University of Texas at El Paso President Heather Wilson announced John S. Wiebe will be promoted to become the university’s vice president for academic affairs and provost after holding the interim position since January of last year. “During my...

UTEP President Heather Wilson has been selected to serve a six-year term on the National Science Board (NSB).  Early March, in a White House press release, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint Wilson to the NSB for a...

It was March 14, a Saturday night in El Paso, when Alejandra Sanchez returned from what she had hoped would be a semester abroad experience in Spain after it was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.    The UTEP senior majoring in finance was...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. (UTEP) March 26: UTEP employee among four new COVID-19 cases in the county [ 6 p.m.] El Paso County has four new confirmed...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. The city and county of El Paso officials announced in a news conference a “Stay Home, Work Safe” order to go into...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. UTEP President Heather Wilson addressed questions concerning remote work for faculty and staff in the midst of the coronavirus...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. UTEP Housing and Residence Life (HRL) is directing students living in campus housing to move out by 5 p.m. Sunday, March...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. The El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) will offer free breakfast and lunch meals for children in 22 of its schools...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Updated at 7:53 p.m. The President’s Office announced in an email that a female UTEP student tested positive for...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. New guidelines aimed to slow the spread and impact of COVID-19, or coronavirus, were released Monday in a White...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. The three remaining events at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center for March have been postponed until further notice amidst two...

For more coverage on COVID-19 and its impact on UTEP, El Paso, the state and the nation, visit The Prospector's Coronavirus page. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that the State of Texas Assessments for Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing for the...