James Dannenbaum, president and CEO of the high-powered Dannenbaum Engineering, was charged with a scheme to get employees to donate to three congressional candidates in 2017.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Higher Education
Watch: A conversation on veterans and workforce development
We’re livestreaming our conversation in San Antonio on veterans and workforce development, moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith.
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Criminal Justice
2 dead, at least 14 wounded after shooting at party in Greenville, Texas
Brandon Ray Gonzales, 23, was arrested Monday on a capital murder charge. The suspect is being held at the county jail with bail set at $1 million.
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Demographics
At 69, she’s still paying off $12,000 of student debt — including out of her Social Security checks. It isn’t just a millennial problem.
About 222,140 Texans ages 60 and older had student loan debt in 2017, carrying a median load of $15,754, according to government data.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M System employees were asked to teach office pet birds to say “howdy.” It didn’t go well.
A few parakeets that seemed to cause most of the consternation were swiftly removed and the birds that remain are well-liked by employees, a System spokesperson said.
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Higher Education
While Texas State underreported campus crime, former employees say some surveillance cameras and emergency phones were broken
School officials believe the majority of security technology is operational now and said they were not aware of systemic problems in the past.
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Health care
Texas A&M University System to ban vaping across all its campuses
“This health threat is serious enough that I want to see the ban include every building, outside space, parking lot, garage and laboratory within the Texas A&M System,” Chancellor John Sharp wrote in a Tuesday memorandum.
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Criminal Justice
Texas State dramatically under-reported the number of sexual assaults on campus in 2016 and 2017
The university said in a statement it has “implemented university-wide processes to help ensure accurate crime statistics reporting moving forward.”
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
UT athletic director says Longhorn-Aggie rivalry football game should happen
“Us not playing A&M is not good for college football,” said UT’s athletic director, Chris Del Conte.
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch William McRaven speak at The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch a recording of the “Takeout” podcast in which William McRaven, the retired four-star admiral and former chancellor of the University of Texas System, talked about his life at sea, at war and in higher ed.
