The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced in January that the University of Houston has been categorized as a “very high research activity” university.
University administrators are developing a plan in response to a letter received last month from state officials requesting all state agencies reduce their budgets 5 percent for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Gov. Rick Perry appointed three new members to the UH System Board of Regents Aug. 20. Nandita V. Berry, Tilman J. Fertitta and Jarvis V. Hollingsworth replaced Calvin Stephens, Dennis Golden and Lynden Rose, whose terms on the board…