Chancellor John Sharp offered some ideas about what the fall semester could look like, but the system won’t have a finalized reopening strategy until at least the end of May.
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Texas A&M researchers hope tuberculosis vaccine might prevent coronavirus deaths
Health care workers are being recruited for trials to test whether a decades-old TB vaccine might help people fight off the coronavirus. It’s not a cure, but it could be a crucial treatment.
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UT-Arlington selects provost to serve as interim president, puts long-term search on hold
Lim has been serving as administrator in charge since Karbhari’s resignation, and the UT System chancellor said in an email to the campus community that he has “been impressed by [Lim’s] leadership.”
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Texas A&M and University of Texas systems expect to reopen in the fall, and A&M says it will play football
Texas Tech University also says it’s planning for a return to campus for the upcoming school year.
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“This ain’t the time to follow rules”: Texas A&M wants to run human coronavirus tests in its animal labs
A&M officials say they have the largest public lab capacity in the state, but the federal government won’t let them use it for humans.
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At Huston-Tillotson University, a stepping stone from poverty gets steeper
The historically black school in Austin moved online as coronavirus shut down college campuses. The loss of community is difficult for a school with a hands-on tradition of boosting students, many poor and the first in their families to attend college.
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Texas universities are getting millions in federal money to offset coronavirus losses. It won’t be enough, officials say.
Texas officials closed down campuses in early March and are losing millions of dollars as they pay students back for housing, parking and other unused services.
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Baylor University announces up to $80 million in budget cuts in wake of coronavirus pandemic
The private school, anticipating a drop in enrollment next school year, is one of the first major Texas colleges to announce budget cuts due to the public health and economic crises.
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Angelo State University president reportedly steps down
The university set enrollment records under Brian May, who abruptly resigned, according to KTXS.
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With Greg Fenves leaving, UT-Austin loses “steady” hand in unsteady times
Fenves’ five-year tenure as president brought a sense of stability to the downtown Austin campus. With the coronavirus pandemic upending the university and hammering its budget, his successor will face “trial by ordeal.”
