The departure of the popular Texas Tech System chancellor came as a surprise, but disagreements over system spending and ambitions had been percolating.
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
UT-Austin, A&M, SMU and UH rise; Rice and Baylor slip in U.S. News rankings
There were few surprises for Texas schools in the 2019 rankings from U.S. News — a controversial but influential compilation of how higher education institutions in the country compare.
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Families Divided
Across the country, basements, offices and hotels play short-term host to people in ICE custody
The temporary holding facilities often come as a surprise to the unsuspecting civilians who work or live nearby.
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Higher Education
UT System regents officially name James Milliken next chancellor
Milliken is a longtime higher education administrator who most recently headed the City University of New York.
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Higher Education
UT System pick for chancellor is new to Texas, but not to the challenges he’ll face here
James Milliken has dealt with declining state support, political skirmishes and the challenges of educating low-income students in his prior jobs in higher education.
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Higher Education
Texas Tech System selects medical school president as its interim chancellor
Tedd Mitchell will take over the job on Sept. 1, one day after the departure of current Chancellor Robert Duncan.
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Higher Education
Following backlash, Texas A&M overhauls its sexual misconduct policies
The A&M System is banning relationships between undergraduate students and faculty or staff. Meanwhile, the flagship campus in College Station is implementing nearly a dozen changes to the student disciplinary process.
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Higher Education
In solidarity with ex-CIA director, William McRaven asks Trump to revoke his security clearance
In a strongly worded letter, McRaven, the former chancellor of the University of Texas System, asked President Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance so he could be included on “the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency.”
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Higher Education
Vet school and budgets loom over well-liked chancellor’s hasty exit from Texas Tech
The surprise retirement of Robert Duncan from the Texas Tech University System has stirred lawmakers and renewed calls for a new veterinary school in West Texas.
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Higher Education
State board approves new medical school for Sam Houston State University
University officials say they hope the school will increase the number of rural doctors, but some state leaders were skeptical.
