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Paving the Road to Hell

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Who could be opposed to efforts to raise the graduation rate in Texas universities? Isn’t that like being against Mom and apple pie? There are some reasonable...

 
 
Heat and work

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Heat and Work

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I teach chemistry and spend a lot of time discussing the differences between heat and work. Heat is a fire and work is a battery—both are good, but one clearly...

 
 
one size doesnt fit all

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One Size Doesn’t Fit All

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I am not what is now regarded as an “on time” college graduate. Officially, I took four and a half years to complete my BA in English. Well into my senior year,...

 
 
UT Austin Should Lead the Way in Boosting Graduation Rates in Texas

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UT-Austin Should Lead the Way in Boosting Graduation Rates in Texas

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Improving time to graduation is an important goal for all Texas higher education institutions but perhaps most importantly for UT-Austin. As one of the nation’s...

 
 
What Gets Measured Gets Done

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What Gets Measured Gets Done

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Those of us who spend our time arguing the fine points of education often zero in on the fact that there is no better way to ensure a child’s mobility than with...

 
 
Healthy Students Graduate Faster

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Healthy Students Graduate Faster

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Academic success and health go hand-in-hand. By making sure our students are physically and emotionally healthy, we better prepare them to graduate in four years...

 
 
Don't Call It a Victory Lap

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Don’t Call It a ‘Victory Lap’

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Ever since I was little, I’ve had big plans. They used to be silly things, like my sisters and I were going to build a lemonade stand, make $100, and then buy...

 
 
Students educators lawmakers must all do their part

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Students, Educators, and Lawmakers Must All Do Their Part

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Most Texans agree with the push to increase graduation rates at our state universities. UT-Austin has set an admirable goal of a 70 percent four-year graduation...

 
 
Why Indecisiveness Could Be a Good Thing

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Why Indecisiveness Can Be a Good Thing

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Do high school seniors know what they want to study in college? Looking back, how many of us got it right? The School of Undergraduate Studies combines career counseling...

 
 
UT's Grade on Graduation Rates? I for Incomplete

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UT’s Grade on Graduation Rates? ‘I’ For Incomplete

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On one of the most crucial measures of a top university’s success, four-year graduation rates, UT-Austin’s grade is ‘incomplete.’ And if not for the recent...

 
 
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