Evan, Ross, Reeve and Morgan on the latest from the University of Texas School of Law, the launch of Rick Perry’s Iowa bus tour and the return of Craig James.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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UT System Launches New Online Route to Degree Completion
For students who started but — for whatever reason — haven’t been able to finish their college degrees, the University of Texas System is opening a new pathway to completion.
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Higher Education
Dean’s Ouster Raises Questions About Foundation Money
Who knew about the $500,000 payment Larry Sager received from the University of Texas School of Law’s foundation — and when — are among the many questions swirling after his surprise ouster as dean last week.
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Higher Education
Community College District Responds to Billboard
Dallas County Community College District Chancellor Wright Lassiter said a new billboard from the Texas Association of Business knocking DCCCD graduation rates shows “a fundamental lack of understanding” about community colleges.
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Demographics
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Root on Rick Perry’s controversial new ad, Tan on the fallout, Aaronson’s map of where the food stamps go, my interview with Stephen Colbert’s campaign finance lawyer, Aguilar on the drop in the number of illegal immigrants crossing into Texas, Hamilton on the growth of unregulated colleges, Galbraith’s interview with S. David Freeman on the environmental failures of public power, Grissom on the newest state agency and and Hamilton and M. Smith on a sudden change at the top of UT’s law school: The best of our best content from December 5 to 9, 2011.
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Higher Education
Graduation-Rates Campaign Heads to Dallas
A new billboard that will tower over Dallas’ North Central Expressway on Monday offers a startling message on college graduation rates, an effort by a state business group to turn the spotlight on the the state’s lagging higher ed outcomes.
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Higher Education
Unregulated Religious Colleges Stir Fears of Diploma Mills
New federal regulations have prompted state officials to revisit a 2007 Texas Supreme Court decision that some call a “key victory for Christian education” and others say could open the door to diploma mills.
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Higher Education
UT President Asks Law School Dean to Resign Immediately
After months of bubbling discontent among professors over the law school’s faculty compensation practices, University of Texas School of Law Dean Larry Sager was forced to resign his position Thursday.
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Higher Education
State Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reject College Admissions Case
Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a case challenging the University of Texas at Austin’s practice of considering applicants’ race in the admissions process.
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UT Chancellor Meets With Obama, Higher Ed Leaders in D.C.
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa was among a dozen leaders invited to the White House for a talk with President Obama about the challenges facing higher education.