The Higher Education track at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions with several university system chancellors and private college leaders. Also, there was a one-on-one conversation with Mike Perrin, the interim athletic director at the University of Texas at Austin.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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UT to Supreme Court: We Need Affirmative Action
In an effort to defend its use of affirmative action, the University of Texas at Austin argued to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that it needs to consider race in admissions if it wants a diverse, representative student body.
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With Few Alumni, A&M-Central Texas Looks to Killeen’s Past
Successful universities rely heavily on their alumni — for donations, for networking, for mentoring. But what if you don’t have many graduates to hit up? That’s a question Texas A&M University-Central Texas isn’t waiting to answer.
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Three Private Colleges Likely to Ban Guns
Three private colleges — Trinity University, Austin College and Paul Quinn College — likely will opt out of a new state law allowing licensed students to carry concealed guns on campus, their presidents said Saturday. Rice University is still thinking it over.
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Longhorns Mascot Bevo has Died
The recently retired Texas Longhorn mascot Bevo XIV has died, University of Texas at Austin officials said. The 2,100-pound longhorn was diagnosed with the bovine leukemia virus earlier this month.
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Analysis: Compensating for a Loss on Campus Carry Legislation
Campus carry opponents lost their fight to keep guns off of state college and university grounds, so now they’re making fun of the people who want to carry guns on campus. With sex toys. The next act in this political theater won’t be boring.
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First Texas Historical Marker in Mandarin Chinese Honors Veteran
Fifty-seven years after his death, Lt. General Claire Lee Chennault, who oversaw the “Flying Tigers,” will be honored at his Commerce birthplace with Texas’ first state historical marker in Mandarin Chinese.
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Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Hearing in Wallace Hall Suit
After weeks of legal filings and procedural moves on both sides, a judge has given the go-ahead for a hearing in the lawsuit between University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven and Regent Wallace Hall.
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Tuition Increases May Be Coming for UT-Austin, Other System Schools
The cost of attending UT-Austin and other UT System schools could soon rise. At a meeting Friday, the UT System’s governing board encouraged schools to consider increases that would keep up with inflation, perhaps 2 percent.
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Campus Carry Opponents Wage New Battle Before Law Takes Effect
Gun control supporters may have lost the fight to keep handguns off college campuses, but now some are pressuring administrators to create as many gun-free zones as possible.