After campus officials at Texas Southern University halted his planned speech Monday, state Rep. Briscoe Cain said later that evening that he would be “very open to revisiting the issue” of returning to campus to speak.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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As longtime UNT chancellor departs, inaction on student debt is his lingering worry
Lee Jackson, the retiring University of North Texas System chancellor, had a lot to say during a Tuesday interview about how he plans to stay engaged until the end — and beyond.
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In Harvey's Wake
Harvey recovery czar says insurance agencies should “write a damn check”
Texas A&M University Chancellor John Sharp, charged with leading the state’s Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, called on insurance agencies to “step up” in an interview with The Texas Tribune.
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Higher Education
Hey, Texans: What has been your experience with college student housing?
The Texas Tribune wants to explore housing costs and learn how they are affecting college affordability in the state. We need your help.
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Now on the Books
Major Texas overhaul aims to improve the odds for students who begin college unprepared
In Texas, college students sent to remedial education usually don’t make it far. A new state law that revamps how that education is provided hopes to change that.
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In Harvey's Wake
Can a web tool help coastal Texans assess their flood risk? A professor thinks so.
A university professor who studies natural hazards launched a flooding risk assessment tool for homes in Harris and Galveston counties. But after Hurricane Harvey, flooding risks are even harder to determine.
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Demographics
Analysis: The spectacle isn’t the important part
College protests against controversial speakers and the uproar about professional athletes protesting racial injustice have this in common: The protests themselves overshadow the ideas and practices being protested.
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Higher Education
How Tech’s president juggles free speech and political polarization
Like many of his colleagues across the state, Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec has felt pressure from both sides of the political spectrum. His response is to call for open dialogue between both sides.
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Now on the Books
New Texas law keeps sex offenders out of college dorms
A new law prevents most registered sex offenders from residing in dormitories on private or public campuses. The law codifies a policy already in place at many of Texas’ biggest schools.
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Criminal Justice
We can solve the problems of racism — but only if there’s political will, panelists say
At the kickoff to the 2017 Texas Tribune Festival, Chris Hayes of MSNBC and Jamelle Bouie of Slate participated in a Community Forum on Race and Justice moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith.
