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Powers Opens Dialogue About Online Teaching

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In the 19th century, colleges and universities established correspondence courses for students around the world to access higher education. In the 1920s, colleges...

 
 

Brownsville Send-Off Celebrates 20 Years of Pride with President Powers

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While most college-bound teens are busy shopping for school supplies, soon-to-be Longhorns from Texas’ Rio Grande Valley prepared for their move to UT in...

 
 

Football and Fundraising: The Higher Ed Week in Review

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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

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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...

 
 

Engineering Dean Greg Fenves Elevated to Provost

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Gregory Fenves will serve as UT provost beginning Oct. 1, President Bill Powers announced Thursday. In his new role, he’ll oversee academic affairs for the...

 
 

Regents Chairman Defends Embattled Colleague

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The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents Gene Powell is coming to the aid of a colleague to combat “misinformation” regarding regent Wallace Hall’s...

 
 

UT Latin American Law Center Named for Kay Bailey Hutchison

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Texas Ex and March|April Alcalde cover star Kay Bailey Hutchison left quite the legacy when she retired from the U.S. Senate in January after serving for nearly...

 
 

Transparency Committee to Take Up Regent Impeachment

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Despite the end of the special session, some legislators will stick around to investigate the actions of Regent Wallace Hall. Though the details are still sparse,...

 
 

Lawmakers, Students React to Perry’s Veto of Regents Bill

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Despite passage by large, bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed Senate Bill 15 on Friday afternoon. SB 15 would have more strictly...

 
 

After Tough Questions, Three UT Regents Confirmed

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Regent Foster earns another term and two new regents are confirmed following an intense marathon hearing. You know how it goes. With great power comes great responsibility....

 
 
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