Sixty-five positions are being cut this week. The reductions could go further than the 110 number originally anticipated.
Shannon Najmabadi
Shannon Najmabadi was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering women's health. Her stories — on higher education and other topics — have prompted lawmakers to change three state laws, including one involving a very narrow definition of the word “pickle.” She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University.
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Higher Education
With strategic timing and some extra money, UT-Austin hopes it can encourage more low-income students to enroll
In the last six years, the number of needy students at UT-Austin — as measured by those who receive the federal Pell Grant — has decreased from 28 percent to 24 percent.
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Higher Education
Texas Tomorrow Fund needs $211 million from the next state budget to close shortfall, comptroller says
The prepaid tuition plan is guaranteed by the state, so lawmakers will need to set the money aside when they write a new budget this year.
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Higher Education
UT endowment second-largest in the nation, according to Bloomberg data
The University of Texas System is one of several higher education institutions that benefited from a boom in oil prices, the report says.
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Higher Education
Former state Sen. Kevin Eltife named new chair of the UT System board
Appointed to the University of Texas System’s Board of Regents in 2017, the Republican has been an outspoken critic of system-level spending.
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Higher Education
Former UT-Austin director indicted on counts of theft, money laundering and abuse of official capacity
A spokesman said the University of Texas at Austin has already taken steps to improve its spending procedures.
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UT-Austin says evidence “does not support a finding” that Charles Schwertner violated Title IX by sending lewd texts
Lawyers for Schwertner say the messages were sent by a third party.
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Higher Education
In Texas universities’ football suites, booze, catering — and politicians of all stripes
On certain fall Saturdays, the invitation-only boxes set aside for A&M System Chancellor John Sharp and his peers often draw a cast of politicians, state officials, alumni and big-money donors.
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Politics
As a deadline nears, struggle between George P. Bush and State Board of Education isn’t letting up
Bush presides over the School Land Board, which has feuded with the State Board of Education over the disbursement of hundreds of millions of dollars from Texas’ education endowment.
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Politics
After a tough election night, “a wakeup call” for the Texas GOP’s hard right
Some favorite candidates of hardline conservatives lost their seats, while others won closer-than-expected races.
