Tan’s wall-to-wall coverage of the budget (with more from the rest of the Trib crew, interviews with some of the freshmen seeing this up close for the first time and a map of how it works), Philpott on the similarities between budget worries in Texas and those elsewhere, M. Smith explains school finance, Ramshaw on the dwindling insurance options for orphans, Grissom on legal fights over the drugs used for state executions, Aguilar on the run-up to the debate over sanctuary cities, Stiles maps the diversity of Texas counties, Galbraith on efforts to recycle plastic bags and Hamilton on calls for “entrepreneurship” at the University of Texas: The best of our best content from March 28 to April 1, 2011.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Higher Education
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon the Board of Regents
Using the Legislature-directed Invest in Texas campaign as a model, the president of UT’s Senate of College Councils intends to begin lobbying the University of Texas System Board of Regents in support of academic research.
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Higher Education
UTSA Prof to Jon Stewart: Obama Right on Libya
Mansour O. El-Kikhia, chair of the political science department at the University of Texas at San Antonio, cited the threat to perhaps 50,000 of his fellow countrymen — including members of his own family.
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Higher Education
Calls for University “Entrepreneurship” at UT, Around the Country
In the face of possible changes, the University of Texas community has taken a strong stance in favor of academic research. But prominent reformers acknowledge that public research universities need to change, and one UT professor thinks he has a way.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
M. Smith on the continuing controversy over Beaumont’s school administrators, Tan on the deepening divide over the consequences of the House budget, Hamilton on the latest in the fight over higher ed accountability, Grissom on young inmates in adult prisons, Aguilar on the voter ID end game, Tan and Hasson’s Rainy Day Fund infographic, Ramsey on the coming conflict over school district reserves, M. Smith and Aguilar on Laredo ISD’s missing Social Security numbers, Galbraith on environmental regulators bracing for budget cuts and Ramshaw on greater scrutiny of neonatal intensive care units: The best of our best content from March 21 to 25, 2011.
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Higher Education
Research “Extremely Valuable,” UT Regents Tell Texas Exes
Responding to a warning by the president of the Texas Exes that an anti-research mindset “would do irreparable damage” to UT-Austin, the UT System’s Board of Regents insisted today that research is “extremely valuable.”
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Higher Education
John Silber: The TT Interview
The outspoken former UT dean and Boston University president on higher education’s past, present and future — including his opinion of U.S. News & World Report rankings, and Howard Zinn and online degree programs.
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Higher Education
John Silber: The TT Interview
The outspoken former UT dean and Boston University president on higher education’s past, present and future — including his opinion of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings, Howard Zinn and online degree programs.
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Higher Education
UT System Redefines Adviser’s Position, Sets End Date
The University of Texas System leadership has officially reassigned controversial new hire, Rick O’Donnell, to a new position — one that will only exist for a matter of months.
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Economy
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 72
This week’s episode of the TribCast features Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben talking mostly about the budget, but also a bit about redistricting and academic research.
