For more than a year, a foreign medical school has been seeking approval to operate in Texas, and its controversial bid has overcome a number of roadblocks. This legislative session, it will be put to at least one more high-stakes test.
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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TribCast: School Finance, CPRIT and the UT Regents
Ross, Reeve, Ben and Morgan discuss the recent ruling in the school finance lawsuit, ongoing troubles with CPRIT, and the recent emergency meeting of the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
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Higher Education
UT Launches Financial Aid Programs to Boost Grad Rates
The University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday announced $5 million worth of new financial aid programs specifically designed to help boost the institution’s four-year graduation rates.
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Higher Education
Reverse Transfer Programs Expanding in Texas Higher Ed
Last month, Austin Community College President Richard Rhodes announced that he had struck a deal with the University of Texas at Austin to allow students to “reverse transfer.” Now he’s in talks to do the same at Texas State.
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Higher Education
South Texas Delegation Files Bills for New University
The South Texas delegations of the Texas House and the Senate on Monday announced the filing of bills to create a Rio Grande Valley university that would include a medical school.
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Higher Education
UT Regents to Study Relationship Policies
The University of Texas System Board of Regents will review policies regarding inappropriate relationships between students and employees at all 15 UT institutions, the system announced on Sunday.
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Higher Education
UT Regents to Meet Over Coaching Scandals
The University of Texas System regents have called a special meeting on Sunday to discuss recent coaching scandals at the system’s flagship university, the University of Texas at Austin.
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Higher Education
Advocacy Group Calls for Timely Appointment of Regents
With a number of university system regents coming to the end of their terms, the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education issued a call for the timely appointment of “well-prepared, devoted, and conflict-free” replacements.
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Higher Education
South Texans Feeling Momentum for University Plan
On the heels of Gov. Rick Perry’s endorsement of a plan to let South Texas get access to the Permanent University Fund, educators and legislators from the region were energized about the prospects for a plan for a new university there.
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Politics
TribCast: The State of the State and Caucus Chairs
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Emily analyze Gov. Rick Perry’s seventh State of the State address, ponder the role of a party caucus chair, and reveal which legislator is most like Elvis Presley.
