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Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Departing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emerges as a potential candidate for UT System chancellor
Tillerson’s exit from the U.S. Department of State was announced less than two weeks ago.
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Abilene Christian University bans same-sex relationships for some student employees
After the decision, leaders of the West Texas university affiliated with Churches of Christ said their “first instinct is not exclusion but to love.”
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In Texas, falling behind on your student loan payments can cost you your license to work
Texas is among several states that will bar teachers, dentists, nurses and other professional license holders from renewing their licenses if they are in default on their student loans. Critics say the practice is counterproductive, since it impedes Texans’ ability to work and pay back those loans.
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UT System regents vote unanimously to raise cost of tuition, fees
Most University of Texas System schools will see increases in the 1 percent to 7 percent range, adding hundreds of additional dollars to students’ tuition bills.
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Texas A&M spent more than a quarter-million dollars to draw attention from Richard Spencer’s 2016 visit to campus
The university’s handling of the case exemplifies how difficult — and expensive — it can be for schools to respond to controversial speech on their campuses.
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Nearly a year after UT stabbing, mother of slain student wants to fight knife laws
Lori Brown’s plans aren’t fully formed. But she’s determined to push for new laws in Texas that she believes will prevent stabbing sprees like the one that killed her son.
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UT-Austin President Greg Fenves broke school rules by flying on “premium airfare” tickets, audit finds
A University of Texas System audit has found that UT-Austin President Greg Fenves and his wife, Carmel, flew business class multiple times and should stop purchasing “premium airfare.” Fenves will reimburse the university about $27,000.
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Baylor University says “incendiary” allegations that it destroyed evidence are unfounded
Baylor University said in a court filing that a message about deleting emails had nothing to do with the sexual assault scandal plaguing the school.
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Some lawmakers think free speech is endangered at Texas colleges. But what can they do about it?
Free speech on campus has become a hot-button issue, but it’s unclear how lawmakers can better protect it — or if they need to.
