Why would Shaka Smart take a basketball job where football is king? For one, Texas is swimming in cash as one of the few schools that actually makes money off its athletic programs.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Sticker Shaka: Costs Mount in UT Basketball Coaching Change
Buyouts for Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart could force the Longhorns to pay $2.5 million.
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Criminal Justice
Analysis: A Grand Jury With a Taste for Commentary
A grand jury in Travis County did a peculiar thing this week. It decided Wallace Hall had not broken the law, and then recommended removing him from the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
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Higher Education
UH to Pay $135,000 for McConaughey Speech
Call it the Houston Buyers Club: The University of Houston is paying $135,000 plus travel expenses to get Matthew McConaughey to speak at its spring commencement. The actor is donating the money to charity.
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Criminal Justice
Campus Carry Bill Headed to House
The Texas Senate has already passed a bill allowing handguns on college campuses. Now the House is poised to consider its own measure.
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Higher Education
Grand Jury Recommends UT Regent’s Removal
In an unusual, strongly worded report, a Travis County grand jury recommended this week that University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall be removed from office.
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Zachry Group to Donate $25 Million to Texas A&M Engineering
Zachry Group, a San Antonio-based construction and engineering firm, is donating $25 million to Texas A&M University’s engineering college, aiming to help the college’s plans to become the country’s largest engineering school.
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Lawmaker Wants Eye on Discrimination at Universities
A budget amendment from San Antonio state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer will seek better accounting of discrimination complaints at universities, specifically cases involving fraternities and sororities.
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First Choice or Not, Fenves Isn’t Seen as Consolation Prize
University of Texas at Austin provost Gregory Fenves may not have always appeared to be the top choice in the search to replace UT-Austin President Bill Powers, but faculty leaders say he has the skills to thrive in the top spot.
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Fenves Named Finalist for UT-Austin President
The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Friday named University of Texas at Austin provost Gregory Fenves the sole finalist for the flagship’s presidency.
