Former Baylor football coach Art Briles is claiming that university regents libeled him and conspired to prevent him from getting a new job by telling journalists he knew about allegations of sexual assault against athletes and didn’t report them.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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At A&M, protests, big crowds and tension over white nationalist’s speech
Richard Spencer’s speech at Texas A&M drew more than a thousand protesters. As he preached white nationalism, tension was high and police in riot gear tried to maintain calm.
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Higher Education
Accrediting agency places University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on probation
The brand new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been placed on probation by the commission that handles accreditation for southern universities.
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Higher Education
A conversation with Michael Young (video)
Full video of my 12/1 conversation with Michael Young, the president of Texas A&M University. Topics discussed: a white supremacist’s visit to campus, the fate of undocumented students, graduation rates, enrollment growth, higher ed funding and, inevitably, football.
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“Strongest Skinhead” is behind white nationalist’s speech at Texas A&M
The man bringing Richard Spencer to speak at Texas A&M University next week is himself a white nationalist who has been inviting incendiary guests to College Station for years.
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UT-Austin fires head football coach Charlie Strong, hires Tom Herman
Charlie Strong’s dismissal follows a disappointing loss Friday to Big 12 rival Texas Christian University.
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Higher Education
Alumni from elite Dallas school disavow classmate — a white nationalist
Dallas private school alumna are disavowing one of their own, a white nationalist.
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Campus carry outrage is ebbing, and schools want lawmakers to leave it be
Some lawmakers will try to tweak Texas’ campus carry law in 2017, but many schools — including the University of Texas System — would just as soon not revisit the controversial law.
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Higher Education
Texas high court offers UT System regent glimmer of hope in records case
Wallace Hall is set to leave the UT System Board of Regents in February, but his lawsuit over access to student records is still pending at the Texas Supreme Court.
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Texas A&M says it didn’t invite white nationalist who’ll speak there next month
White nationalist leader Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak on the Texas A&M University campus next month. The university said it had no role in inviting him, and that his views violate “our core values.”
