Past Contributions

• Perry Temporarily Gives Up His Personal Email Account

  by Reeve Hamilton April 29, 2011

  Anyone planning to email Gov. Rick Perry for the remainder of this session need not bother trying to reach him on his personal account. He won't be using it. Full Story 

• UT President, A&M Professor Tussle With TPPF

  by Reeve Hamilton April 29, 2011

  At a panel hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation today, Bill Powers, the president of the University of Texas, and Robert Strawser, an accounting professor at Texas A&M University and the speaker of its faculty senate, responded to the conservative think tank's proposed higher education reforms. Full Story 

• LiveBlog: A Conversation with Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and William Powers Jr.

  by Reeve Hamilton April 28, 2011

  This morning, Evan Smith of The Texas Tribune is sitting down with Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin and University of Texas President William Powers, Jr. — and we live-blogged the whole thing. Full Story 

• The Weekly TribCast: Episode 77

  by Reeve Hamilton April 27, 2011

  In this episode of the TribCast, Evan, Reeve, Ben and Mark chatter about Leo Berman, David Simpson, Jeff Wentworth and David Dewhurst. Full Story 

• Raymund Paredes: $10,000 Degrees "Entirely Feasible"

  by Reeve Hamilton April 27, 2011

  At a board meeting of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday, Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes said that $10,000 bachelor's degrees — books included — as proposed by Gov. Rick Perry are "entirely feasible." Full Story 

• After Rick O'Donnell, Now What?

  by Reeve Hamilton April 27, 2011

  One week ago, Rick O’Donnell’s employment at the University of Texas System came to an abrupt end after 50 days marked by tension and confusion in the higher education community — especially at the University of Texas at Austin. So what happens now that he’s gone? Full Story 

• Renu Khator: The TT Interview

  by Reeve Hamilton April 21, 2011

  The president of the University of Houston and chancellor of the University of Houston System on the status of UH's tier-one efforts, dealing with serious budget cuts, and the value of academic research. Full Story 

• VIDEO: Renu Khator: The TT Interview

  by Reeve Hamilton April 21, 2011

  The president of the University of Houston president and chancellor of the University of Houston System on the status of UH's tier-one efforts, dealing with serious budget cuts, and the value of academic research. Full Story 

• The Weekly TribCast: Episode 76

  by Reeve Hamilton April 20, 2011

  In this week's jam-packed episode, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss higher education reformers, data security at the Comptroller's office, redistricting, the budget, and birthdays. Full Story 

• Update: Rick O'Donnell "No Longer Employed by the UT System"

  by Reeve Hamilton April 19, 2011

  "It was not my choice to depart at this time," says the controversial higher education reformer, whose hiring by the University of Texas System Board of Regents sparked an outcry at the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story