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UT Family Lines Up Behind President Bill Powers

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Sometimes a rumor from a single unnamed source can spur thousands to action. So it’s been for the Longhorn community in the last 18 hours after one anonymous...

 
 

President Powers: Students Should Stop Buying More College Than They Need

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In his State of the Union address last month President Obama put universities on notice that if they couldn’t hold tuition down, the federal government would withhold...

 
 
UT Approved To Buy Popular Players Burger Joint

UT Approved To Buy Popular Players Burger Joint

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A greasy burger spot may give way to another UT academic building before too long. At a meeting at UT-San Antonio today, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously...

 
 

Powers to Obama: Cost Is One Thing, Value Is Another

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Cost is one thing, value is another, and confusing the two is a mistake. President Barack Obama this morning unveiled a plan to address rising college tuition costs...

 
 

In Wake of Law School Dean’s Ousting, What Next?

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Scandals in academia are a bit like grackles, those pesky black birds cawing all over Texas: they’re big, they make a lot of undignified noise, and they can...

 
 

Dallas Chapter Scholarship Dinner Nets $200,000

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The official motto of the city of Dallas is “Live Large, Think Big.” It’s a slogan meant to evoke the city’s rich culture and big business,...

 
 
Longhorn Network Tapes First ‘Game Changer’ John Daly

Longhorn Network Tapes First ‘Game Changer’ John Daly

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As the lights dimmed in KLRU’s Studio 6A, you could almost hear the echoes of Austin City Limits performances past. But, instead of the tunes of Steve Earle or...

 
 

Powers Expresses ‘Delight’ That Big 12 Will Stay Together

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In the wake of  the Pac-12’s announcement that it wouldn’t expand, UT President Bill Powers broke his recent silence on the conference realignment saga. Powers...

 
 

UT Chancellor To Regents: ‘One Size Does Not Fit All’

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[Correction appended] When it comes to higher education, especially vast public systems with institutions at varying degrees of development, making top-down, uniform...

 
 
President Powers Gets Horns Up With Brownsville Students

President Powers Gets Horns Up With Brownsville Students

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UT President Bill Powers visited with soon-to-be students Aug. 2 at the Texas Exes Brownsville Chapter Student Send-Off. Photo by Letty Fernandez

 
 
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