Samantha Ketterer

Houston

Higher Education Reporter at Chron

Higher education reporter at @houstonchron. [email protected]

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Texas' top 100 paid executives at hospitals, universities

5 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte listens to Jim Schlossnagle speak at a news conference after Schlossnagle was introduced as the new NCAA college head baseball coach at Texas, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Schlossnagle left rival program Texas A&M.
Houston Community College to keep HCC moniker under new name

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

Houston Community College Central Campus. Yi-Chin Lee / Staff photographerHouston Community College will be renamed Houston City College, holding onto the 'HCC' moniker but marking an identity shift for the 54-year-old institution as it seeks to provide broader educational opportunities. The college system's board of trustees approved the name change at a Wednesday meeting, following almost a year of research, input and debate.
Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp awarded high civilian honors

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

John Sharp, Texas A&M University System Chancellor, talks in his office in College Station, Thursday, May 1, 2025. Melissa Phillip/Houston ChronicleJohn Sharp, Texas A&M University System Chancellor, talks in his office in College Station, Thursday, May 1, 2025. Melissa Phillip/Houston ChronicleTexas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp received the U.S. Army's Meritorious Public Service Medal on Wednesday, ending his tenure by earning one of the military's highest civilian honors.
Texas university presidents weigh risks as federal pressure on higher ed mounts

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

University and medical researchers have been some of the most vocal opponents of the Trump administration's cuts to federal research and its attempted cap on reimbursements for overhead costs. Scientists and supporters protest at the Houston Medical Center in Houston, Friday, March 7, 2025.
Migrant students ask to intervene in lawsuit after repeal of Texas Dream Act

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

The Texas State Capitol is seen in Austin in 2021. A group of students without legal immigration status is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that suddenly ended their ability to receive in-state tuition at Texas public colleges and universities. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographerA group of students without legal immigration status is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that suddenly ended their ability to receive in-state tuition at Texas public colleges and universities.
What to know about the bill banning overnight protests at Texas public colleges

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

Graduate students, faculty and demonstrators march to protest in support of Palestine outside of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium after graduating seniors walked out of their commencement ceremony during the University of Texas at Austin Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Austin.
Repealing in-state tuition for migrant students will cost Texas: experts

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Lily Kepner |Samantha Ketterer

The water tower, photographed Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Texas A&M University in College Station. Jon Shapley/Staff photographerPeople are shown on the campus of Texas A&M University Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in College Station. Melissa Phillip/Staff PhotographerThe University of Texas at Austin tower on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Austin.
Some prospective Texas students are in limbo after pause on new visa interviews

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

Students walk on University of Houston campus on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 in Houston. Elizabeth Conley/Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographerA student walks to join ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’ to protest the Baker Institute's 30th Anniversary Gala at Rice University on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographerHouston-area universities are awaiting the resumption of student visa interviews as a federal pause threatens the enrollment of a large international population.
Texas A&M researcher’s cell therapy trials with Saudi Arabia target anemia

4 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

A Texas A&M University professor has inked America’s first ever agreement for medical clinical trials with Saudi Arabia, advancing research on potentially groundbreaking cell therapies to treat aplastic anemia, ALS and other diseases. The partnership connects Parmar’s Houston-based biomedical technology company, Cellenkos Inc., to King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh.
Prairie View A&M applicants will face tighter auto admit rules starting 2026-27

4 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Samantha Ketterer

Students applying to Prairie View A&M University will face tougher admissions standards for the 2026-27 school year after a vote from the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday. The changes stem from continued growth at the university in Waller County, about 40 miles northwest of Houston. Prairie View enrolled roughly 2,300 freshmen last fall, its largest ever first-year class. Another 600 students were admissible but unable to be accommodated, university President Tomikia P.