At three lonely satellite campuses of Sul Ross State University, students and teachers say they’re stuck with broken technology and few resources. Their dreams of blooming into an independent four-year university seem doomed, but they hope things might get better under a new university president.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Texas Southern University regents vote to fire school’s president
President Austin Lane was suspended in mid-January from the top post at the historically black school in Houston with little explanation. Now regents have voted to terminate him over allegations of admissions irregularities and other contract violations.
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Texas A&M-Commerce calls shooting incident “targeted, isolated,” identifies victims
The university confirmed three gunshot victims at a residence hall on campus. There are two confirmed deaths. A toddler at the scene was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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University of Texas’ poorest incoming freshmen to receive $20,000, laptops and more starting this fall
The Dell Foundation’s $100 million gift to the University of Texas is a 10-year commitment to provide funds and services to Pell Grant recipients.
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UT-Austin students condemn school’s handling of sexual misconduct cases
“You’re not trying to help us,” university President Greg Fenves and other administrators were told at an emotional public meeting called after months of campus protests.
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Texas State Technical College bought furniture from store owned by CFO and his wife
College officials say there was no impropriety because their chief financial officer disclosed the conflict and had no say in the furniture purchased from the family store. An internal audit cleared the school and CFO of wrongdoing.
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Texas A&M chancellor fires back at Harvard over criticism of controversial beef study
John Sharp sent Harvard’s president an open letter calling for an investigation into Harvard scientists whose actions he said “are false and harmful to Texas A&M University and its faculty.”
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Texas Southern University regents link president’s ouster to alleged admissions improprieties
The board’s statement does not directly tie President Austin Lane to the alleged problems but says he was interviewed before he was placed on leave.
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Texas Southern University’s president placed on administrative leave without explanation
Texas Southern University President Austin Lane told a local news station he did nothing wrong and expects to be fully reinstated or else paid out for the remainder of his contract.
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UT-Austin acknowledges 17 cases of sexual misconduct by employees
Under pressure to more fully account for sexual misconduct cases, the university released a summary of violations over the past two years. The list includes three faculty members.
