Mark Milliron: The TT Interview Audio
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Mark Milliron: The TT Interview
The first chancellor of WGU Texas — the state’s new nonprofit, online university — on his new position, how WGU Texas is different from the national Western Governors University, and the future of online education.
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Another Salvo in the Debate Over UT Faculty’s Productivity
Marc Musick, the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Liberal Arts associate dean of student affairs, makes the case in a new faculty productivity report that his institution provides “an incredible return on investment for the state.”
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw and Root on the debate that dominated the nation’s political news, Tan and Ramshaw on how it will affect Rick Perry’s campaign, Philpott on what “oops” might mean for Perry in South Carolina, Root on what it means in Iowa, Dehn with the latest Weekend Insider video, Galbraith on the split fates of water-related constitutional amendments, Grissom on an arrest in a 1986 murder case, Hamilton on UT-Arlington’s efforts to control tuition costs and M. Smith, Murphy and Gerdau on West Texas schools raising money with wind farms: The best of our best content from November 7 to 11, 2011.
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Higher Education
Public University Woes Might Spell Success for Career Colleges
Not every sector of higher education in Texas looks out at the current landscape with concern. Some private, for-profit institutions see opportunity.
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Higher Education
Despite Budget Cuts, UT-Arlington Won’t Increase Tuition
Despite shrinking state support, University of Texas at Arlington president Jim Spaniolo signaled on Tuesday that his school would not raise tuition in the upcoming 2012-13 academic year. It could be just a temporary respite, however.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: The Big Issue Facing Texas Is…
In our nonscientific survey of the state’s governmental and political insiders, we asked about big problems, immigration, the death penalty, public education and whether Texans would vote for a Mormon if they agreed with that candidate on issues.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The latest UT/TT Poll on the 2012 race and other issues, Root on Herman Cain’s stumble, Ramshaw and Titus on Texas Republicans who don’t support Perry, Murphy maps presidential fundraising in Texas, Philpott on changing the constitution for parks and education, Hamilton on a case of higher ed separation anxiety, Grissom on the state’s breakup with a death penalty witness, Galbraith on a congressman’s search for a big leak, Aguilar on the Border Patrol’s effort to operate in environmentally protected areas and Aaronson on a dramatic drop in government employment in Texas: The best of our best content from October 31 to November 4, 2011.
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Higher Education
A&M Chancellor Sharp Making His Mark, Cutting His Pay
Eight weeks after he was put in charge of the Texas A&M University System, Chancellor John Sharp is shuffling the top staff, hiring management consultants to streamline the administration and cutting his own pay.
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Higher Education
TribLive: McCall on the Texas GOP
At this week’s TribLive conversation, Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall talked about the state of his party — and whether he could get reelected in his old district.