This fall semester, for the first time, all public universities in Texas were required to offer incoming students the option of a payment plan that fixed their tuition at a particular rate for four years. But student interest has proved mixed.
Reeve Hamilton
Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer. Born in Houston and raised in Massachusetts, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University.
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The Playlist: Listen to Me
Candidates in the race for governor and lieutenant governor took to the airwaves to make their case in two televised debates this week, so our playlist inspired by Texas politics and policy news begins with “Listen to Me” by The Hollies.
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Higher Education
UT Regents Voice Support for MD Anderson
The University of Texas System regents on Friday unanimously backed the administration of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the wake of a challenge to its handling of faculty.
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Higher Education
UH Students Seek to Revive Residency Requirement
Students at the University of Houston are seeking to revive a proposal that would require many freshmen to live on campus. A similar plan was scrapped by university administrators after pushback from state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston.
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TribCast: Two Debates, a Poll and an Audit
Reeve, Emily, Evan and Ross review the recent debates between the candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, talk about the numbers in a new statewide poll, and discuss the findings of an audit of the Texas Enterprise Fund.
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Higher Education
Could On-Campus Jobs, Affordable Housing Lift Student Performance?
Longtime University of Texas at Brownsville President Juliet García is proposing two new ways to increase retention and completion among at-risk students: offering them Section 8 housing and tying federal financial aid to on-campus jobs.
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The Playlist: Free Money
A state audit found that some beneficiaries of the governor’s primary economic incentive program were selected outside of formal channels and were often not properly monitored, so we kick off this week’s playlist with Patti Smith’s “Free Money.”
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Higher Education
College Partners With Company on New Honors Program
Navarro College announced Thursday that it would be the first two-year institution in Texas to participate in the American Honors program, a network of honors colleges run by a for-profit company.
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Higher Education
State Auditor: UNT Should Pay State Back $75.6 Million
According to a state auditor’s report released Thursday, the University of North Texas should pay the state at least $75.6 million over the next 10 years as repayment for funding it should not have received.