A new study on Texas’ higher-education policy lays out the tough choices that state lawmakers are facing and throws some cold water on one of their prize programs: the initiative to create more tier-one universities.
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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Public Education
Business Community Faults Math Standards
As the State Board of Education prepares to approve new K-12 math standards, it is receiving significant pushback from leaders in Texas’ business community, who contend that they’re are not up to snuff.
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Higher Education
Peer Support Program to Make Its Lone Star Debut
The Posse Foundation, which has been lauded by the MacArthur Foundation and President Obama, is preparing to make its first foray into Texas public schools this year.
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Higher Education
Professors at Rice, UT-Dallas Among Top Earners at Texas Schools
The Chronicle of Higher Education has compiled data on average salaries for professors on campuses across the country. How do Texas colleges and universities stack up?
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Health care
Updated: UT-Austin Bans Tobacco Campuswide
The University of Texas at Austin is kicking the smoking habit, announcing today that it will ban smoking on all university grounds. The new policy is meant to ensure that UT continues receiving cancer research funds.
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Public Education
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 127
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Thanh talk about Rick Santorum’s campaign suspension, the plight of failing schools in Texas, and the latest developments in the world of political scorecards.
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Higher Education
To Boost Efficiency, UT Turns to Business Leaders
University of Texas President Bill Powers is looking outside of academia for recommendations on improving the efficiency of his university, assembling a new task force of corporate executives to study its operations.
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Higher Education
More Changes May Be Ahead for TEXAS Grants
Officials gathered at a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board forum to begin a conversation about tweaking the state’s primary need-based financial aid program for college students.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 126
Ross, Reeve, Emily and Jay talk about the ethics complaints filed against Michael Quinn Sullivan, the ongoing hunt for Texas delegates, and potential sources of money for the Women’s Health Program.
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Criminal Justice
Campus Carry Debate Likely to Return in 2013
On the heels of a fatal shooting at a college in Oakland, Calif., Texans and lawmakers are again preparing to debate the merits of allowing students to carry concealed firearms on college campuses.
