TribuneFest: A Conversation With Diana Natalicio
At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked with UTEP President Diana Natalicio about higher ed access, affordability and completion rates. Full Story
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TribuneFest: Education and the New Texas
At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked education with TEA Commissioner Michael Williams, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, Higher Ed Coordinating Board Chair Harold Hahn and San Elizario ISD Superintendent Sylvia Hopp. Full Story
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UT System Revives Plan for $100 Million Austin Office
The University of Texas System is revisiting a plan to build a new system office in downtown Austin that is projected to cost about $102 million. Full Story
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Lawmakers' Role in UT Admissions Under the Microscope
A document obtained by the Tribune could shed light on an inquiry being conducted by the University of Texas System into the influence of legislators on the admissions process at its flagship university. Full Story
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Faculty Association Sues Over Job Losses in Brownsville
The Texas Faculty Association filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College on Thursday on behalf of three former faculty members alleging wrongful termination and age discrimination. Full Story
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Sources: Perry Backing Janek for UT Chancellor
Gov. Rick Perry is quietly lobbying for Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek to be the next chancellor of the University of Texas System. Full Story
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Most Eighth-Graders Fail to Get a College Degree Within 11 Years
Among young Texans who started eighth grade in 2001, less than one-fifth earned a higher education credential within six years of their high school graduation, according to data in the Tribune's new Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer. Full Story
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News App: Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer
Each year, some 300,000 students begin eighth grade in a Texas public school. Use this app to track the educational milestones of every student who started eighth grade in a Texas public school between 1996 and 2001, broken down by region and county. Full Story
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UT Chancellor: Political Upheaval Did Not Prompt Resignation
Saying that recent political turmoil did not persuade him to step down, Francisco Cigarroa, the chancellor of the University of Texas System, officially announced his resignation on Monday. Full Story
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Cigarroa Confirms He'll Step Down as UT Chancellor
UPDATED: In a Sunday night email to University of Texas System administrators, Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa confirmed he plans to announce his resignation at a Monday morning news conference. Full Story
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Texas A&M University Expands Emerging "Genius Corps"
Nine internationally renowned researchers from various fields will be welcomed on Friday as fellows of the Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study, part of a group that administrators have nicknamed the Genius Corps. Full Story
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New Degree Available for Around $10,000 — and Books Are Included
After about a year and a half of development, Texas A&M University-Commerce and South Texas College in late January unveiled a new, innovative response to Gov. Rick Perry's $10,000-college-degree challenge. Full Story
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UT System Responds to Transparency Committee Directives
The University of Texas System met the Feb. 1 deadline for responding to a set of directives dictated by the legislative committee that is investigating one of its regents, Wallace Hall of Dallas. Full Story
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Guaranteed Tuition Plan Adopted at Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday voted in favor of a new tuition and fee structure for their flagship institution, Texas A&M University. Full Story
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A&M Partners With IBM to Enhance Computing
In an effort to bring the Texas A&M University System's supercomputing capabilities — which A&M Chancellor John Sharp called "woefully inadequate" — up to speed, the system has announced a new partnership with IBM. Full Story
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Clay Johnston: The TT Interview
The inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin on his vision for the school, how health care needs to change, and the tension between the university and the UT System. Full Story
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Ex-ConocoPhillips CEO Gives UT-Austin $60 Million
The University of Texas at Austin on Friday will announce a $60 million gift from the Mulva Family Foundation to support the university's McCombs School of Business and Cockrell School of Engineering. Full Story
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For Online Courses, Questions Over How Success is Measured
The results of UT-Austin’s first foray into massive open online courses are in. But advocates for the classes recommend looking beyond the fall completion rates — which range between 1 and 13 percent — to measure success. Full Story
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UT System: No Financial Return on $10 Million Investment
University of Texas System officials acknowledged this week that they'll see no return on their $10 million investment in MyEdu, an Austin-based education software startup. Full Story
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Online Records, With a Hint of More to Come
The University of Texas System is publishing a little bit of public information online in a way that makes it obvious what it ought to do next. Full Story
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