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.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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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.
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How many Texas eighth-graders from 2005 went on to college?
Use our Texas Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer to track the educational milestones of every student who started eighth grade in a Texas public school between 1997 and 2005. You can see figures broken down by county, ethnicity and other factors.
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Higher Education
UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven will resign in May
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven is resigning in May, he told regents Friday.
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Higher Education
Audio: How the UT System spends portions of its $20 billion endowment
The UT System’s endowment of nearly $20 billion makes it one of the nation’s wealthiest educational institutions. How much of it goes to student financial aid?
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Higher Education
UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven staying put into 2018 — but without a new contract
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven will remain in his job beyond the expiration of his contract at the end of the month. But some of the tensions that made his future seem uncertain remain.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M guaranteed $75 million to its new football coach. How can it afford that?
The amount Texas A&M University will pay its new football coach is unprecedented in the state, but no state appropriations will be used for Jimbo Fisher’s salary. A&M can afford it because its football program is raking in money.
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Higher Education
Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe to speak at SMU
James O’Keefe will speak at Southern Methodist University on Wednesday, less than a week after The Washington Post reported a woman with possible ties to O’Keefe targeted a Post reporter in a sting operation.
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Higher Education
A&M’s firing of football coach Kevin Sumlin means another big buyout for a Texas school
Fired football coach Kevin Sumlin is entitled to about $10 million from Texas A&M University, according to his contract.
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Higher Education
As international enrollment declines nationwide, UT-Dallas looks for ways to halt the slide
International student enrollment is declining at universities nationwide. At the University of Texas at Dallas, that’s a particular concern.
