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Five Members of Congress Attend Human Trafficking Hearing on Campus
The Rod Paige Education
Building Auditorium played
host to the official House
Congressional Homeland
Security committee field
hearing “Combating Human
Trafficking in Our Major
Cities” March 20. Law
enforcement officials Adrian
Garcia, Harris County Sheriff;
Steven McGraw, director,
Texas Department of Public
Safety; Brian Moskowitz,
Houston Special Agent in
Charge Immigration Customs
and Enforcement, U.S.
Department of Homeland
Security; Ann Johnson,
assistant district attorney,
Harris County; and Charles
McClelland, chief, Houston
Police Department; testified
before the committee chaired
by House Representatives
Michael McCaul, ranking
member Sheila Jackson Lee, Al
Green, Gene Green, Ted Poe,
and Blake Farenthold to help
them better understand human
trafficking in major U.S. cities,
specifically Houston.
The hearing focused on
Houston as a case study for
Congress to further understand
trafficking in major U.S. cities.
TMSL Once Again Ranked
as Most Diverse Law
School in the Country
Texas Southern University’s
Thurgood Marshall School of
Law (TMSL) has received the
TOP (A+) honor, ranking as
#1 (out of 28 law schools) for
being the most diverse school
in the nation, per The National
Jurist Magazine. The National
Jurist ranking is based on the
percentages of minority faculty
and Black, Asian, Hawaiian,
Hispanic, American Indian and
Caucasian students.
As of fall 2014, TMSL
diversity is more readily
identified by the percentages
that follow: 78.9% - Minority
faculty; 31.1% - Hispanic
student population; 1.1%
- American Indian student
population; 5.8% - Asian &
Hawaiian student population;
and 48.1% - Black student
population.
TMSL Dean Dannye
Holley’s provided commentary
within the cover story feature,
“Why Diversity Is Up: Most
Diverse Law Schools”,
found on pages 24-28 of the
November 2014 issue.
Elementary Students Get Technology Lesson
Fifth graders from Varnett Public School got a taste of
the technological advances at Texas Southern University,
and then presented a $4,500 check to TSU President Dr.
John M. Rudley for scholarships.
The 95 students watched and took part in a science
experiment and visited the Leonard H.O. Spearman
Technology Building that houses the academic
departments of Aviation Science and Technology,
Computer Science, Engineering Technology, Industrial
Technology, Physics, and Transportation Studies.
It was all a part of TSU showcasing its campus in the
hopes that someday Varnett’s students will make TSU its
school of choice when the time comes.
The 5th grade classes came up with the money through
fundraisers that also involved other grade levels and staff.
It was the fourth year Varnett students made a donation to
Texas Southern University.
Agreement Strengthens
Partnership Between
San Jacinto College
and Texas Southern
San Jacinto College Board
of Trustees approved an
articulation agreement with
Texas Southern University.
This agreement is designed to
create seamless transitions for
San Jacinto College students
and graduates seeking
baccalaureate, masters, and
other advanced degrees to
Texas Southern.
Under the articulation
agreement, San Jacinto
College students earning
an associate of arts, and
associate of science, or an
associate of arts in teaching
with a cumulative grade
point average (GPA) of 2.5
or greater will be guaranteed
admission to TSU. Also under
the agreement, San Jacinto
College students earning an
associate of applied science
degree with a cumulative
GPA of 2.5 or greater will be
guaranteed admission to TSU.
A maximum of 89 semester
credit hours earned at San
Jacinto College with a grade
of C or better will be credited
toward designated applied
bachelor’s degree plans at
TSU.
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