higher education

TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Evan Smith Feb. 11, 2012

Aguilar on an environmental battle in South Texas, Galbraith on the impact of the drought, Grissom on the latest in the Michael Morton case, Hamilton and Theobald on plans for greater scrutiny of faculty performance, Murphy on Rick Perry's campaign donors and expenditures, Ramsey on where we stand on redistricting, Ramshaw on the intense interest in stem cell rules, Root on a congressman's controversial pipeline holdings, M. Smith on the backlash against student testing and Tan on the fight for a new medical school in Austin: The best of our best content from February 6-10, 2012. Full Story

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Senator Leading Charge for Austin Medical School

By Thanh Tan Feb. 10, 2012

State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, is on a mission to build a standalone medical school in Austin, and he's taking an unconventional route to get there. Full Story

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UT Regents Vote to Revamp Review Process for Professors

By Holly Heinrich Feb. 9, 2012

Under the new rules, tenured UT System faculty members will receive two kinds of post-tenure reviews: yearly reviews and “comprehensive reviews” that will occur at least every six years. Full Story

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UT Regents May Step Up Scrutiny of Professors

By Reeve Hamilton and Paul Theobald Feb. 8, 2012

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. Full Story

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For UT-Arlington, More Than Just a New Building

By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 3, 2012

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. Full Story

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Philip Castille: The TT Interview

By Reeve Hamilton Feb. 2, 2012

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. Full Story

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UT President Responds to Obama's Affordability Push

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 27, 2012

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. Full Story

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New University Rule to Remind Undocumented Students to Seek Legal Status

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 26, 2012

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. Full Story

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Texas State Relishes New Status, Focuses on Future

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 23, 2012

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. Full Story

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Higher-Ed Leader Calls for Balance in Academics, Jobs Training

By Cameron Ingram Jan. 20, 2012

Amid calls for greater emphasis on vocational training that meets the needs of Texas employers, the state's higher education czar says universities should also remain focused on providing a “solid academic foundation." Full Story

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State Employment Continues to Shrink

By Becca Aaronson Jan. 20, 2012

Texas cut nearly 8,000 state jobs over the last year, according to a new report from the state auditor's office. Use this interactive to compare how the $15 billion in cuts passed by lawmakers in the last session has affected state-funded organizations within each article of the budget. Full Story

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Who Will Be Hiring Texans in 2018?

By Reeve Hamilton and Becca Aaronson Jan. 19, 2012

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. Full Story

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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 14, 2012

Tan and Root on the Texas presidential candidates returning to the state where Rick Perry started his campaign, Philpott on Perry's swipes at Mitt Romney, Ramshaw on Griffin Perry's tweets, M. Smith on the next round of fights over student testing, E. Smith's TribLive interview with Michael Quinn Sullivan, yours truly on the sliding primary election calendar, Hamilton on higher-education efforts to bolster the Texas work force, Grissom's interview with John Raley, Galbraith on the greenhouse gas wars and Aguilar on making it easier for immigrants to return to the U.S.: The best of our best content from January 9 to 13, 2012. Full Story

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Texas Colleges Adjust Due to Labor Market Needs

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 13, 2012

As the economy begins to show signs of life, efforts are under way at two-year colleges across Texas to make the state's higher ed offerings more responsive to the labor market. Full Story

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Texas State Upgraded to Emerging Research Status

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 12, 2012

There are now eight Texas universities vying to be the state's next tier-one university. Texas State University has officially been reclassified as an "emerging research university." Full Story
TAMU Takes on Tebow's Team Over "12th Man" Trademark

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 9, 2012

The Denver Broncos may have defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in their wild-card playoff game, but are they prepared for the Texas A&M University legal department? Full Story

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Forces on Left and Right Aligning in Tuition Fight

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 5, 2012

Is UT the new Wall Street? A group of students taking their cues from the worldwide Occupy movement is preparing for a battle with University of Texas System regents over proposed tuition increases. Full Story

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The Hot Seat: A Conversation with Eiland and Taylor

By Evan Smith Jan. 4, 2012

At our Hot Seat conversation at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on 12/14, state Reps. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, and Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, discussed cuts to public and higher education and other byproducts of the 82nd Session. Full Story
What Will 2012 Hold for Politics, Policy and Perry?

By Texas Tribune Staff Jan. 1, 2012

Texans will close out 2011 with more questions than answers, from the outcomes of redistricting and Gov. Rick Perry's presidential bid to the effects of lawmakers' multibillion-dollar budget cuts. Here’s hoping 2012 brings some resolution. Full Story

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TribYear: (Some of) Our Best Stories of 2011

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 31, 2011

In the spirit of TribWeek and TribMonth, we present TribYear. Ten of our best stories of 2011. Full Story

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