Frisco | August 2024

BY HANNAH JOHNSON

Harrison Keller named next University of North Texas president

Harrison Keller will serve as the 17th president of the University of North Texas. Keller was announced as the sole finalist for the position June 7, and the UNT System board of regents unanimously appointed him on July 1. He succeeds Neal Smatresk, who led the university for the past decade. Keller took office Aug. 1. Explaining the role The president serves as the CEO of the university and oversees university administration and operations. The role is appointed by the UNT System board of regents, and the president reports to the UNT System Chancellor. The president also sets the institution’s vision and strategic objectives by enhancing the university’s aca- demic excellence, strengthening its portfolio of research and scholar- ship, and fostering the university’s student-focused identity, the release states. The search for the university

“I am honored by the opportunity to lead the state’s third- largest and fastest- growing university.” HARRISON KELLER, UNT PRESIDENT

system’s president was completed through the UNT Presidential Search Advisory Committee. “Dr. Keller is a leader who will build strategic partnerships, recruit world-class talent, and advance UNT’s role in meeting the demands of our region, state and nation,” Wright said in the release. A closer look Keller has served as the com- missioner and CEO of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board since 2019. Before he was commissioner, Keller was a faculty member and administrator of The University of Texas at Austin.

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TEA closes review of PISD leader

The Texas Education Agency has closed a review into Prosper ISD Superintendent Holly Ferguson. The district’s board discussed

What happened A notice from TEA’s Educator Investigations Division was placed on Ferguson’s educator certifica- tion on April 10, a TEA official said in an email. The notification on an edu- cator’s certificate means an allegation of misconduct is being investigated by TEA staff. A certif- icate with this notation remains valid because no formal deter- mination has been made. The PISD school board did not have oversight on the investigation.

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the end of the investigation during a July 22 meeting.

“After a thorough review, the Texas Education Agency has fully cleared Dr. Holly Ferguson’s education certification,” board President Bill Beavers said. “The board reaffirms its complete confi- dence in Dr. Ferguson’s leadership and her unwavering commitment to the students of Prosper ISD.”

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