Though university officials around the state were hoping that the special session might open the door for the issuance of bonds for campus construction projects, that opportunity never developed in a significant way.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Updated: Jay Kimbrough Named A&M System Interim Chancellor
Jay Kimbrough, a former chief of staff to Gov. Rick Perry, this morning was named deputy chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. He will also serve as interim chancellor.
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Rick O’Donnell: The TT Interview
The controversial former adviser at the University of Texas System on his termination, the subsequent settlement, his critics and why he thinks his side is winning the battle over higher ed reform.
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UT System Releases Updated Faculty “Productivity” Data
The University of Texas System has released an updated set of faculty productivity data. “The System has been working diligently to review and verify the data and most of the data in the file are complete,” a spokesman said.
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A&M System May Name Jay Kimbrough Interim Chancellor, Sources Say
On Thursday, the Texas A&M University System is set to appoint a deputy chancellor and an interim chancellor. The man for both jobs may be Jay Kimbrough, a former chief of staff to Gov. Rick Perry, sources tell the Tribune.
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Demographics
The Midday Brief: June 27, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Sanctuary cities bill isn’t dead; UT System and former adviser Rick O’Donnell reach settlement; House passes health reform bill; George Will says Rick Perry is a “potentially potent candidate”; debating how much credit Perry deserves for jobs creation; TSA removes 95-year-old woman’s diaper
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Updated: Rick O’Donnell, UT System Agree to Settlement
The Rick O’Donnell saga at the University of Texas System appears to have reached an end. Last week, under threat of a lawsuit, the system agreed to a settlement with the former adviser.
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Weaver has a Candidate, but It’s Not the Texan
You’d think the Aggie consultant would be working for the Aggie candidate.
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The Hit List
Gov. Rick Perry isn’t backing down from his push for a “no-frills” approach to higher education. He wants students to move and be moved through the system quickly and efficiently. And if that wasn’t clear enough already, he underscored it with his veto pen.
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Audio: Student Leaders Discuss Higher Ed Reform
Natalie Butler and Christopher Covo, are both student leaders from public universities in Texas. But they find themselves on different sides of the state’s ongoing higher education reform debate.
