UT Regent Hall Declines Invitation to Testify at Hearing
University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall has declined an invitation to testify this week before a legislative committee that is mulling his impeachment. Full Story
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Hussey Named Interim President of Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously voted to name Mark Hussey interim president of Texas A&M University in College Station at a meeting on Saturday. Full Story
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In College Station, Another Fight Over a President
The big shots at Texas A&M ought to be relaxing and enjoying this week's battles over UT-Austin's football coach and president, but they're stuck in a distracting political fight of their own. Full Story
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UT President Powers Keeps Job, Encouraged to Improve
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers is keeping his job — for now — following a Thursday meeting of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, at which there was a chance of his future being put to a vote. Full Story
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Board Approves New Name for New School: UT-Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas System's newest institution now has a name. The board of regents unanimously decided Thursday that it will be called the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
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Powers' Supporters Wary as Board Mulls His Fate
Bill Powers' future as president of the University of Texas at Austin may finally be put to a vote by the UT System's Board of Regents on Thursday. His supporters are warily hoping for a vote of confidence. Full Story
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Texas A&M Regents to Name Interim President on Saturday
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will meet Saturday to name the interim president of Texas A&M University, whose current president is departing to become chancellor of the University of Missouri. Full Story
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UT Regents to Discuss Bill Powers' Employment
The University of Texas System Board of Regents plans to discuss the employment of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers during a closed-door executive session at its board meeting on Thursday. Full Story
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Ahead of Hearings, UT Regent Hall Requests Subpoena
University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall's appearance before the legislative committee that is considering recommending his impeachment remains up in the air following an exchange between lawyers on Thursday. Full Story
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Loftin to Become Chancellor of University of Missouri
Outgoing Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin has been officially named the new chancellor of the University of Missouri. Full Story
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Turner Will Renew Battle Against College Grade Inflation
The push to curb grade inflation at Texas public colleges and universities will be back in the next legislative session, state Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, said Wednesday. Full Story
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Higher Ed Leaders Express Concerns Over Sequestration
In a letter sent to the Texas congressional delegation on Tuesday, a coalition of public and private higher education leaders shared their concerns about the effects of federal sequestration on university research and education in the state. Full Story
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President Maestas Out at Sul Ross State University
UPDATED: The Texas State University System released a statement on Monday confirming that Ricardo Maestas has officially resigned as president of Sul Ross State University in Alpine. Full Story
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Paredes: Meeting Goals Will Require Big Changes
At his annual State of Higher Education address on Friday, Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes said Texas must "do things dramatically differently" to meet its goals. Full Story
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UNLV President is Sole Finalist to Lead UNT
Neal Smatresk, the president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was named on Wednesday as the sole finalist to lead the University of North Texas in Denton. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Public Universities...
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we turned to higher education, about who’s the best and who will be, about the battle of the titans at UT-Austin and about college athletics. Full Story
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UT System Approves $196 Million for South Texas Campus
The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday approved $196 million from the Permanent University Fund for a new university in South Texas. Full Story
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Former Star Track Coach Sues UT for Discrimination
Former University of Texas at Austin track coach Beverly Kearney alleges in a lawsuit that her termination last year about discrimination and retaliation, not about the long-term relationship she had with a team member. Full Story
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Federal Judges Hear Arguments in Fisher Case — Again
The University of Texas at Austin’s lawyers and attorneys for Abigail Fisher, who is challenging the school’s consideration of race in admissions decisions, once again found themselves arguing before federal judges on Wednesday. Full Story
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Between Fisher and Fawcett, a Big Day in Court for UT-Austin
It's a busy week for the University of Texas at Austin. Lawyers will be representing the university in Los Angeles and in Austin on two dramatically different issues. And the board of regents meets against the backdrop of controversy. Full Story
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