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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
Record Arrests at TCU Following Early Morning Drug Bust
An early morning drug bust led to a record number of student arrests on the TCU campus in Fort Worth. Law enforcement officials indicate that the investigation is ongoing and more arrests could still be made.
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Higher Education
UT Regents May Step Up Scrutiny of Professors
When the University of Texas System regents meet in San Antonio today and Thursday, accountability will be back on the agenda, in the form of more frequent performance reviews for tenured professors and criminal record checks for certain employees.
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Higher Education
For UT-Arlington, More Than Just a New Building
The University of Texas at Arlington unveiled more than just a new basketball stadium this week. Its new $78 million, 7,000-seat venue is also a key part of an effort to become a top-tier institution.
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Higher Education
Philip Castille: The TT Interview
The new president of the University of Houston-Victoria on whether the institution will remain in the UH System, its plans to play a major role in the state’s higher education landscape and its response to Texas’ workforce needs.
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Higher Education
UT President Responds to Obama’s Affordability Push
University of Texas President Bill Powers says he supports President Obama’s recent push toward performance-based funding, but he says the devil will be in the details.
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Demographics
New University Rule to Remind Undocumented Students to Seek Legal Status
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board today approved a new rule that would force universities to remind undocumented students of their promise to take steps toward permanent resident status.
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TribCast
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 116
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben take the TribCast on the road with a special live edition recorded at The Cactus Cafe as part of KUT’s Views and Brews series. The topic? Rick Perry, of course.
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Higher Education
Texas State Relishes New Status, Focuses on Future
Texas State University President Denise Trauth expects the institution’s new emerging research classification to enhance its reputation and help in the recruitment of students and faculty.
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Who Will Be Hiring Texans in 2018?
With a push being made to better align the state’s higher-education output with its workforce needs, we’ve put together interactive graphs and a database of what those needs will actually be in the year 2018.
