The University of Texas System Board of Regents will meet this week and consider, among many things, whether to approve the construction of a system office building in downtown Austin that is projected to cost $102,417,000.
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
Kenneth Shine Announces Retirement From UT System
After nine years with the University of Texas System, Kenneth Shine, the executive vice chancellor for health affairs, announced on Monday that he intends to retire in early 2013.
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Higher Education
State’s Online University Graduates its First Students
On Saturday morning, just more than a year after it was established, WGU Texas, the state’s online university, held its first-ever graduation ceremony. Gov. Rick Perry called it “proof” that establishing the school was a good idea.
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Higher Education
Texas State Chancellor Faces Anxieties in Alpine
Anxieties about the future of Sul Ross State University are on the rise in Alpine, and Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall is countering arguments that another system might be a better fit.
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TribCast: 2012 Post-Election Wrap
Evan, Reeve, Emily and Jim review the winners and losers of the 2012 election cycle and look ahead to what it all means for Texas, particularly with regard to the 2014 gubernatorial race.
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Congressional Roundup: In Narrow, Pricey Defeat, Gallego Ousts Canseco
State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, is headed from the Texas House to the U.S. House after narrowly defeating Republican U.S. Rep Francisco “Quico” Canseco in the state’s expensive congressional race.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
TribCast: UT/TT Poll, Dan Patrick and Lubbock Dems
Ross, Morgan, Jay and Jim talk about the findings of the most recent UT/TT Poll, Sen. Dan Patrick’s plans as chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the travails of Democrats in Lubbock.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M System Launches EmpowerU Website
On Monday morning, Texas A&M University System officials will unveil EmpowerU, their new accountability website designed to gather comprehensive data on all system institutions and package it in a user-friendly manner online.
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Higher Education
Slowing Enrollment Sparks Fears of Missing Higher Education Goals
According to preliminary data gathered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the total number of students attending college this fall increased by just 12,000 over the previous year.
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Higher Education
UT Case Could Force Another Look at Top Ten Percent
In 2009, lawmakers indicated their willingness to mess with Texas’ “top ten percent” automatic university admissions policy to prevent it from overwhelming the University of Texas at Austin. They may have to do it again in 2013.
