Archive for: Dan Branch

 

UT Advocates Podcast: Jim Henson on Guns, Legislators, and UT

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Texas Politics Project director Jim Henson tells us what’s on the mind of Texas’ higher education-focused legislators. Henson is also the associate...

 
 

Higher Ed Chiefs Back New UT Engineering Building

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Leaders from the Texas Legislature are voicing their support for UT’s proposed engineering epicenter. Replacing UT’s aging engineering buildings is...

 
 

House Chair Calls for Expanded Investment in Higher Ed

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As the 83rd Texas Legislature begins, key lawmakers are making it clear that higher education is an investment worth expanding—and they just might be able to...

 
 

The 83rd Texas Legislature

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The past 10 years have seen higher education catapult to the top of the legislative agenda. This year, everything’s on the table. The Texas Legislature is back...

 
 
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,...

 
 

What Do Higher Ed Policymakers Care About Most?

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Some of the biggest trends at Texas public universities boil down to one thing. College completion—and a number of issues that affect it—are likely to define...

 
 

Outcomes-Based Funding Could Reach 25 Percent, Branch Says

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The chair of Texas’ House Higher Education Committee explains his preference for outcomes-based funding. At a Texas House Higher Education Committee hearing...

 
 

Higher Ed Makes Headlines at Conference on the Forty Acres

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UT’s campus became the epicenter of Texas public policy debates over the weekend as the Forty Acres hosted the second-annual Texas Tribune Festival. The conference—the...

 
 
Higher Ed Watchers Call for Good Governance

Higher Ed Watchers Call for Good Governance

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As controversies surrounding the UT System Board of Regents reverberate, higher ed watchers came to the Capitol to call for good Texas university governance. The...

 
 
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