High-ranking University of Texas System officials are expected to appear before the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations on Wednesday to answer questions about recent developments at UT-Austin.
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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Higher Education
Court: UT-Austin May Use Race in Admissions
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday — for the second time — that the University of Texas at Ausin may use race as an element of its admissions decisions for candidates not admitted via the state’s Top Ten Percent Law.
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Higher Education
In McRaven or Fisher, a New Kind of Chancellor
The two candidates to replace outgoing UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa — Admiral William McRaven and Dallas Fed Chief Richard Fisher — are neither a product of state politics nor of academia.
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Higher Education
Letter Details Scope of UT Admissions Investigation
An investigation of admissions practices at the University of Texas at Austin will begin no earlier than Thursday, according to a letter sent to the Legislative Budget Board.
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Higher Education
The Playlist: Quittin’ Time
It was an intense week at the University of Texas System, culminating with the resignation of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers. To mark the occasion, our playlist starts with Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “Quittin’ Time.”
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Higher Education
Foster: UT Community Needs to “Re-establish Some Decorum”
A fraught week culminated in a relatively collegial meeting of the UT System Board of Regents on Thursday, after which Chairman Paul Foster said it was time for the board and UT community to “re-establish some decorum.”
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Higher Education
Powers Will Give Up UT-Austin Presidency in June
Despite outgoing UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s demand that UT-Austin President Bill Powers agree to an October resignation or be fired this week, on Wednesday the two ended up settling on Powers’ own proposed exit date — one 11 months away.
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Tribcast: UT-Austin’s President, Obama and Chemicals
Reeve, Emily, Ross and Jay talk about the future of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, a visit between President Obama and Gov. Rick Perry, and Greg Abbott’s handling of questions about dangerous chemicals.
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Falling Behind
On Higher Ed Goals, State is Seeing a Mixed Bag
As the state’s 15-year higher education plan comes to an end, some objectives in key areas — including college enrollment among certain ethnic groups and degrees awarded in math and science — are unlikely to be met.
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Higher Education
Cigarroa: “Breakdown of Communication” Led to Powers Decision
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa on Monday attributed his recent request that UT-Austin President Bill Powers resign or be fired to “a breakdown of communication, collegiality, trust and a willingness to work together.”
