On September 4, 2013 Texas Tech University hosted a press conference to announce the renaming of both the Institute for Hispanic and International Communication and the Regent's Professorship in Hispanic and International Communication in recognition of a generous gift from the estate of Thomas Jay Harris, a Texas Tech graduate and former editor of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Mr. Harris was a strong advocate of international education and cross-cultural learning. The IHIC's affiliated faculty and staff appreciate the gift and will continue to work hard, and thoughtfully, to meet Texas Tech's strategic goal of preparing ethical learners for a diverse, globalizing world.
Event coverage:
CoMC Honors Late Newspaper Editor, Daily Toreador
Texas Tech Receives Gift to Support Hispanic Communications Institute, Texas Tech Today
Tech Names Hispanic Communication Institute after Former A-J Editor, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech Names Hispanic Comm Institute After Former Editor, HispanicBusiness.com