After a period of soul-searching, the Livestrong Foundation announced on Tuesday that it is giving a $50 million gift to UT-Austin’s new Dell Medical School to create the Livestrong Cancer Institutes.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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In Final Months, Cigarroa Rises to His Own Defense
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, in his final months on the job, is taking on critics, including the head of the Association of American Universities, in an effort, he said, to correct the record.
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The Brief: Aug. 15, 2014
One of the most intractable questions in Texas politics in recent years is why the state hasn’t moved blue despite drastic demographic changes. A new analysis from The New York Times sheds new light on why this is so.
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Van de Putte Calls for State-Subsidized Community College
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, wants the state to pay college students’ tuition and fees for two years if they attend a public community college in the state.
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A&M Not Troubled by Recommendation Letters From State Lawmakers
While recommendation letters sent directly by lawmakers to UT-Austin’s president have been a source of controversy there, similar letters sent to Texas A&M’s leaders are not raising the same type of alarm.
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Transparency Committee Votes to Censure Hall
UPDATED: In a 6-1 vote Monday, the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations voted to censure University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall.
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Emails to UT System Show Outrage Over Ouster Ultimatum
The Tribune reviewed more than 400 pages of emails sent to UT System officials following news that the flagship’s president was being given an ultimatum on his job. Most supported Bill Powers, though there were exceptions.
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Analysis: Culture Shock and UT’s New Hires
A common thread is evident in the latest hires at the University of Texas System and at its flagship: The new leaders are disciplined and accustomed to enforcing their rules.
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After 48 Years, Unborn Victim of UT Tower Massacre Gets Headstone
Nearly 48 years after Charles Whitman’s notorious shooting rampage on the University of Texas at Austin campus, his youngest victim — a baby still in utero — finally received a headstone this year.
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Gates: McRaven a “Great Appointment” for UT
Robert Gates, who has led the CIA, the Defense Department and Texas A&M University, talked to the Tribune about why he thinks Admiral William H. McRaven is a good choice to be the University of Texas System’s next chancellor.
