Longtime University of Texas at Brownsville President Juliet García is proposing two new ways to increase retention and completion among at-risk students: offering them Section 8 housing and tying federal financial aid to on-campus jobs.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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The Brief: Sept. 26, 2014
The facts of the auditor’s report released Thursday on the administration of Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund are, as the Tribune’s Aman Batheja termed it, “damning.”
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College Partners With Company on New Honors Program
Navarro College announced Thursday that it would be the first two-year institution in Texas to participate in the American Honors program, a network of honors colleges run by a for-profit company.
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State Auditor: UNT Should Pay State Back $75.6 Million
According to a state auditor’s report released Thursday, the University of North Texas should pay the state at least $75.6 million over the next 10 years as repayment for funding it should not have received.
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The Brief: Sept. 24, 2014
The special prosecutor overseeing the criminal case against Gov. Rick Perry let his frustration be known on a request by Perry’s attorneys to excuse him from appearing at an Oct. 13 pre-trial hearing.
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The Brief: Sept. 23, 2014
A three-week trial challenging Texas’ voter ID law in federal court wrapped up on Monday amid speculation a decision could be handed down before Election Day.
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For Poor Students, Getting to College is Just the Start of the Challenge
As part of the KERA Yearbook project, students in North Texas talked about the strong headwinds they face as they pursue their college dreams — and college officials explained how they’re trying to help.
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UT’s Powers Calls for Rethinking How Tenure is Used
In his state of the university address on Monday, University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers called for rethinking who gets tenure, a topic he acknowledged was something of a “third rail for discussion” in academic circles.
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The Brief: Sept. 22, 2014
Texas politics was the big conversation in Austin and even outside the state with this weekend’s Texas Tribune Festival.
