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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UT System Lawyer: Hall May Have Shared Private Info
A top University of Texas System lawyer acknowledged on Tuesday that embattled Regent Wallace Hall obtained information that may be protected by federal privacy laws and shared it with his personal lawyers. Full Story
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Committee Recalls Subpoena for UT Regent Hall
UPDATED: Mere hours after issuing a subpoena to get University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall to appear before a legislative committee, members of the committee abruptly recalled it, saying they got their dates confused. Full Story
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Attention Turns to UT Lawyers as Impeachment Hearings Continue
The spotlight will be on the University of Texas System lawyers as the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations convenes for two days of hearings starting on Tuesday. Full Story
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UT System Seeks AG Opinion on Attorney-Client Privilege
UPDATED: Paul Foster, the chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, submitted a request for an opinion to the attorney general on Wednesday regarding whether or not a legislative committee can compel testimony on matters protected by attorney client privilege. Full Story
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UT System Releases Proposed Names for South Texas Campus
The University of Texas System released five potential name and logo combinations for its new university in the Rio Grande Valley on Monday and invited the public to weigh in. Full Story
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Lawmaker Tells Perry That UT Regent Hall Should Resign
One of the lawmakers on the legislative committee currently mulling articles of impeachment against University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall believes he has found a way to calm the controversy. He thinks Hall should resign. Full Story
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Paredes Questions Pauken's Jab at "Elitist" Higher Ed System
Tom Pauken is the only statewide candidate who has made higher education a central issue in his campaign thus far. But his approach to it is drawing criticism from within the higher education community. Full Story
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Hall Told Saban's Agent Powers Would Be Gone by Year's End
In early 2013, University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, on a call with the agent for University of Alabama coach Nick Saban, said UT-Austin President Bill Powers would be gone by the year's end. Full Story
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Edward Theriot: The TT Interview
The director of the Texas Memorial Museum on why the institution's upcoming 75th anniversary will be bittersweet and why massive budget cuts currently planned for the museum are more than a local problem. Full Story
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