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The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston, Texas. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, one of multiple junior college institutions formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934, HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed as the University of Houston. Today, Houston is the fourth-largest university in Texas ...
The University of Houston–Downtown ( UHD) is a public university in Houston, Texas. It is part of the University of Houston System and has a campus that spans 40 acres (16 ha) in Downtown Houston with a satellite location, UHD-Northwest in Harris County. [1] Founded in 1974, UHD is the second-largest university in Houston. [2]
Our History & Traditions. The University of Houston's proud heritage of academic excellence dates back to its founding in 1927, when its primary focus was training future teachers. At that time, it was called Houston Junior College and classes were held on the San Jacinto High School campus. Over the years, we grew and prospered, becoming the ...
The Houston Cougars softball team is the college softball team of the University of Houston. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference as a Division I team. Their home games are played at Cougar Softball Stadium on-campus. The team was established in 2001, and was the regular season champion of Conference USA three times.
Served as Chancellor of the University of Houston when that position was created until 1961, helped to establish UH as a state school. 4. Clanton Ware Williams. 1956–1961. 1904–1975. Served as President after A.D. Bruce became Chancellor. 5. Philip Guthrie Hoffman. 1961–1977.
The University of Houston System Board of Regents voted to establish a medical school at the system's flagship campus in 2017. [1] The Texas Legislature authorized the medical school in 2019. [2] The UH College of Medicine enrolled its inaugural class of 30 students in 2020. All students in the inaugural class received full tuition scholarships ...
As chancellor of the UH System, Khator oversees a four-university organization that serves nearly 76,000 students and has an annual budget that exceeds $1.8 billion. The UH System includes the University of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake, University of Houston-Downtown and University of Houston-Victoria.
