Archive for: chancellor francisco cigarroa
UT System to Take Another Look at UT-Austin Admissons
By Andrew Roush
If you’re even slightly familiar with the years-long tensions surrounding UT-Austin, the UT System, and the state capitol, you’ve probably come across...
Law School Foundation Leaders Respond to Claims of Impropriety
By Andrew Roush
In a letter Monday, officers of the University of Texas Law School Foundation (LSF) spoke out against claims that the foundation was involved in secretive and...
Texas Higher Ed Leaders Express Concerns About Sequestration
By Jordan Schraeder
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa has joined forces with fellow Texas university leaders on a letter, addressed to the Texas congressional delegation, that...
Hall, Saban, and Cigarroa: The Higher Ed Week in Review
By Andrew Roush
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to correct an error. It originally stated that Regent Wallace Hall contacted Nick Saban’s agent when, in fact,...
Cigarroa Touts 10 Breakthrough Actions for Research Universities
By Andrew Roush
The 2013 session of the Texas Legislature generated headlines about discord between legislators and some UT regents and between regents and the UT-Austin campus...
TXEXplainer: Higher Ed Committee Votes to Tighten Regent Rules
By Andrew Roush
The state Senate higher education committee approved a major bill regarding university regents’ duties and responsibilities Wednesday. Senate Bill 15 now heads...
TXEXplainer: Powers’ Report to UT Regents
By Andrew Roush
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...
UT-Austin at the Front of New Online Learning Partnership
By Andrew Roush
The University of Texas at Austin will be leading the UT System in a global initiative to provide massive open online education courses. The UT System Board Of...
UT Chancellor To Regents: ‘One Size Does Not Fit All’
By Tim Taliaferro
[Correction appended] When it comes to higher education, especially vast public systems with institutions at varying degrees of development, making top-down, uniform...
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Letter from the Executive Director: Busy Season
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Alcalde Photo Editor Takes Italy and Switzerland
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The Life and Legacy of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 100 Years
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Program in UT’s College of Pharmacy Provides Cellphones to People Experiencing Homelessness
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UT’s Wind Ensemble Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall