Rice University is the latest private college in Texas to announce that it would opt out of the state’s new campus carry law.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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With Federal Funding Elusive, Professors Crowdfund Research
With federal funding more difficult to obtain, University of Texas at Austin researchers are resorting to crowdfunding to pay for their projects.
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UH Regents Authorize Hiking Football Coach’s Salary to $3 Million
Amid a successful first season, the University of Houston System Board of Regents voted Thursday to authorize school officials to more than double the salary of football coach Tom Herman to $3 million.
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UH System Speaks Out Against UT System Plans for Houston
Members of the University of Houston System Board of Regents lashed out against the University of Texas System’s plans to expand in Houston, calling the idea a “Trojan horse” and passing a resolution expressing strong concerns.
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Birdwell Asks AG to Clarify Where Colleges Can Ban Handguns
In an apparent effort to shut down talk of banning guns in college classrooms, state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to clarify where universities can prohibit handguns with the state’s campus carry law goes into effect Aug. 1.
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Sexual Assault Investigation Forces A&M to Walk a Fine Line
For years, universities were pressured by the federal government to do more about sexual assault on campus. Now, Texas A&M University is being investigated for allegations that it went too far.
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Video: Higher Ed Access, Affordability and Diversity
At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, Matthew Watkins talked about higher ed access, affordability and diversity with Lisa Fielder, CEO of College Forward; Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio; Shirley Reed, president of South Texas College; and University of Texas System Regent Sara Martinez Tucker.
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UT-Austin Officials to Review Dustup at Israeli Studies Event
University of Texas at Austin administrators are reviewing an on-campus confrontation between a Palestinian rights student group and attendees of an on-campus event hosted by the university’s Institute for Israeli Studies last Friday.
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Video: Cracking the Higher Ed Completion Code
At our 11/16 symposium on higher education, I talked about the challenge of increasing higher ed outcomes with Chancellor Brian McCall of the Texas State University System; Elaine Mendoza, vice chair of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents; former University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers; and Wynn Rosser, CEO of the Greater Texas Foundation.
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Video: A Conversation with Ken Starr
At our 11/16 higher education symposium, I talked to Ken Starr, the president and chancellor of Baylor University, about demographic change, campus carry, free speech, the intersection of a traditional culture with the modern world, and, of course, football.
