May 13 Hogg Foundation Offers Up to $9 Million in Grants Over Three Years for Children's Mental Health Services in Houston and Harris County
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health plans to award up to $3 million a year in grants in the next three years to expand and improve mental health services for children and families in Houston and Harris County.April 22 The University of Texas at Austin Provides Resources for Unemployed Alumni and Employers Seeking to Hire
AccessUT, a restricted Web site at The University of Texas at Austin, is becoming a powerful tool in helping unemployed alumni find their next job during a sagging national economy.April 20 Dropout Reduction and Jobs Program Developed by University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Student Funded for Eastside Memorial High School
A job-training/dropout reduction program developed by a University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work student for the Austin Independent School District has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the Texas Education Agency.March 23 Scholarship Offerings in Tough Economic Times From The University of Texas at Austin
To continue attracting students to the master's degree program in technology commercialization (MSTC), a one-year graduate degree offered by The University of Texas at Austin's IC2 Institute, scholarships are now available to all university employees.Feb. 10 Incoming ALA President Talks Libraries at Benson Collection
President-Elect of the American Library Association (ALA) Camila Alire will present a talk at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12 in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. This event is free and open to the public. The presentation, "Library Advocacy from the Front Line," is sponsored by [...]Feb. 10 Center Gets Almost $1 Million to Study Community College Students
The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Community College Student Engagement has received almost $1 million in grants to expand its efforts to use student feedback and data to promote community college students' academic success. MetLife Foundation and Houston Endowment, Inc. awarded the two grants. The $350,000 grant from MetLife Foundation will allow the Center to [...]Feb. 9 $1.5 Million Will Help Create Tech-Savvy Teachers
Philanthropists and long-time Texas education supporters John H. and Elizabeth "Libba" Shatto Massey have donated $1.5 million to The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education to create the Elizabeth Shatto Massey Endowed Chair in Education. Funds from the permanent endowment will be used to engage a nationally prominent scholar whose research and instruction will [...]Dec. 16 University of Texas at Austin to Help Military Families Who Have Children With Disabilities
A new partnership between the Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at Austin and the Exceptional Family Member Program in Fort Hood, Texas, has created the Fort Hood Family Support 360 Project to help military families caring for children with disabilities.Dec. 11 Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Publishes E-book for Journalists in the Americas
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at The University of Texas at Austin has published an e-book, "How to Write for the Web" (Como Escribir para la Web") by Colombian journalist Guillermo Franco.Dec. 8 East Austin Activists and Organizations Receive Community Leadership Awards
Six inspiring individuals and three organizations dedicated to achieving social justice and equality in Austin have received the Community Leadership Award from The University of Texas at Austin.Dec. 2 College of Education Gets $3 Million to Prepare Principals for Large Urban School Districts
The University of Texas at Austin College of Education's Principalship Program has received a $3 million grant to develop urban secondary-level school leaders who will be trained to address the unique challenges of inner city school management.Nov. 25 Hogg Foundation Awards Nearly $460,000 in Grants to Address Key Mental Health Policy Issues in Texas
Six Texas-based organizations that are working to address timely, meaningful mental health policy issues in the state have received $456,565 in grants from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health in November to support their projects.
