Texas A&M University System officials voted Friday on systemwide guidance for the fall semester. While some face-to-face classes will resume, many will be conducted in a hybrid model, using a combination of online and in-person instruction.
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Texas Southern University gave $2 million in aid to unqualified students, review finds
A new review sheds more light on an admissions scandal that has plagued the Houston school since November and led to the ouster of former President Austin Lane.
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Community colleges trying to help students who are losing jobs, child care
For Texas community college students, the pandemic upended delicate balances of work, family and financial survival. Schools are tapping into emergency funds and trying to connect students with needed services.
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After an “anticlimactic” virtual goodbye, Dell Medical School’s inaugural class heads to the front lines of the pandemic
On Thursday evening, Dell Medical School’s first cohort of students graduated in a virtual ceremony. Over the next month, the inaugural class will scatter across the country to begin residencies in the thick of a pandemic.
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UT-Austin will resume classes this fall — but students won’t return to campus after Thanksgiving
After the November holiday, students will not return to campus in an effort to avoid spreading the coronavirus.
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Budget cuts at UT-Austin will likely bring furloughs and layoffs, campus leaders say
The university is gearing up for a second wave of cuts brought upon by the coronavirus pandemic.
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“It’s a bizarre time to be job searching”: College graduates looking for first jobs face catastrophic economic conditions
As 2020 college graduates prepare to enter the workforce, they are having to contend with a historic economic recession. Experts say those who do get jobs in the recession may accept lower wages and salaries than they’d have otherwise settled for.
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Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego named sole finalist for Sul Ross State University presidency
If confirmed in June, Gallego will be Sul Ross’ 13th president and the first alumnus to lead the school.
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Coronavirus in Texas: State reports highest one-day COVID-19 tests totals
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