Higher Ed "Coalition for Excellence" Formed in Texas
A powerful group of individuals — including former regents, former university system chancellors and former university presidents — from around Texas have joined together to address the state's ongoing higher education controversy.
The new group, the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, was unveiled today, as was a new website, texaseducationexcellence.org. According to a press release, the group was formed "to actively advance excellence at our state's public higher education institutions and support a more thoughtful and transparent discussion of ways to strengthen and improve, rather than undermine, them."
This is the latest group — and one of the ...
Comments (4)
Becky Goetz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This looks like a very strong challenge to Perry's higher ed policy to me. And about damn time, too.
Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook
As much as I appreciate the thought, Can we also address after Graduation,our grads actually get paying jobs?
Katie Bobatee
If they want to represent all universities they should include people from all Texas Universities. I couldn't find anything about Texas Tech, University of North Texas, San Marcos, Prairie View, UT El Paso, or UT San Antonio. UT and A&M are always the front runners in Texas. They are not the only schools.
Jennifer E.
UT and A&M are the flagships. They have the top faculties and research, overall. What happens there impacts other schools in the system and other systems. Recall the fact that UT and A&M are also taking the biggest swipes from TPPF and Perry's regent donors.