Universities often hire professors and researchers using H-1B visas. Experts say limiting them only makes U.S. universities less competitive internationally.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Free laptops, esports and tuition cuts: How one Dallas college is pivoting during the pandemic
Paul Quinn College serves more than 500 students. In a statement, university President Michael Sorrell announced measures it would take to appease students for the loss of campus resources, including a $2,000 tuition reduction.
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“It’s insane that this is not even up to me”: International students at Texas universities can’t return without in-person classes
Thousands of international students across the state stand to be affected by the latest ruling from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which stipulates that students on certain visas must have some in-person instruction to be able to return to the country.
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More than $54 million in PPP loans went to small private Texas colleges and universities
Schools said they used the money to make payroll.
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Texas Tech tests the waters for fall semester by bringing 350 students to campus for summer classes
The 30 summer classes mark the first time in-person instruction has been offered at Texas Tech since the university closed its doors in the spring. Reopening gives campus leaders a look at what a large-scale collegiate return could look like this fall.
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Texas universities are moving more classes online but keeping tuition the same. Students are asking if it’s worth the money.
Universities are moving forward with reopening plans for the fall semester, anxious to bring students back. But faced with online classes and an altered campus, students are questioning if college is still worth what they’re paying.
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Bar exam for Texas’ aspiring lawyers canceled in July due to coronavirus concerns
Following pleas from law school deans and prospective lawyers, the Texas Supreme Court has canceled the July bar exam and will plan for an in-person exam in September and an online exam in October.
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Upcoming Texas bar exam has law students, deans asking for in-person testing to be scrapped
The Board of Law Examiners recommended Thursday that the Texas Supreme Court cancel both the July and September bar exams and schedule an online, October exam instead. The high court is expected to make the final decision Thursday afternoon.
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University of Texas to pay interim President Jay Hartzell $795,000
UT-Austin also released finalized fall plans Monday, saying that tuition for online and hybrid classes will be the same as in-person tuition.
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Texas’ biggest public universities will require masks this fall. Enforcement will be a challenge.
Enforcement methods will largely focus on persuasion, but schools say they may discipline students or professors who don’t comply.
