Office of the President News
Students: This President’s Lecture Is for You! Upskill Yourself: The Future of Work Starts Now
This UHD President’s Lecture comes as a timely look at career transformation, reskilling, and building a dynamic Houston workforce—to be held in B-200 of the Shea Street Building (Marilyn Davies College of Business) at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov....
Delicious Bites Featured at Gourmet Gators
Gourmet Gators is UHD’s premier 2025 fundraising event—an intimate evening of culinary delights filled with philanthropic purpose! Gourmet Gators will feature small plates created by ten local top chefs representing cuisines from around the world,...
Considering a Career in Banking or Finance? This President’s Lecture Is for You.
With UHD’s Weeks of Welcome behind us and the semester well underway, the third edition of the Fall 2025 President’s Lecture Series is right around the corner. Interested in economics, banking, or finance? Don’t miss these two successful UHD...
This Year’s President’s Lecture Series Revisited
Fascinating research, powerful ideas, and inspiring personal stories provided the foundation of UHD’s spring 2025 President’s Lecture Series. With topics ranging from a local businessman’s family legacy to the plastic in our oceans, Black ancestors...
The University of Houston-Downtown: Rising as an Anchor Institution
Fifty years ago, when the University of Houston-Downtown was founded, its mission was to meet the needs of Houston’s diverse and dynamic workforce. That mission quickly expanded to a focus on becoming a premier, metropolitan university, appealing...
2025 President's Lecture Series Celebrates Black History Month
Join Dr. Alicia Odewale on Feb. 18th at UHD. She'll discuss her research and explore erased histories of Black towns, cowboys, and more.
It's a Wrap for the 50th Anniversary President's Lecture Series
A major Grammy Award-winning musician and composer. A renowned TV actress. A documentary filmmaker who also happens to be a Gator alum. UHD’s fall lineup for its 50th Anniversary President’s Lecture Series was truly remarkable —and firmly rooted in the arts.
Jazz, Movies, and Family Stories: A Conversation with Terence Blanchard
Slated for 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, “A Conversation with Terence Blanchard” is part of the 2024 Fall President’s Lecture Series and will be held in the TDECU Tour Room in the Welcome Center of UHD, 201 Girard. KTSU 90.9 General Manager Ernest Walker will join the two cousins on stage and moderate the conversation. The event is free and open to the public and a complimentary lunch will be provided.
UHD Alum Bradford Thomason and “Butterfly in the Sky”
Last spring, UHD alum Bradford Thomason (’04, English) saw the release of his documentary “Butterfly in the Sky, which chronicles a lifelong love of reading with “Reading Rainbow.” Now the award-winning documentary director, editor, and producer returns to UHD at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, to talk about the film and to share what he has learned throughout his career as the editor of seven feature documentaries and the co-director of three of those films. It’s part of the 50th Anniversary President’s Lecture Series.
State of the University Address: UHD’s Bold, New Expansion into Downtown Houston
During his 2024 State of the University address on Sept. 26, University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) President Loren J. Blanchard shared UHD’s bold, new expansion of its footprint into downtown Houston plus plans for a Crime & Urban Issues Data Analysis Center, a new Idea Hub and Entrepreneurship Center, and increased academic programming.