UPDATED: University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall was asked to leave a closed-door regents meeting Wednesday in which his lawsuit against UT Chancellor William McRaven was discussed. The regents later voted to urge Hall to drop his lawsuit.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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A Small Step in Baylor’s Sexual Conduct Policy
It won’t go down as a landmark achievement in gay rights, but a recent change in Baylor University’s student sexual conduct policy has nonetheless heartened gays at the conservative Baptist school.
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TCU, UNT Teaming Up to Start Medical School
Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center have announced plans to jointly launch a new medical school in Fort Worth.
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Supreme Court to Again Hear Challenge to UT’s Admissions Rules
The future of the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race in some admissions decisions is again in doubt after the U.S. Supreme Court indicated Monday that it will rehear a challenge to the school’s admissions rules.
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A Texas Tech Professor Crusades Against Tenure
James Wetherbe of Texas Tech University is the rare professor who thinks tenure is terrible. His opinions have him tangled up in a long-running lawsuit against the university where he teaches.
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Tony Buzbee Wanted Top A&M Regents Post
Tony Buzbee, the Texas A&M regent who oversees Rick Perry’s team of criminal defense lawyers, asked Gov. Greg Abbott’s office a few months ago to consider him for chairman or vice chairman of the university system’s governing board.
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After Vandalism, UT to Weigh Future of Confederate Statues
On the same day that three statues commemorating Confederate leaders were vandalized at the University of Texas at Austin, campus leaders said they may soon decide whether to remove the statues.
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Momentum Builds to Remove UT Statue of Confederate Leader
A push to remove a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the campus of the University of Texas at Austin has gained new momentum after last week’s deadly shooting in a black church in South Carolina.
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Law Allows More College Credits for High Schoolers
High school Advanced Placement students should be able to earn more college credits under a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott this month, a change that will save students and universities millions of dollars.
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UT Will Sell Beer at Football Games
Beer and wine will be sold in all public vending areas within Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium starting this fall. Sales will begin Sept. 12 at the football game against Rice.
