By: Roxann Garcia

A semester after scrambling to find over $7 million to return to its parents, The University of Texas-Pan American is now reeling over another round of cuts, as the UT System has mandated that each of its schools give back an additional 10 percent from...

By: Brian Silva

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Paul Sale has resigned, effective April 1, according to President Robert S. Nelsen. Sale will return to teaching and become a tenured full professor in the College of Education at that time, but will first go...

By: Lupe A. Flores

During a Student Government Association meeting three weeks ago at The University of Texas-Pan American, College of Science and Engineering senator Eliza Sebastian proposed to the University and Community Affairs Committee to turn left- over funds used fr...

By: Pamela Morales

Within the last three months, immense magnitude earthquakes have been recorded: Haiti, 7.0 of the Richter scale on Jan. 12, and Chile, 8.8 of the Richter scale on Feb. 27. Both earthquakes caused devastating physical and emotional damages to the villages ...

By: Roxann Garcia

The University of Texas-Pan American hopes to begin a new tradition in conjunction with the Military Science Department. Every first Thursday of the month after labs, cadets along with their military professors will lower the U.S. flag at the flagpole out...

By: Naxiely Lopez

U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Wheat proudly flies The University of Texas-Pan American flag from a building in Iraq, where he is serving as a combat medic in hopes of healing hearts and minds....

By: Alejandra Martinez

In order to protect the campus community from second-hand smoke, The University of Texas-Pan American has revised its smoking policy in the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP)....

By: Brian Silva

Television star and South Texas native Eva Longoria Parker will speak in the evening portion of Community Day on March 27 as part of the Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA)....

By: Pamela Garza

The bell rings, school’s out, and now it’s time for the teacher to become the student and he’s had plenty of practice at it through the years....

By: Roxann Garcia

In a world where ideas drive economies, it is no wonder that innovation and entrepreneurship are often seen as inseparable factors. And the university is doing its part to help local businesspeople take ideas into action....

By: Naxiely Lopez

The Small Business Development Center at the University of Texas Pan American has one goal – to help make sure all small businesses succeed, and according to the Association of Small Business Development Centers, the national accrediting body to whi...

By: Sonia Leija

Though these might be trying economic times, a certain group of students has gotten some good news recently. Students currently receiving the Federal Pell Grant during the 2009-2010 school year also qualify for the grant during the summer, which wasn&rsqu...

By: Erin Menendez

Campus water towers are usually colorful displays of sorority and fraternity pride, but recently a few of them were vandalized, with the feeling of school unity replaced by a sense of vulnerability....

By: Brian Silva

AUSTIN - The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously approved a tuition-and-fee hike for students during a Special Called meeting yesterday afternoon. Tuition will increase by the maximum amount allowed by the Legislature of $140 for each ...

By: Minerva Morato

Amid a rainy and gloomy day, a spotlight shined upon the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences during the college’s fourth annual conference last week at The University of Texas-Pan American....

By: Roxann Garcia

In order to encourage participation in the upcoming U.S. Census, The University of Texas-Pan American in conjunction with the U.S. Census Bureau welcomed a noted demographer to campus Tuesday....

By: Erin Menendez

May 2013 is an important date for the American Psychiatric Association; as the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) will be published with amendments to current diagnosis criteria....

By: Roxann Garcia

UTPA students continue to grow weary of supposedly dangerous crosswalks leading to the university. But it could be that they can help avoid problems by paying better attention while crossing....

By: Alejandra Martinez

Friday was all about remembering and celebrating success at The University of Texas-Pan American. The university welcomed five of its most prominent alumni and honored them for achievements in a ceremony called Pillars of Success....