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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,...

 
 

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...

 
 

Chancellor: UT President’s Job Not in Jeopardy [Watch]

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A week after a rumor surfaced that UT president Bill Powers’ job was in danger, UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa has sat down for an interview denying...

 
 
Spellings: Chancellor’s Visit Shows Texas Key at White House

Spellings: Chancellor’s Visit Shows Texas Key at White House

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Of the more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the country, in President Obama’s mind the schools of the UT System seem among the most critical. And...

 
 

Higher Ed in Texas Isn’t Broken: UT Chancellor

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In higher education, just as in virtually any other endeavor, there always is a need for innovation focused on continual improvement. And perhaps at no other time...

 
 
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