Common Reader Program

Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Feb. 22 asking the department to investigate parents providing gender-affirming medical care.

After the Common Reader Program’s April 26 screening of the movie “Owned: A Tale of Two Americas,” the program announced Amy Ellis Nutt’s “Becoming Nicole” as the book for the 2021-2022 academic year.

The Common Reader Program held a Big Reveal event April 28 via Zoom and announced Wes Moore’s “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” as the book selection for 2020-2021.  

It is a question that has plagued incoming freshmen since its inception of the class as a requirement for first year UHCL students: “Why do I have to take Learning Frameworks?”

Each year a text is selected by a committee of students, staff and faculty to be studied throughout the academic year. During this event, the 2019-2020 book read for the Common Reader was revealed to be "Spare Parts: Four Undocumented…

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a cliché question asked to every child by relatives, teachers and peers. It’s a question I personally still get asked a variation of such as, “What do you want to do when you graduate?”

Forget the awkward small talk and cheesy pick-up lines; this style of speed dating will not have you locating the nearest exit for a quick escape, however; it could point you in the direction for a future career.

The University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL)’s Film and Speaker Series is back in full swing for the fall semester. The first film, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, shown Sept. 8, was described as “an intimate look at America's favorite neighbor:…

UHCL's campus-wide Common Reader Committee is pleased to announce Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly as its Reader for the 2017-18 academic year. Shetterly's historical account, with the full title Hidden Figures: The American Dream…

UHCL hosted the 23rd Annual Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts (SCRCA) April 17-20 with more than 300 students from UHCL and one student from San Jacinto College South Campus showcasing their original research and creative…