The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and South Texas College have partnered to create a competency-based education program that creates a pathway to an undergraduate degree in early childhood studies, UTRGV officials announced on Monday, December 21, 2020. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2019 awarded the project $230,000. Dr. John Lowdermilk, Chair, UTRGV Department of Human Development and School Services and Professor of Human Development and School Services in the College of Education and P-16 Integration, is principal investigator on the project. Dr. Vejoya Viren, Associate Professor of Human Development and School Services, is co-principal investigator. The program awards Bachelor’s ...