Saying that recent political turmoil did not persuade him to step down, Francisco Cigarroa, the chancellor of the University of Texas System, officially announced his resignation on Monday.
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Cigarroa Confirms He’ll Step Down as UT Chancellor
UPDATED: In a Sunday night email to University of Texas System administrators, Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa confirmed he plans to announce his resignation at a Monday morning news conference.
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Texas A&M University Expands Emerging “Genius Corps”
Nine internationally renowned researchers from various fields will be welcomed on Friday as fellows of the Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study, part of a group that administrators have nicknamed the Genius Corps.
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New Degree Available for Around $10,000 — and Books Are Included
After about a year and a half of development, Texas A&M University-Commerce and South Texas College in late January unveiled a new, innovative response to Gov. Rick Perry’s $10,000-college-degree challenge.
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UT System Responds to Transparency Committee Directives
The University of Texas System met the Feb. 1 deadline for responding to a set of directives dictated by the legislative committee that is investigating one of its regents, Wallace Hall of Dallas.
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Guaranteed Tuition Plan Adopted at Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday voted in favor of a new tuition and fee structure for their flagship institution, Texas A&M University.
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A&M Partners With IBM to Enhance Computing
In an effort to bring the Texas A&M University System’s supercomputing capabilities — which A&M Chancellor John Sharp called “woefully inadequate” — up to speed, the system has announced a new partnership with IBM.
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Clay Johnston: The TT Interview
The inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin on his vision for the school, how health care needs to change, and the tension between the university and the UT System.
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Ex-ConocoPhillips CEO Gives UT-Austin $60 Million
The University of Texas at Austin on Friday will announce a $60 million gift from the Mulva Family Foundation to support the university’s McCombs School of Business and Cockrell School of Engineering.
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For Online Courses, Questions Over How Success is Measured
The results of UT-Austin’s first foray into massive open online courses are in. But advocates for the classes recommend looking beyond the fall completion rates — which range between 1 and 13 percent — to measure success.
