Archive for: higher ed debate
How “Adrift” Are We? Less Than We Thought, New Studies Say
By Rose Cahalan
In 2011, the book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses gripped the higher-ed world with an alarming argument: many college students, the authors...
A University of the Cut-Rate Class?
By Jane Chesnutt
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973, a friend and I got into her car and drove off to New York, where she had a job and I had a floor...
Debating the Debate
By Tim Taliaferro
A chat about Texas higher education with the chairman of the Board of Regents. Before we get to this interview, a word of context. About a year ago the first rumble...
Regents to Face Scrutiny on Potential Conflicts of Interest
By Reeve Hamilton
At a recent hearing of the new joint higher education oversight committee, state Sen. Judith Zaffirini asked the chairmen of the University of Texas System and...
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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