For months, UT Regent Wallace Hall has been trying to have a private meeting with Kedra Ishop, the director of admissions at UT-Austin. The strife it has caused is the latest dispute involving Hall, UT-Austin and system leaders.
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In Letter, Simpson Faults Committee Investigating UT Regent
In a letter sent to all House members on Monday, state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, shared his criticism of and questions for the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations.
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Analysis: Clout is Only Clout if It Can Be Used
Questions about insiders getting students into top state universities raises a question about power: Would it be more surprising if they had the clout to get people into school, or if they didn’t?
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Aggies Poised to Revisit “100-Year Decision” in Print and Film This Year
Texas A&M University’s decision to join the SEC, which has been widely heralded as a transformational move for the university, will be the subject of print and film accounts, set to come out this fall.
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UNT Received Up to $84 Million in Excess State Funds
The University of North Texas System has determined that the University of North Texas received “no more than $84 million” in excess funds from the state in the last decade.
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Juliet García to Lead New Institute in South Texas
University of Texas at Brownsville President Juliet García will step down from the role she has held for more than two decades to lead a new University of Texas Institute of the Americas located in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Perry: UT Regent Hall “Should Be Commended”
As a legislative committee met to draft articles of impeachment against UT System Regent Wallace Hall, the man who appointed him to the board, Gov. Rick Perry, issued a strongly worded statement of support for the embattled regent.
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Panel Set to Start Working on Impeachment Articles
For the first time since voting that grounds exist for the impeachment of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, a legislative committee is scheduled to reconvene Wednesday afternoon.
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For In-State Students, UT System Keeps Tuition Steady
The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted Tuesday to keep tuition stable for in-state students at all of the system’s academic institutions.
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Robert Duncan to Be Next Texas Tech Chancellor
UPDATED: The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents has officially named state Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, the sole finalist to be the system’s next chancellor.
