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Powers Given Ultimatum: Resign or Be Fired

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The president of the University of Texas at Austin got a rough start to Fourth of July weekend. On Wednesday, at a meeting down at the UT System offices, Bill Powers...

 
 

Taking Texas to the Top

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The time has come for us to recommit to making UT the best public university in the country. “And why do I love The University? Many reasons must finally be...

 
 

Tulsa Chapter Shatters Its Fundraising Record

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Life for a Longhorn in Oklahoma can be lonely. Members of the Tulsa Chapter of the Texas Exes can’t exactly go to a big bar in Sooner country to watch the...

 
 
Grand Jury Recommends Hall's Removal

Former Student Leaders Add to Calls for Hall’s Resignation [Updated]

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Update: Late Wednesday afternoon, the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education released a statement reiterating the calls for Hall to resign. Formed in...

 
 
Powers Honors Five with Presidential Citations

Powers Honors Five with Presidential Citations

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You might recognize the scenario. Dressed in caps and gowns, brimming with fringed regalia, administrators and academics gather to honor people who have made major...

 
 
Report: UT Regent May Have Broken Law

Special Counsel Report: UT Regent May Have Broken Law

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Last week, a report concerning UT System regent Wallace Hall found its way to multiple statewide media outlets before being made public this week. The draft report,...

 
 

Understanding Student Success Through the Lens of History

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This article was first published on Inside Higher Ed. It seems like almost every week we hear new calls for higher education to improve its performance in the area...

 
 
What's The Only Thing More Expensive Than Going to College?

What’s The Only Thing More Expensive Than Going to College?

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The cost of college is skyrocketing, but a new report proves that at least one thing is worse than student loan debt: not having it. “For today’s young adults,...

 
 
UT Chancellor: 'I've Accomplished My Goals'

UT Chancellor: ‘I’ve Accomplished My Goals’

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Everything he set out to do, he has done. So said UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa yesterday at a press conference to announce that he is resigning as the...

 
 
International Students Get a Texas Welcome

International Students Get a Texas Welcome

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While a student at UT, Carlos Zaffirini Jr., BBA ’03, JD ’06, Life Member, studied abroad in Monterrey, Mexico. Like most international students, he enjoyed...

 
 
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