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Chancellor McRaven Outlines Vision for UT System

Chancellor McRaven Outlines Vision for UT System

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“The rate of change is no longer linear—it is exponential,” Chancellor Bill McRaven said. “We must take some bold steps forward.” During...

 
 
This Week's Regents' Meeting in Review

Bulldozers and Firewalls: What You Missed At This Week’s Regents Meeting

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The nine members of the UT System Board of Regents met in Austin this week to move forward an ambitious agenda that included changes to how the governing board...

 
 
Senate Confirms Abbott's Nominees to UT Board

Senate Confirms Abbott’s Nominees to UT Board

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Shortly after taking office in January, Gov. Greg Abbott, BBA ’81, Life Member, named three nominees for the UT System Board of Regents. The Texas Senate confirmed...

 
 
Admissions Report Stresses Need for Clarity

Admissions Report Stresses Need for Clarity

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Update: The UT System has announced the members of the committee formed to study the recommendations of the Kroll report. You can see the members here. A small...

 
 

TXEXplainer: The Presidential Search

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You’ve probably heard that sometime soon the University of Texas will have a new president. Later this spring, the Board of Regents will appoint the 29th...

 
 
Abbott Adds Distinguished Alums to UT Board

Abbott Aims to Add Distinguished Alums to UT Board

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The UT System Board of Regents has generated its share of headlines in recent years. On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott added another. Abbott, BBA ’81, Life Member,...

 
 
Lawmakers, Regents, and—Aliens?: The Higher Ed Week in Review

Lawmakers, Regents, and—Aliens?: The Higher Ed Week in Review

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The sometimes tense relationship between legislators and the UT System Board of Regents continued this week, as regents rebuked a request from a pair of lawmakers...

 
 
UT Presidential Search Committee Announced

UT Presidential Search Committee Announced

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UT System Board of Regents chair Paul Foster announced the members of UT-Austin’s presidential search committee today, naming 15 people to the panel charged...

 
 
This Week's Regents' Meeting in Review

McRaven is the Man: The Higher Ed Week in Review

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This week, the UT System Board of Regents gathered in Austin for a two-day meeting intended to set the course for the coming year. Here are some of the decisions...

 
 

TXEXplainer: What Does the UT System Chancellor Do?

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By now you’re aware that Admiral William McRaven, BJ ’77, Life Member, Distinguished Alumnus, the orator of possibly the best commencement speech of all time,...

 
 
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