El Paso Leadership Network (EPLN) is a new organization in town that strives to foster the growth of the city’s talent and leadership through academic and professional development.   EPLN is a registered non-profit organization composed of individuals...

Ron Stallworth, author of the New York Times bestselling book “Black Klansman: A Memoir,” spoke about race, police brutality and police reform during an online discussion organized by UTEP’s Humanities Program July 24.     The conversation,...

With a little over two weeks, until classes resume at UTEP, today the University announced the details of its Coronavirus testing program that will begin August 17.  Starting the week before classes begin through August 21, UTEP will test...

On the anniversary of the tragic El Paso Walmart shooting, El Pasoans marched from Ponder Park with 23 crosses bearing the names of those that lost their lives one year ago today.  From the park El Paso Firme and Border Network for Human Rights marched...

El Paso community members gathered on Aug. 2 at Ascarate Park to  honor the 23 lives lost one year ago at the Cielo Vista Walmart shooting.   El Paso United Family Resiliency Center (FRC), the County of El Paso and the City of El Paso...

A nude man that was chasing a vehicle  near UTEP this morning died in police custody after being tasered according to a news release from the university. At about 3:30 a.m. UTEP Police received a call from a female motorist of a naked man following...

About 50 people gathered at Officer David Ortiz Recreational Park Thursday, July 23 in support of local law enforcement as a response to multiple protests about police misconduct in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the knee of an officer.  The...

UTEP announced in a news release that it had set a record for the number of students attending Summer I and II class sessions. According to the university, 12,981 students took classes totaling 87,365 semester hours.  All Summer classes were done...

The Trump administration rescinded its policy barring international students from attending colleges in an only format and staying in the United States (U.S) a U.S. District Judge announced today according to CNN. After last week announcing through...

UTEP released an updated fall 2020 Course schedule announcement from Heather Wilson on Tuesday July 7, outlining that the university will shift to more hybrid and online options over traditional in-person classes on campus.  Students should go to...

UTEP issued a statement Monday June 6, in response to changes in rules for international students issued by Homeland Security. In the statement, the university said that it would work individually with each student on their course schedule to meet federal...

Today, a federal grand jury in El Paso returned with additional charges against the Cielo Vista Walmart shooter, Patrick Wood Crusius, 21, to include new charges related to the death of a 23rd  victim.  According to a media release by the...