Hunter Rawlings, the president of the Association of American Universities, on Texas’ higher education controversy, how to get more students engaged in math and science, and whether any other Texas schools will qualify to be members of the AAU.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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A Texas Sensibility That Doesn’t Travel Well
Rick Perry’s in-state-tuition troubles have a lot to do with the difference between politics in Texas and politics everywhere else.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson on the shrinking of state government, Aguilar on the controversy over in-state tuition for the children of undocumented immigrants, Galbraith on Rick Perry vs. the EPA, Grissom on a startling development in a 25-year-old murder case, Hamilton on Ken Starr’s first year as president of Baylor, Ramsey on what inmates have to do with redistricting, Ramshaw on the state’s crisis in insurance coverage, Root on Perry’s presidential grind dance and Smith on obstacles to addressing childhood obesity: The best of our best content from Sept. 26-30, 2011.
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TribLive: Sharp on A&M and the SEC
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp talked about the school’s recent decision to bolt the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference.
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TribLive: Sharp on In-State Tuition for Immigrants
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp defended the state law allowing college-bound children of undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition.
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TribLive: Sharp Defends the Margins Tax
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp defended his efforts to implement the so-called margins tax in 2006.
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Victor Boschini: The TT Interview
TCU’s 10th chancellor on the concerns of independent institutions in Texas, why it’s worth paying a high price for private higher education, and — to a very limited extent — the turmoil convulsing the college athletic conferences.
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Ken Starr, an Improbable Unifier, Presides Over Baylor University
Athletic conference instability has easily been the most significant struggle of Ken Starr’s first year as Baylor University president. Otherwise, he has thrived beyond expectations — something that even his critics happily concede.
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Liveblog: Public and Higher Education at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’ll be liveblogging throughout the weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s public and higher education track — which includes panels on the role research should play at state universities and how to pay for public education.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw, Root and Philpott track the governor on the campaign trail, Tan and Dehn on high school football concussions, and Murphy and yours truly on the partisan climates of each district under redistricting maps: The best of our content from Sept. 19 to 23.