The latest higher education news from The Texas Tribune.
Natalicio, 78, has been an El Paso fixture for decades, and she has been widely recognized for her efforts to make higher education more accessible to low-income students. Full Story
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A former director at the university's law school is accused of fraud in a case potentially involving millions of dollars. Full Story
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A four-year-old project run by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in a group of West Texas high schools has prevented violent incidents through screenings, according to one Tech official. Could it work in all Texas schools? Full Story
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Faulkner, who was president of UT-Austin from 1998 to 2006, will replace outgoing Chancellor Bill McRaven on June 1. Full Story
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The Texas Tribune is launching a Facebook group to explore higher education news and policy with college students. Full Story
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The University of Texas System says it is unable to fix a $1.7 million-a-year problem that arose last month when its Tyler campus abruptly withdrew full-ride scholarship offers to about five dozen international students. Full Story
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Because of a state-mandated waiting period, the system’s governing board must leave 21-days between naming finalists for the chancellor job and appointing their pick. The window to do that before McRaven departs seemed to have closed Friday. Full Story
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Jason Shoumaker, the law school's former facilities director, was arrested Thursday. The alleged fraud could involve "several million dollars of questionable expenses," a source familiar with the probe said. Full Story
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The growth in spending is happening even at colleges whose sports programs can't sustain themselves financially. Full Story
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Under pressure to keep up with rising expenses, colleges in Texas and across the country have turned to outside groups to underwrite certain initiatives. But bringing in outside funders can lead to questions about whether their donations come with strings attached. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Evan talks to Ross, Patrick, Shannon and State Rep. Roland Gutierrez about the possibility of a Senate special election, food insecurity on college campuses and how the U.S. House speaker's unexpected retirement affects Texas congressional elections. Full Story
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To plug a growing gap in their finances, students are making lifestyle sacrifices. We want to hear about how tuition has changed the way you live. Full Story
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Students at many Texas colleges struggle to find enough food to eat — and struggle academically as a result. Houston Community College hopes giving them healthy food will change that. Full Story
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The conservative House Freedom Caucus called for the Legislature to address "head on" a state statute they say impedes Texans' ability to work and makes it even harder for them to pay back their debt. Full Story
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Ahead of this weekend's Final Four in San Antonio, we crunched some numbers on how the state's top athletics programs are faring financially. Full Story
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Republican congressional candidate Chip Roy joins the TribCast crew to discuss his upcoming runoff. Plus, we tackle the 2020 census, the March for Our Lives protests and whether Rex Tillerson could be the University of Texas System's next chancellor. Full Story
Tillerson's exit from the U.S. Department of State was announced less than two weeks ago. Full Story
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After the decision, leaders of the West Texas university affiliated with Churches of Christ said their “first instinct is not exclusion but to love.” Full Story
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Texas is among several states that will bar teachers, dentists, nurses and other professional license holders from renewing their licenses if they are in default on their student loans. Critics say the practice is counterproductive, since it impedes Texans’ ability to work and pay back those loans. Full Story
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Most University of Texas System schools will see increases in the 1 percent to 7 percent range, adding hundreds of additional dollars to students’ tuition bills. Full Story
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