U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday morning at the Cibolo Creek Ranch resort near Marfa, a Presidio County official confirmed.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Analysis: Raising Tuition for College Students, Deflecting the Blame
With some Texas colleges and universities talking about raising tuition prices, the legislators who gave up that responsibility 16 years ago are wondering whether they should take it back.
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A&M Investigating After Black High Schoolers Harassed on Campus
Texas A&M University is conducting an investigation after students visiting campus from a Dallas high school were harassed Tuesday with racial slurs.
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Higher Education
University of Houston Keeps GOP Debate
CNN announced Wednesday that the University of Houston will still get to host the Feb. 25 GOP primary presidential debate. The university’s status had been called into question after NBC News was removed as the organizer of the event.
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McRaven: UT System Schools Need Tuition Hikes
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven said Wednesday that the eight universities under his authority need to raise tuition in order to stay competitive. If approved, the increase would cost students at UT-Austin $152 per semester.
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Four Texas Colleges Reach Carnegie “Tier One” Status
Four Texas universities — Texas Tech University, the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas at Arlington — have reached a major milestone in their quests to join the top tier of universities in the nation.
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Nobel Laureate Becomes Reluctant Anti-Gun Leader
UT-Austin Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg has emerged as a leader, albeit a reluctant one, for faculty who oppose allowing guns in their classrooms after saying he will try to prevent students who want to carry handguns from taking his courses.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Lawmakers: Don’t Single Out College Students Who Carry Guns
State senators on Tuesday urged Texas’ six university system chancellors not to single out students who carry guns on campus when the state’s new campus carry goes into effect this August.
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Lawmakers to Review Open Carry and Campus Carry Laws Tuesday
Supporters and opponents of two controversial new gun laws passed last year — open carry and campus carry — will update Texas lawmakers Tuesday on how the measures are working so far.
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Va. Tech Engineering Dean Richard Benson is Sole Finalist for UT-Dallas President
Richard Benson, the engineering dean at Virginia Tech University, will almost certainly become the next president of the University of Texas at Dallas after being named the sole finalist for the job Monday night.
