Former Baylor University head football coach Art Briles is fighting back against his sudden dismissal, arguing that he was wrongfully terminated and is being used as a scapegoat for the sexual assault scandal that has shamed the school.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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University of Houston Settles Lawsuit Over Basketball Arena Name
The University of Houston has agreed to resolve a legal fight over its basketball arena, currently named after former Houston mayor Roy Hofheinz, by erecting a statue of and renaming a street after the deceased school booster.
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UT System Should Develop Work Study Program in Houston, Task Force Says
A task force plans to recommend that the University of Texas System develop a work study program in Houston, partnering with companies to provide work experience for students, the advisory group announced Monday.
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Texas Colleges Staying Out of Bathroom Battles
The state’s colleges and universities have been largely been left out of the debate over transgender bathroom policies. Over the past decade, most have adopted policies friendlier to transgender students and staff.
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Baylor Announces Sexual Assault Task Force
Baylor University announced Friday that it has appointed a sexual assault task force to implement 105 recommendations made by an independent investigator last month.
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UT System Institutes “Soft” Hiring Freeze, Considers Layoffs
As part of what Chancellor Bill McRaven is calling an “organizational assessment,” the University of Texas System has implemented a “soft” hiring freeze and is considering layoffs, according to a memo obtained by The Texas Tribune.
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Criminal Justice
Ken Starr Struggles to Answer Whether He Knew About Rape Allegation (Video)
An awkward TV interview posted this week by a Waco TV station shows former Baylor University president Ken Starr offering multiple answers to a question about his knowledge of a student’s rape allegation.
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Clinton Likes Her Chances in the Lone Star State (Video)
In the Roundup: The state’s attorney general loses his latest bid to have his criminal indictment dismissed, Ken Starr – the now former president of Baylor University – announces plans to resign his role as chancellor and Hillary Clinton declares she could turn Texas blue.
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UCLA Shooting Rekindles Campus Carry Debate
Supporters of Texas’ new campus carry law say the shooting at UCLA exemplifies how banning guns on campus only deters law-abiding people. Opponents say it shows why guns shouldn’t be allowed on campus.
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Ken Starr Resigns as Baylor Chancellor
Days after he was stripped of his job as Baylor University president over a scandal over how the school handled accusations of sexual assault, Ken Starr said he will also resign as chancellor of the private Baptist school.
