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A Bridge Too Far: This Week’s Controversial Vote By the Regents

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While hesitating for the past few months to write an op-ed about the ongoing skirmish between the Board of Regents and UT President Bill Powers, I can no longer...

 
 

Regents Order Further Investigation Into UT Law School

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A narrowly divided Board of Regents has approved hiring an external party to investigate UT Law and the Law School Foundation. Less than a day after a prominent...

 
 

Pitts Calls for End to Powers ‘Witch Hunts’

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The chair of the House appropriations committee led the charge at the session’s first joint higher education oversight committee meeting Tuesday, calling for...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: Higher Education Coordinating Board Chairman Fred Heldenfels IV

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This week, we explore the impact of public education policy on student success with one of Texas’ most important higher education policymakers. Heldenfels...

 
 

Seliger, Dewhurst Take Action Regarding Regents

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Two days after lawmakers’ emotional show of support for President Powers, Senate higher education chair Kel Seliger has filed legislation relating to the role...

 
 

In the Texas Legislature, a Flood of Support for Powers

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Reading honorary resolutions is business as usual in the Texas Legislature. But today, when the Senate passed a resolution in support of UT president Bill Powers,...

 
 

TXEXplainer: Powers’ Report to UT Regents

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A two-day Board of Regents meeting saw an extensive discussion of priorities and progress at UT-Austin. We break down the issues. What was the occasion? The UT...

 
 

Higher Ed Administrators Focus on Completion (and UT)

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Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee is leading a national movement focused on completion rates—and he’s pointing to UT as a model. At an invitation-only...

 
 

Longhorns, Aggies Turn Texas Capitol Orange, Maroon

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Though much may divide them, UT and A&M alumni united this week to kick off their advocacy efforts at the Texas State Capitol.  Nearly 200 graduates from The...

 
 
Oversight Committee Mulls Conflict of Interest

Oversight Committee Mulls Conflict of Interest

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After two years of scandal, officials agree on one thing: more stakeholders—including alumni—need more information about how higher education decisions get made. Scandals,...

 
 
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