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Tag Archives: Texas Southmost College

A water tower marked for UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Laid-Off UT-Brownsville Faculty Sue, Claiming School Ignored their Tenure Rights

Fri, Feb 21, 2014 |

Three professors filed a suit against the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, escalating a two-year battle over tenure rights....Read More

A water tower marked for UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

In Brownsville, Two Colleges Split and a Community Suffers

The separation of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College leads to hundreds of layoffs.

Wed, May 22, 2013 |

The separation of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College leads to hundreds of layoffs. ...Read More

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Professor Sues Over Layoff in UT-Brownsville, Texas Southmost Split

Mon, Apr 29, 2013 |

Susan Mills, a professor at the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, is suing the university officials who fired her—apparently the fir...Read More

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