Archive for: Judith Zaffirini

 

House Chair Calls for Expanded Investment in Higher Ed

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...

 
 

Top Scholarship Stories of 2012

The Texas Exes’ scholarships program awards nearly $2 million  annually to more than 600 UT students. Those statistics are impressive, but even more powerful...

 
 

Oversight Committee Mulls Conflict of Interest

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,...

 
 

New Senate Higher Ed Chair Not Sold on Top 10 Percent Law

Texas politics website Quorum Report published a quote from newly appointed Texas Senate higher education chair Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) on Tuesday that throws the...

 
 

Higher Ed Makes Headlines at Conference on the Forty Acres

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...

 
 

UT—and Texas—Celebrating New Tejano Monument

“La historia de Tejas es la historia de Tejanos.” “The story of Texas is the story of Tejanos.” A crowd of several hundred heartily cheered...

 
 

Higher Ed Watchers Call for Good Governance

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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