought the family a used World Book Encyclopedia set. “My parents aren’t formally educated, but they always knew the importance of education. They didn’t buy us electronics, so the encyclopedia became our PlayStation or...

Reed Named as Interim Director of the UH African American Studies Program By March 1, 2021 The University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is pleased to announce associate professor of history Linda Reed, Ph.D., as interim director of the African American Studies (AAS) program. Reed has been a CLASS faculty member for more than 30 years and previously served as director of AAS for almost a decade. She will hold the interim director position as the search committee...

James Conyers, longtime professor and director of UHs African American Studies program, dies at 59 FacebookTwitterEmail James “Jim” L. Conyers, scholar, professor, and director of University of Houston’s African American Studies program, died Monday at age 59.University of Houston James “Jim” Conyers, a scholar, professor and longtime director of the University of Houston’s African American studies program, died Monday at age 59. The cause of death has not been reported, according ...