Tech and U. of Houston Qualify for Tier-One Prize Money
Updated, May 25: After completing its review, the state auditor confirmed that, indeed, both Texas Tech University and the University of Houston have met the state's requirements to gain access to the National Research University Fund.
In a statement, House Higher Education Committee Chairman Dan Branch, R-Dallas, commended the institutions and their local communities. "Today, the state is closer than ever to elevating more universities to nationally compeititive research status," he said.
The fund, considered the ultimate reward for the state's eight universities vying for coveted "tier one" status, was recently valued at roughly $620 million. The newly ...
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Stanley Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook
U o H and Tech? I thought they had higher standards.
John Holmes via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Stanley, you need to do some homework. The standards for achieving this level are extremely high, and these schools are reaching it despite the economic crisis. Becoming a Tier I research institution is a huge accomplishment.
Stanley Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Well, they must have lowered their standards to let those two degree factories in.
Wayne Togo
Congratulations to UH and Tech, on a job, well done. These Texas schools are competing with 'the big boys' on a national playing field.
Texas Tech has, perhaps the BEST academic scholarship program on Planet Earth. TT provides a 5 YEAR full ride for National Merit Scholars; Room, Board, Books ... the works!
It is the equivalent of a 'Red-Shirt' scholarship for top athletes.
As a point of reference, UT Austin entirely cancelled their National Merit Scholarship program in favor of some zany 'Diversity Initiative'.
You can find excellence and mediocrity in the strangest places.
Don Butler
It's hilarious to me that UT and A&M are able to steal $400M per year from Texas residents, while making the "seven sisters" (now eight I suppose) fight for table scraps amounting to what? $40M? What hoops did UT and A&M have to jump through to get this funding? Who did they have to lobby?
UT and A&M have 50% of the students, but get 75% of the funding. How is this fair? Or right?
Samdavis
Stanley, we know you're an idiot. You just proved it twice.
T D
@Stanley Moore:
The more emphasis Texas puts on education, the better. It's great to have so many institutions working so hard to raise their research profiles.
@Don Butler:
If you think it's stealing, do you really want to pay for higher education at all?