Campus Life

  • Texas A&M Professor Weighs In On School Ratings Debate After Hurricane Harvey

    Aransas County ISD By Ashley Green, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Texas superintendents are arguing that school ratings based on standardized testing will not accurately reflect how schools are doing in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey and the ongoing recovery. While collecting the data necessary…

  • Texas A&M To Host 24-hour Problem-solving Contest Targeting Place, Space, Diversity

    By Richard Nira, Texas A&M University College of Architecture At Hackathon ’18, a 24-hour anything goes creative problem-solving marathon set for Feb. 2–3 at the Langford Architecture Center, registered teams will vie for $5,000 in prize money while tackling issues of place, space and diversity. Registration is underway…

  • In Case You Missed It — Week Of Dec. 4

    Trending On Texas A&M Today Redefining ‘Safety’ For Self-Driving Cars Texas A&M Viz Grad, Disney Artist Addresses Audience About Creation Of ‘Zootopia’ City In-Store Shopping Still Matters This Holiday Season Impact Of Climate Change: Slight Shifts Can Affect Optimum Water Use In Plant Communities…

  • 5 Things You Need To Know — Week Of Dec. 4

    1. Texas A&M Names Jimbo Fisher Head Football Coach Jimbo Fisher, who led Florida State University to a national championship in 2013, has been named head football coach at Texas A&M University, Aggie Director of Athletics Scott Woodward announced Monday.  Fisher agreed to a ten-year contract worth $75 million. No state-appropriated…

  • Texas A&M Names Jimbo Fisher Head Football Coach

    Jimbo Fisher is introduced as Texas A&M football head coach Monday at Kyle Field. By Texas A&M University Athletics Jimbo Fisher, who led Florida State University to a national championship in 2013, has been named head football coach at Texas A&M University, Aggie Director of Athletics Scott…

  • ‘Where I Feel Like I Belong:’ New Degree Draws Ocean-Minded Aggies

    Undergraduate students aboard the RV Trident in Galveston Bay on Nov. 4, from left to right: Kelsey Gibbons, oceanography major; Cassie Oswood, OCNG 491 student; Ana Ramos, oceanography major; Samantha Longridge, oceanography major; Victoria Scriven, oceanography major; James Chapman, oceanography major; Cody Padlo, OCNG 491 student; Brian Buckingham, TAMU-GERG…

  • Stories Of Texans Who Liberated Nazi Camps To Be Told At ‘Texas Aggies Go To War’ Exhibit

    By John Adams, From Bastogne to Texas, Inc. Editor’s note: Dr. Tarlow will be available to media at 1 p.m. ahead of his presentation. A longtime staple of the Texas A&M community is returning to campus, and he’s bringing remarkable stories of Texans who helped free thousands of people…

  • Texas A&M Law School Expands Dispute Resolution Team, Adds Innovative Courses

    By Texas A&M University School of Law This fall, Texas A&M Law welcomed two legal scholars to its Dispute Resolution Program. Nancy Welsh, previously professor of law and William Trickett Faculty Scholar at Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law, has joined the faculty as professor of…

  • Texas A&M Former Student Offers ‘Piece of Hope’ In Nicaragua

    By Ashley Green, College of Education and Human Development On top of a hill in the center of Nicaragua sits a small town that quickly captured Paige Ferrell’s heart after her first visit four years ago. Ferrell, who graduated with a master’s degree in special education from Texas…

  • Rwanda Study Abroad Offers Humanitarian Experience In Medical Environment

    By Jennifer Reiley, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Editor’s Note:  The 2018 program is from June 3-Aug. 5, and the application for the program is available until Dec. 4.  For engineering students in search of humanitarian work while studying abroad, Engineering Rwanda offers both and more. “Not…