While most residents were asleep, the Federal Aviation Administration shut down the airspace around El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for ten days, halting commercial flights in and out of the region. While the halt was lifted this morning, the order...
The affected departments include African and African Diaspora Studies; Mexican American and Latina/o Studies; Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and several others, UT faculty said in a press release.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of airspace over El Paso on Wednesday, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation.
More than 800 students are pursuing degrees in the affected departments, which include African, Latino and gender studies.