Regents’ Chairman Suggests Boosting UT Enrollment, Halving Tuition
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF – 445-3604 Rick Perry Governor wants schools to offer $10,000 degrees. The chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents has suggested [...]
View ArticleZaffirini and Powell Escalate Texas Higher Ed Fight
By Reeve Hamilton Texas Tribune photo by: Bob Daemmrich State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, listens to a colleague while discussing SB5 on April 28, 2011. An increasingly bitter disagreement over [...]
View ArticleStudents Leaders Believe UT Board of Regents Want UT to be a “dime-store...
By Mary Lee Grant President of the Senate of College Councils Carisa Neitsche penned a column in the UT student newspaper today demanding a more thoughtful response from UT regents [...]
View ArticleDebate Over future of Texas Public Higher Ed Keeps Raging – Update
By Holly Hacker/Reporter hhacker@dallasnews.com The University of Texas at Austin should boost enrollment by 10 percent a year and cut tuition at UT System campuses in half, the chairman of [...]
View ArticleMcCombs Event Highlights Innovation, Entrepreneurship Tied to UT
By Lisa Carter AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Entrepreneurs from 16 startups based on research at the University of Texas promoted their companies to investors Wednesday, kicking off the Texas Venture Week...
View ArticleUT Regent Chairman Powell to Speak at UTPB Commencement
Mary Dearen Midland Reporter-Telegram ODESSA — Wm. Eugene “Gene” Powell, chairman of The University of Texas System Board of Regents, will deliver the featured address at The University of Texas [...]
View ArticleUniversity of Texas at Austin President William Powers Jr. to Deliver Speech...
Powers to address research, Efficiency UT President William Powers Jr. will speak Monday about research, teaching effectiveness, curriculum reform and budget matters that are part of an ongoing debate...
View ArticleUT System Public Records Tied up by Possible Suit From Ex-Adviser Rick O’Donnell
By Mary Tuma System anticipates “claims of defamation and tortious interference with contractual relationships” by O’Donnell A potential lawsuit against the University of Texas System by ousted special...
View ArticleSandefer Denied Sway on Appointment of Regents – Focus is on Students, Not on...
Jeff Sandefer, the architect of proposals that are creating controversy in Texas higher education, downplayed his influence on Gov. Rick Perry and state education policies in an interview published in...
View ArticleDell to Give $5 Million for UT Social Innovation Competition
By Barry Harrell – AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Dell Inc. will give $5 million to the University of Texas over the next five years to expand a competition that encourages college students [...]
View ArticleUT Regents Cranberg and Pejovich – Gathering Information to Study, “Fiduciary...
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF On the same day that University of Texas System regents unanimously agreed to refrain from micromanaging the state’s largest university system, at least...
View ArticleCollege-Level Scam
By MQSullivan Apparently our state’s colleges and universities don’t have enough to do, so they’re trying to get permission to compete with private-sector telecomm providers. Given how little time so...
View ArticleProfessors Who Don’t Want Accountability Blame “Seven Breakthrough Solutions.”
By Mary Lee Grant More than 800 professors signed a letter presented during a dramatic board of regents meeting this week in which angry faculty spoke out against Texas A&M [...]
View ArticleGov. Perry – A Top Priority to Improve State Universities
The big lie making the rounds in Texas is that elected or appointed officials want to undermine or de-emphasize research at our colleges and universities By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF...
View ArticleDewhurst’s Zaffirini Problem – Controversy Expands
By Daniel Greer Texans need to keep a close eye on state Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) and Republican Lt. Governor David Dewhurst. Currently Sen. Zaffirini is lead blocking for anti-transparency...
View ArticleFaculty Performance Disputed, Powers Struggles to Defend UT Values
By Huma Munir President William Powers Jr. came out against what he called “flawed” productivity analyses of the University that have been cropping up since the system released data on [...]
View ArticleControversial Higher Ed Reforms Perry and TPPF Avocate Continue to Command...
By Mary Lee Grant Controversial higher education reforms proposals by Gov. Rick Perry and conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation continue to command attention from media outlets. The...
View ArticleUT – Buying Champagne on a Beer Budget
After receiving several extremely defensive emails from UT President William Powers Jr., I wanted to learn more about the higher education debate that has obviously struck a nerve and was [...]
View ArticleAustin is No. 1 in Professional Opportunities for Young Adults
By Elizabeth Hinojos Unemployed graduates may be better off staying in Austin after a new report shows the city is No. 1 in professional opportunities for young adults. Business Journals, [...]
View ArticleUT Med Schools May Take Less Time
AUSTIN — Making it through some medical schools in Texas could take less time and be cheaper for future doctors. Six University of Texas campuses are partnering on plans to [...]
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