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Powers Takes His Leave

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After nine years as president, Bill Powers reflects on a long, productive, and sometimes rocky journey. On June 2, 2015, William C. Powers Jr. will step down as...

 
 

New Regents Chairman Pledges Support for Powers

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Will a new chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents mean a new day for the relationship between the regents and the president of the flagship? That’s...

 
 

Regents Honor Top Faculty with $1.6 Million in Awards

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The best educators in the University of Texas System are about to get a little something extra for all their hard work. The UT System Board of Regents will award 63...

 
 

Regents Chairman Defends Embattled Colleague

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The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents Gene Powell is coming to the aid of a colleague to combat “misinformation” regarding regent Wallace Hall’s...

 
 

Powell, McCombs, and the Fog of War

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As a new generation of Longhorns graduates, the mission of the Texas Exes is more important than ever. Even in times of controversy, our goal is to tell the story...

 
 

Regents Yield to Legislative Wishes

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After pressure from legislators, the board votes to turn over documents relating to UT-Austin but will ask the attorney general to investigate the UT Law School...

 
 

UT Regents Chairman Asks for Pass on Turning Over Documents

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The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents is asking the state’s top attorney for permission to withhold documents legislators have asked to see relating...

 
 

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...

 
 
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,...

 
 
Student Leaders: ‘We Refuse To Be Complacent’ About UT

Student Leaders: ‘We Refuse To Be Complacent’ About UT

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For the past two years, there has been an unfortunate ritual at the end of the spring semester at The University of Texas at Austin. While students are cramming...

 
 
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