Archive for: president bill powers
UT Seeks Cost-Cutting Advice From Corporate Superstars
By Rose Cahalan
The vice president of Boeing International. The chief operating officer of Accenture. A senior vice president at Dell. What do these particular executives share...
President Powers: Students Should Stop Buying More College Than They Need
By Bill Powers
In his State of the Union address last month President Obama put universities on notice that if they couldn’t hold tuition down, the federal government would withhold...
Powers: Data Important, But Imperfect
By Tim Taliaferro
Is gathering more data the key to improving a university’s effectiveness? Yes and no, says UT president Bill Powers. (more…)
This House Stands United
By Tim Taliaferro
In his annual State of the University address yesterday, President Bill Powers borrowed from Abraham Lincoln to describe “a house divided” over the fundamental...
Powers Defends Soul of University in Annual Address
By Lynn Freehill
After a brief introduction to University of Texas affairs in his annual September speech to the UT community, President Bill Powers spoke a surprising phrase: “That,...
North Toward Home
By Rose Cahalan
On the evening of Aug. 2, an army of volunteers descended on the lobby of an IBC Bank in Brownsville. Within minutes, the severe mahogany-and-leather décor was...
Getting the Big Rocks In
By Tim Taliaferro
TT: President Powers, you’ve described the upcoming legislative session as challenging — how challenging? BP: We’re getting different reports. The early budgets...
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award
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The Long Game Brings Local Heroes From the Putting Green to the Silver Screen
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Beloved Director Celebrates 30 Years Leading the Scottish Rite Dormitory
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award