The tuition assistance program is expected to cover tuition and fees for about half of UTRGV students in the 2020-2021 academic year.
Higher Education
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Texas State University says it misreported campus crime numbers
Texas State, which has already undertaken reforms, said the “system previously in place did not produce accurate statistics.” School officials said the U.S. Department of Education has been working with university police to ensure accurate information in an annual campus security report due next month.
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Higher Education
Former law school employee defrauded UT-Austin out of nearly $1.6 million, internal report finds
The university has already begun tightening its financial controls and will strengthen its efforts to detect and prevent fraud. The law school’s dean, Ward Farnsworth, has been asked to make improvements.
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Higher Education
Harrison Keller will be Texas’ next higher education commissioner
Keller, who succeeds Raymund Paredes, will begin Oct. 1.
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New Texas Laws 2019
New law makes it easier for college students to avoid taking classes that won’t transfer
The bill mandates required reporting from colleges and universities about courses that don’t transfer, and aims to help students save time and money.
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Farewell, Madam President: Diana Natalicio retires after 31 years as UT-El Paso’s leader
Natalicio, 79, steps down this week as UTEP’s president after becoming the first woman to hold the position in 1988.
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Health care
State Rep. John Zerwas to join UT System as executive vice chancellor
The lawmaker, a doctor by training, will oversee a network of six health institutions with four medical schools, two dental schools and three nursing schools.
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Former UT chancellor Bill McRaven was the highest-paid public university leader in 2018
Last year, five of the top 10 highest-compensated public university leaders in the country were from Texas schools, according to a survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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East Texas university may restrict when children can be on campus. Some employees say it hurts working parents.
Although policies restricting children’s presence in the workplace are common, the introduction of one at Stephen F. Austin State University has been met with monthslong resistance from some faculty members.
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With increased state funding, Lamar State colleges will cut tuition by a quarter
The Legislature gave a $17.3 million funding boost to the two-year colleges, which are part of the Texas State University System.
