Samantha Ketterer
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Samantha Ketterer

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Higher education reporter at @houstonchron. samantha.ketterer@houstonchronicle.com

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Colleges across state face changes

Political pressure has Texas universities adjusting curriculum as students head back

View Front PageHouston ChronicleAUG 24, 2026

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Prof quits UH for Germany

Expert in applied mathematics and climate modeling says crackdown on academic freedom pushed her to leave Texas

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Houston ChronicleSEP 6, 2026
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Rice undergoes rapid expansion

More students, faculty, buildings challenge close-knit culture

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Houston ChronicleAUG 31, 2026
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Colleges across state face changes

Political pressure has Texas universities adjusting curriculum as students head back

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Houston ChronicleAUG 24, 2026Lead Story
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UH cuts nearly 40% of courses in core

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Houston ChronicleAUG 21, 2026
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Professors sue Texas A&M over bans

Group hopes to block limits on teaching of race and gender ideology, alleging censorship

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Houston ChronicleAUG 5, 2026Lead Story
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UH core courses could be trimmed by 40%

Changes would cut students’ general education options

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Houston ChronicleJUL 25, 2026
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Teaching policies at Tech spur suit

Professors union says topics on race, sex being censored

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Houston ChronicleJUL 10, 2026
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Colleges reviewing essential courses

Work may reshape instruction across state; law passed amid claims of ‘indoctrination’

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Houston ChronicleJUN 15, 2026Lead Story
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UH System OKs budget with more pay for graduate assistants

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Houston ChronicleMAY 23, 2026
An overview of the University of Houston's new budget approval, highlighting increased spending for staff and students despite some funding shifts.
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A long journey, from patient to doctor

Athlete paralyzed 13 years ago crosses the stage for his degree

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Houston ChronicleMAY 5, 2026
A human-interest feature celebrating a paralyzed student's graduation using assistive technology.
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Experts: Stability sought in next A&M president

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Houston ChronicleMAY 4, 2026
Centers on the desire for stable leadership at a major state university following recent political controversies.
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College seniors: Rice caters to over-80 crowd

University provides online classes at living facilities nationwide

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Houston ChronicleAPR 15, 2026
Provides a lighthearted, human-interest focus on lifelong learning initiatives for the elderly, acting as a visual anchor to balance the harder political news.
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Texas A&M picks veteran administrator as finalist for president

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Houston ChronicleAPR 14, 2026
Straightforward coverage of an impending leadership change at a major state university system.
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A&M promotes discourse symposiums

Faculty critics: Effort on civil dialogue at odds with ban on teaching ‘race and gender ideology’

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Houston ChronicleAPR 3, 2026
Highlights institutional tension at a major state university between its push for 'civil dialogue' and concurrent bans on teaching specific ideologies.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Samantha Ketterer in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.