A panel of state lawmakers is set to reconsider the complicated way Texas funds its public colleges and universities on Wednesday after an attempt to overhaul the system failed last year.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Criminal Justice
Filing claims Baylor officials may have destroyed emails; university says documents weren’t related to sexual assault scandal
Baylor University officials pushed back forcefully Wednesday night against a brief filed in federal court earlier in the day that claims school leaders urged staff to destroy emails and other evidence related to a wide-ranging sexual abuse scandal.
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Higher Education
“Costly and unsustainable:” After spending $75 million, a troubled UT System technology institute shuts its doors
The University of Texas System has closed its Institute for Transformational Learning, a startup-like technology initiative. The system spent tens of millions of dollars on the project, but struggled to develop a business plan.
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Higher Education
After no-bid deal falls apart, Texas Education Agency review calls for clearer contracting procedures
An internal review of the Texas Education Agency’s contracting regulations found this week that the agency needs a more concrete process for determining whether to bypass competitive bidding when it enters into a new contract.
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Higher Education
After Cruz raises worries about “propaganda,” UT says it won’t accept money from Chinese foundation
After months of internal uproar and a letter from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the University of Texas at Austin said Friday its China center will not accept funding from a Hong Kong-based foundation that Cruz said helps spread Chinese government propaganda abroad.
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Higher Education
Baylor won’t say which coaches are to blame for its sexual assault scandal. How are other schools vetting them?
Football coaches who worked at Baylor University during a major sexual assault scandal are looking for new jobs at new colleges, but Baylor still won’t publicly say whether those coaches did anything wrong while in their old jobs.
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Higher Education
Ray Keck to step down as president of Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce President Ray Keck announced Thursday that he will step down from his position effective Aug. 31. He was previously president of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, a post he’d held since 2001.
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Higher Education
Analysis: Free speech in Texas, if you have a minute or two
You’ve heard about “snowflakes” on campus — the people who melt when they hear things they don’t want to hear or cannot deal with? Here’s your opportunity to see some elected snowflakes in action.
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Higher Education
TCU aims to draw students of color, change campus culture in new program (audio)
There’s a new major at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth dedicated to shining a light on issues around race. It’s part of broader efforts at the university, where students of color have raised concerns about the campus climate.
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2017 Year in Review
Fights over money dominated the year in Texas higher education
University leaders began this year expecting a bruising Texas legislative session, but they came out mostly unscathed. In many ways, the year will be remembered more for what happened on campus — not in the Capitol. Here are the top higher ed stories of 2017.
