The Texas A&M University System announced a hiring freeze among non-faculty administrative employees on Friday that’s intended to cut costs and redirect money toward academics system-wide.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Flynn: “Obnoxious Attitude” Not a Basis for Impeachment
The co-chair of the committee considering the actions of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall has concluded that the regent’s behavior does not warrant impeachment.
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Hall’s Lawyer Accuses Committee of Withholding Information
An attorney for embattled UT System Regent Wallace Hall issued a letter to the co-chairs of a legislative committee investigating the regent on Tuesday accusing them of withholding information that would exonerate the regent.
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TribLive: Life After House Bill 5
Watch the video of our panel discussion on HB 5, the sweeping education bill passed by the 83rd Legislature, at our symposium on STEM education at UT-Dallas. See the rest of the day’s panels on our multimedia page.
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TribLive: Innovations in Educational Technology
Video from our symposium on STEM education at UT-Dallas. Innovations in Educational Technology featured Ian Temple, Peter Balyta and Douglas Moore.
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TribLive: Building Tomorrow’s Workforce
Here’s video from the first panel at our symposium on STEM education at UT-Dallas: Building Tomorrow’s Workforce.
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Alamo Colleges System Names First Student Trustee
The Alamo Colleges system on Friday named a student member to its board of trustees. According to the system, Jacob Wong will be the first student in Texas to serve as a trustee on a community college board.
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Two Texas Colleges on Title IX Investigation List
Two Texas universities are on a federal list of higher education institutions currently under investigation for possible violations of federal law in their handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints.
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As Student Debt Grows, Board Tries to Relieve Some Financial Pressure
Conscious of mounting student debt in Texas, the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board announced a change this week that it hopes could alleviate some of the financial pressure on students borrowing to finance their education.
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Laszlo Bock: The TT Interview
Google’s senior vice president of people operations on how to create the next Silicon Valley in Texas, whether college is worth it and how universities can better prepare students for the workforce.
