The latest higher education news from The Texas Tribune.
According to news reports, former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, on leave from his position as dean of Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service, is facing charges for drunken driving and a hit and run. Full Story
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Virtually all Texas college students must be vaccinated against meningitis before classes start this fall. But state and federal cuts to vaccine funding have left low-income students, and some small schools, on edge. Full Story
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On Wednesday, a committee of the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a new incentive plan that could drastically alter compensation for the presidents of its 15 institutions. Full Story
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The University of Texas at Austin is negotiating with Coursera and edX, massive open online course companies that make content from elite universities available for free on the internet. Full Story
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The University of Texas System Board of Regents' academic affairs committee approved a revised version of an embattled proposal to have the University of Texas at Austin expand KUT, Austin's public radio station. Full Story
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The president of St. Edward's University, a private Catholic university in Austin, on the state's primary grant program for students of private institutions, as well as the increasingly global nature of higher ed. Full Story
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Amid major changes at health science centers across the state, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa on Friday announced his intention to establish a freestanding medical school in the Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
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Public university libraries throughout Texas distinguish themselves by acquiring special collections that contain items that cannot be found anywhere else. Here are a few examples of what they contain. Full Story
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For public universities in Texas that are striving to distinguish themselves — particularly those vying to be the state’s next tier-one research institution — special collections in their libraries can provide a boost. Full Story
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The A&M System regents are expected to approve a resolution that will add “Texas A&M” to the name of each institution it oversees. The change is part of a massive rebranding effort, which is just one of many major changes Chancellor John Sharp has announced as he approaches his one-year anniversary on the job. Full Story
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College students hoping to have an easier time paying off their student loans may want to consider carefully which major they pursue, according to a new report prepared for the Legislature. Full Story
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With move-in day less than one week away, Texas A&M University officials are working to address the fallout from Monday's deadly College Station shooting — even though it did not actually occur on campus. Full Story
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More than two dozen groups, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 38 members of the Texas Legislature, filed amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in support of the University of Texas' admission policies. Full Story
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The University of North Texas System Board of Regents may be on the verge of combining the University of North Texas System Health Science Center in Fort Worth and its flagship institution, the University of North Texas in Denton. Full Story
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In 2011, Texas became the first state to mandate that all students who come onto college campuses be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis. But even supporters may be pushing for a few revisions to the statute next session. Full Story
Reporter Reeve Hamilton looks at meningitis vaccine requirements at colleges and universities. Full Story
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University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers expressed confidence Monday in the school's admissions policy, after UT-Austin filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a case questioning the role that race plays in its admissions process. Full Story
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The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents today approved moving the administration of the system's Health Science Center to Texas A&M University. Full Story
A two-week summer camp outside of Bryan helps high school students learn how to become effective anti-abortion advocates. Counselors teach campers to adopt a gentler, compassion-based form of persuasion. Full Story
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Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp on Thursday will announce plans to earmark millions for recruiting and hiring to researchers at Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M University. Full Story
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