Before his 2005 retirement, CBS created the Dan Rather Scholarship Fund in honor of the journalist, with preference towards those working at The Houstonian.

The university hired investigative journalist Craig Flournoy in 1997 to both teach journalism at the school and supervise production at The Houstonian.

Jackson later returned to Texas and advised journalism students at SHSU in the College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication.

[4] Rather asked CBS to specify that the fund should give students preferential status for selection to the program if they worked either on a volunteer or paid arrangement for The Houstonian.

[8] Journalists at The Houstonian uncovered information documenting that in the previous 20 months there were seven reports of rape by attendees of SHSU.

[8] One week before this school official gave this statement, seven professors from the communications division of academics at the university (reflecting twenty-five percent of the total faculty in the department) stated they had handed in inflated grades.

[10] In 2012 the paper was cited by CNN for advice on senioritis, a period of time when upperclassmen in college feel lack of motivation for studies due to impending graduation.

[11] CNN noted that the paper advised students to fully utilize resources during their time at the educational institution.

[11] The Houstonian recommended students seek out assistance from tutoring services, study in the library, and dedicate themselves to full engagement in the classroom setting.