Archive for: regents
UT Regents Approve System-Wide Admissions Policy
By Rose Cahalan
The UT System Board of Regents voted 8-1 to approve a new admissions policy Thursday morning. The policy, which applies to all UT System academic institutions,...
Bulldozers and Firewalls: What You Missed At This Week’s Regents Meeting
By Andrew Roush
The nine members of the UT System Board of Regents met in Austin this week to move forward an ambitious agenda that included changes to how the governing board...
Senate Confirms Abbott’s Nominees to UT Board
By Andrew Roush
Shortly after taking office in January, Gov. Greg Abbott, BBA ’81, Life Member, named three nominees for the UT System Board of Regents. The Texas Senate confirmed...
What You Missed at Today’s Transparency Committee Meeting
By Rose Cahalan
Inquisitive, passionate, disruptive, smart, a lightning rod, a bully, talented, and the Terrell Owens of higher education: Those are just a few of the words legislators...
Regents Chairman Calls on Wallace Hall to Resign
By Tim Taliaferro
The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents today called the long-running spectacle surrounding Wallace Hall a distraction and asked the controversial regent...
Regents Honor Top Faculty with $1.6 Million in Awards
By Amy Madden
The best educators in the University of Texas System are about to get a little something extra for all their hard work. The UT System Board of Regents will award 63...
Senators to Regent Nominees: ‘Move Beyond the Controversy’
By Tim Taliaferro
Update: The Senate Nominations Committee unanimously approved all three regent nominees Tuesday. They now go to the full Senate for confirmation. The chair of...
Powell, McCombs, and the Fog of War
By Tim Taliaferro
As a new generation of Longhorns graduates, the mission of the Texas Exes is more important than ever. Even in times of controversy, our goal is to tell the story...
UT Regents Chairman Asks for Pass on Turning Over Documents
By Tim Taliaferro
The chairman of the UT System Board of Regents is asking the state’s top attorney for permission to withhold documents legislators have asked to see relating...
A Bridge Too Far: This Week’s Controversial Vote By the Regents
By Richard Cherwitz
While hesitating for the past few months to write an op-ed about the ongoing skirmish between the Board of Regents and UT President Bill Powers, I can no longer...
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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