University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Natalicio said that she was disappointed that a high-profile boxing match on her campus has been canceled and that she hasn’t been told why it wasn’t being held.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Commercial Benefits of University Research Touted at Hearing
Two House committees held a joint hearing today to explore how scientific research at universities can be commercialized for the benefit of businesses and the state economy. They heard testimony from the state’s leading research universities.
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Higher Education
Resignations Follow Report on UT Southwestern Spending
A staff shakeup at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and the University of Texas System follows the release of the findings of an investigation into the spending habits of the medical center’s former president.
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Higher Education
Report: As Med School Enrollment Grows, Residency Slots Lag
Texas medical schools have increased their enrollment by roughly 30 percent in the last decade to help meet the state’s demand for doctors. But the number of medical residency positions available in Texas is not keeping pace.
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National Group Calls on UT System to Freeze Tuition
A Florida-based nonprofit is calling on public universities to freeze tuition — and it is kicking off a campaign by focusing on the University of Texas System.
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Health care
David Callender: The TT Interview
The president of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on how his institution has recovered from Hurricane Ike and the institution’s role in the state’s future higher-education landscape.
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Higher Education
TribLive: A Conversation with Renu Khator
Full video of my April 13 TribLive conversation with Dr. Renu Khator, president of the University of Houston and chancellor of the University of Houston System.
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Higher Education
Degrees of Confusion
The Senate Higher Education Committee will hold its first hearing of the year on Wednesday, and with debate over higher ed reform cooling (for now, at least), focus has turned to community colleges and a surprisingly touchy topic: transfers.
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Higher Education
Report Questions State’s Higher-Ed Priorities
A new study on Texas’ higher-education policy lays out the tough choices that state lawmakers are facing and throws some cold water on one of their prize programs: the initiative to create more tier-one universities.
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Peer Support Program to Make Its Lone Star Debut
The Posse Foundation, which has been lauded by the MacArthur Foundation and President Obama, is preparing to make its first foray into Texas public schools this year.