The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has narrowed its search for a new provost and vice president for academic affairs to five potential candidates. The position has remained vacant since former provost Carol Parker transferred for the same position...

A study found that the gender-wage gap is decreasing as employers hire more women to fill the need for skilled workers.   The Pew Research Center (PRC) studied women’s careers from 1980 to 2018 and found that the average hourly wage has gone from...

Dozens of students from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) walked out of their classrooms to stand in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation land defenders opposing the construction of TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink’s multibillion-dollar pipeline...

By Feb. 18., three private groups on Facebook that seek to support and protect women in the face of the disappearances and femicide in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, had already been created.  The groups “Mujeres cuidando Mujeres – Cd. Juárez, Chih.,”...

To read this article in English, click here.  Para el 18 de febrero, tres grupos privados de Facebook que pretenden apoyar y proteger a las mujeres ante desapariciones y feminicidios en Ciudad Juárez, México, ya habían sido creados. Los grupos...

Durazno Claro, a local nail salon in Ciudad Juárez, México, has been booming for the past eight months with constant booking requests through Instagram. The business is run by young women who had a minimalistic aesthetic in mind for it. Marla Briceño,...

A former student unsuccessfully attempted to file articles of impeachment against incumbent Student Government Association (SGA) President Jessica Martinez last semester on the grounds that she was drunk during a general meeting. The impeachment allegation...

There is an assortment of knick knacks in Juliette Caire’s office. In her 20 years as executive director of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) partnerships at UTEP, she’s collected quite a few. The Frida Kahlo...

KTEP, the National Public Radio station from the southwest, welcomes journalist Angela Kocherga aboard as news director. Kocherga has dedicated her career to covering the U.S.-Mexico border and the interior of Mexico soon after graduating from college.    “After...

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) said it is following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services, as it continues to monitor developments connected to the outbreak of...

With the current political climate and the 2020 election just around the corner, many have turned away from having political conversations with someone, according to an analysis of data from the Pew Research Center’s Election News Pathways (PRCENP)...

“Tiny Tunnels, Big Connections: Ant Relationships Shape the World” is the latest installment at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Centennial Museum and the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens. It was created thanks to a $166,000 grant that the UTEP...