Archive for: rick o’donnell

 

Debating the Debate

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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...

 
 
Fired UT System Advisor Disavows ‘Seven Solutions’

Fired UT System Advisor Disavows ‘Seven Solutions’

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Former UT System advisor Rick O’Donnell publicly distanced himself today from the controversial “breakthrough solutions” in what he says is an...

 
 

Begging the Question

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File photo by Val Cook Begging the question refers to a fallacy—common in introductory logic classes—whereby an argument arrives at a conclusion presupposed...

 
 

O’Donnell Report Misuses Data, Higher Ed Coalition Says

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A new paper that criticizes faculty productivity at UT and A&M is a misuse of public data, according to a statement released today by the Texas Coalition for...

 
 

Mythbusting Mr. O, Part II

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Editor’s Note: This is the second of two posts relating to the Texas Tribune’s June 29 interview with Rick O’Donnell. Here’s part one. UT has been...

 
 

Mythbusting Mr. O, Part 1

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Last Wednesday, the Texas Tribune interviewed Rick O’Donnell, the controversial, short-term employee the UT System regents hired, fired, and last week paid $70,000...

 
 
 
 
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