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A Pioneer of Local Diversity: University of Houston’s Muslim Student Association 

If you visit the University of Houston’s Student Center South on a Monday, you might run into a group of students running the “Dawah Dollar Mondays” table event. The young men ask passing students one question about Islam, and if the participant answers correctly, they win cash. The University of Houston Muslim Student Association (UHMSA) […]

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Elizabeth D. Rockwell’s Legacy 

If you are familiar with the University of Houston (UH), you have probably seen or heard Elizabeth D. Rockwell’s name: the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion in the MD Anderson Library, the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership in the Hobby School, the Elizabeth D. Rockwell President’s Suite in the Alumni Center, the Elizabeth […]

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Not If, but When – Renu Khator and the Evolution of the University of Houston

By Samantha de LeónPresident Khator reacts to being inducted into the UH Athletics Hall of Honor in 2018. Leading up to this recognition, UH had reached the American Athletic Conference Championships in football and basketball, the Elite Eight and Final Four in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and consistently ranked in Top-25 polls in both […]

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Burdette Keeland, Jr.: “The Bird” Who Built a Better Houston

By Robert Perla VenturaKnown by his friends as ”Bird,” Keeland became one of Houston’s premier architects.Burdette Keeland, Jr. was a man as busy as they come. As an architect, professor, and chairperson of the Houston Planning Commission, Keeland was always working to better our city. A graduate of the University of Houston (UH) and a […]

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Making Memories at Miller Outdoor Theatre: A Centennial of the Arts

By Samantha de LeónMiller Outdoor Theatre during a summer symphony night. All photos courtesy of Miller Outdoor Theatre.In February 1969, forty-six years after Miller Outdoor Theatre opened and a year after moving into its new facility, Houston Chronicle fine arts editor Ann Holmes questioned what was next for the outdoor amphitheater. Nestled in the heart […]

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Arte Público Press

By Aileen Mendoza  Arte Público Press has become the largest publisher of U.S. Hispanic contemporary and recovered literature in the United States. All photo courtesy of Arte Público Press unless otherwise noted.  “As a child, Nicolás Kanellos couldn’t find books that accurately portrayed his Hispanic heritage. As an adult, he sought out and published the […]

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Nancy Sims and Katy Caldwell Talk on Political Junkies and Poodle Hair

By Max Ward  Katy Caldwell, left, and Nancy Sims, right, celebrate Nancy’s thirtieth birthday together in 1989. The pair met while working on a political campaign in 1984. All photos courtesy of Nancy Sims and Katy Caldwell unless otherwise noted.   Katy Caldwell and Nancy Sims both grew up in Houston in the 1960s. One was […]

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The Art Guys: Behind the Creators of The Statue of Four Lies

By Sydney RoseThe Art Guys envisioned The Statue of Four Lies as an embodiment of themselves, their works, and the University of Houston. The duo spent over thirty years working together in Houston and exhibiting their work throughout Texas. Photo © Morris Malakoff, courtesy of Public Art UHS. A pair of bronze figures stand in a […]

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Charity Guild of Catholic Women: A Century of Caring

A Classic Story of Can-do Determination, Texas Grit, and Houston GenerosityBy Mary Frances FabrizioThe Charity Guild of Catholic Women members gather in front of Charity Guild Shop at 1203 Lovett Boulevard in 2022. All photos courtesy of the Charity Guild of Catholic Women unless otherwise noted. In the early 1920s, the economic engine of American […]

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