Starting after the spring 2018 commencement, UTEP plans to begin a two-part plan to enhance safety measures and the look of University Avenue on the east side of campus.  Along with the Texas Department of Transportation, engineering firm Quantum Consultants,...

When you open Twitter, what are you likely to find? These last few weeks it seems as if there has been a nonstop influx of accusations of sexual assault against individuals in the media. In the last few weeks multiple women have come forward with sexual...

The fourth annual "Thanksgiving Without Borders" gave international UTEP students the opportunity to experience a traditional American holiday dinner along with their families, friends, and faculty on Monday, Nov. 20. The event was hosted by the...

The Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, visited UTEP to speak about U.S.-Mexico relations as part of the Centennial Lecture Series on Thursday afternoon. Gutiérrez, who was appointed by current Mexico President Enrique...

This week, students from the University of Texas at El Paso gathered at the Blumberg Auditorium to reflect on their summer trip to Spain as part of the ongoing Cultural Lecture Series taking place through the weeklong International Cultural Festival. Hector...

Mental health experts and the Black Student Union chapter at UTEP hosted a panel that addressed mental health stigma in the black community and the ways in which people can cope with mental health problems. The panel, called Blackout: mental health...

Wendy Davis, former Texas Senator and Democratic nominee for the gubernatorial race of 2014, came to UTEP Tuesday night during a campus forum hosted by Texas Rising where over 100 students and El Pasoans showed up. Davis drew national attention during...

  Former UTEP’s political science professor and author Kathleen Staudt presented her most recent book “Border Politics in a Global Era.” On Saturday morning, the Literality Book Shop opened its doors to receive an audience who enjoyed...

Students at UTEP may be paying higher tuition and fees in the next two years, according to a tuition forum held Nov. 7. The proposal for tuition and fees increase was unveiled during a presentation at an open forum for UTEP students, faculty and staff...

When Mohammed Iddrisu, a graduate student in English rhetoric and writing, got on a plane to the United States for the first time, an overwhelming sense of apprehension overcame him. He is an African native, born and raised in Ghana, and the fifth of...

Former UTEP president Haskell Monroe, Jr., died Monday, Nov. 13, in College Station, Texas. He was 86 years old. Monroe was UTEP’s president from 1980 to 1987. He is remembered for opening the University Library and for leading the establishment...

Nearly 100 UTEP students, faculty and staff gathered at Centennial Plaza to raise awareness for the need of a clean DREAM Act and to support the Dreamers. Soñando Juntos, a UTEP-based immigrants rights advocacy group, organized the walkout at...