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Texas Tea Leaves: Reading Governor-Elect Abbott on Higher Ed

Texas Tea Leaves: Reading Governor-Elect Abbott on Higher Ed

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On Jan. 20, Greg Abbott will take office as the Governor of Texas. Here’s what he’s said so far—and what others have said—about his agenda for higher...

 
 

What We Heard at #TribuneFest: Higher Education

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The nonprofit Texas Tribune‘s annual festival has quickly become the biggest gathering of policy-minded Texans outside of the legislature. Here’s what...

 
 

TXEXplainer: President Obama’s College ‘Shake Up’

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President Obama has announced new policies to ‘shake up’ higher education and keep the cost of college down. Here’s what you need to know. He’s...

 
 

Powers Opens Dialogue About Online Teaching

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In the 19th century, colleges and universities established correspondence courses for students around the world to access higher education. In the 1920s, colleges...

 
 

New Online Courses Present Challenges, Opportunities

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Online classes may be the future of education over long distances—and in person. As UT plans its first online offerings, administrators are projecting a mix of...

 
 

What Do Higher Ed Policymakers Care About Most?

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Some of the biggest trends at Texas public universities boil down to one thing. College completion—and a number of issues that affect it—are likely to define...

 
 
 
 
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