After voting on Monday that grounds exist to impeach one of the regents of the University of Texas System, members of a legislative committee say they hope to see a proactive response from UT’s board of regents, which meets this week.
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Committee Votes That Grounds for Impeachment Exist for UT Regent
UPDATED: The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations voted Monday that there are grounds to impeach University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall.
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Gender Gap in Higher Ed Outcomes is Scrutinized
As degree attainment among men has continued to lag that of women, more state policy-makers are looking at the issue in a bid to prevent the gap from significantly affecting the state.
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Texas A&M System Announces Hiring Freeze
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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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.
