New PCL Space Gives Students What They Want: More Power
“Buzzing” and “bustling” are probably not words one would use to describe UT’s Perry-Casteneda Library (PCL) on an average Tuesday...
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TXEXplainer: President Obama’s College ‘Shake Up’
President Obama has announced new policies to ‘shake up’ higher education and keep the cost of college down. Here’s what you need to know. He’s...
Regents Endorse Review of Records Compliance
Regents have ordered a review of UT’s compliance with the Texas Public Information Act as a records controversy continues to make headlines. Update: 5:10...
Seven Solutions Author Defends Wallace Hall
Editor’s Note: This article and its headline have been updated to improve clarity. The author of the controversial “Seven Breakthrough Solutions”...
Lawyer for Embattled Regent Makes Case Against Impeachment
In a nine-page letter, a lawyer representing Regent Wallace Hall has told legislators that the regent’s action are “not a basis for impeachment.” Update,...
Goodbye and Good Luck: Remembering Bill Livingston
Many Texas Exes will remember William Livingston as the deep, warm voice of the TEX registration system, which helped students in the 1990s avoid crowded lines...
Powers Opens Dialogue About Online Teaching
In the 19th century, colleges and universities established correspondence courses for students around the world to access higher education. In the 1920s, colleges...
UT’s Next Provost Embraces Innovation [Podcast]
Gregory Fenves says he came to Austin to help UT become the best public university in America. Now, as he prepares to assume the University’s top academic...
Football and Fundraising: The Higher Ed Week in Review
We start our review close to home this week, with UT-Austin administrators at odds with the UT System over the Board of Regents’ continued records requests. The...
UT Breaks Single-Year Fundraising Record
The University of Texas has broken another record—and there’s still time left on the clock. It was announced Thursday that with three weeks remaining in...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor
