For Dr. Boranai Tychhon, a first-year anesthesiology resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center, the journey to medical school was defined by hard work, persistence, and the power of community. 

Following successful pilots of the Gator Textbook Access Program (GTAP), the program is now expanding to include all faculty, courses, and students for fall 2025. Students enrolled in the program will pay for their books and materials for a single, affordable fee.

Armiti Rashidi, Program Coordinator for the Marilyn Davies College of Business and current UHD MBA student, did not originally start her journey in the business world. Read on how she went from studying agricultural engineering at a highly accredited Iranian university to immigrating to the U.S.

When a group of 10 university presidents gathered in 1989 at Wright State University in Ohio, they focused on a singular mission: how to maximize their schools’ urban locations to help students and the community at large. The founders called the group the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU). Find out how UHD is involved.

First-generation students make up about 70% of UHD’s student body, and Alejandra Perez, current MBA student and Program Coordinator of the Marilyn Davies College of Business, is certainly no exception.  Read on about Alejandra’s journey.