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Since our founding in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, we have paved new ways for tens of thousands of students to reach their academic dreams. UIW was the first institution to offer higher education for women in central and south Texas, consistently ranks among the top schools for veterans, and ranks No. 1 in the nation among faith-based universities graduating Hispanic students with bachelor’s degrees. As pioneers in Catholic higher education, we continue to forge new roads for every student to reach their full potential and create positive change in the world. UIW is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution.

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UIW News

UIW Graduate Honored as Texas Clinical Teacher of the Year

October 11, 2024

Abigail Sarabia, a recent graduate from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Dreeben School of Education, believes she may have been born to be a teacher. Now, in what can only be considered a full circle moment, she is being honored for the teaching work she has done in the very school where she first found her teaching inspiration. Sarabia was recently named the Clinical Teacher of the Year by the Texas Directors of Field Experience for her work at Huebner Elementary in the North East ISD… the school from which she has her most cherished teaching childhood memories.

UIW Professor Receives Major Grant for Breast Cancer Research

October 8, 2024

For University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Assistant Professor Dr. Charles Fermaintt the fight against breast cancer is personal. His mother was diagnosed and survived breast cancer in 2016. Now, Fermaintt is taking on one of the most aggressive forms of the disease in his research being done right here at UIW. That research has just been awarded a grant of more than $500,000 over the next three years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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About the University of the Incarnate Word

As the largest Catholic university in Texas, UIW is a leader in transformational education. We inspire students across more than 150 academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels to ignite change.

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