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Late to the Game: The Prank Job

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In late October, some juvenile delinquent—possibly a real-life Bart Simpson—tagged the Alumni Center with the call letters of a certain East-Central Texas agricultural...

 
 

Late to the Game: Seriously Exaggerated Conference

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Ah, the SEC vs. the Big 12. I’m happy to say I don’t have a dog in this race. I grew up primarily watching the NFL, and, if I was bored on a Saturday,...

 
 
Lawmakers, Regents, and—Aliens?: The Higher Ed Week in Review

Lawmakers, Regents, and—Aliens?: The Higher Ed Week in Review

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The sometimes tense relationship between legislators and the UT System Board of Regents continued this week, as regents rebuked a request from a pair of lawmakers...

 
 

Why Is There a Hook ’em Sign in the Aggies’ New Locker Room?

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You’ve probably heard by now that Texas A&M players blast hip-hop and have a grand old time at practice, that head coach Kevin Sumlin arrives at recruiting...

 
 

From the Oil Field to the Classroom [Infographic]

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With oil fields in West Texas booming once again, the Permanent University Fund (PUF) is seeing a major rise in royalty payments. How much of that money actually makes...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: Orange & Maroon Legislative Day

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We look back on the biennial gathering of Longhorns and Aggies at the State Capitol, see what unites these rivals, and look ahead to what’s next. At the...

 
 

Horns Up at the Taj Mahal

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Jennifer Harris, BBA ’06, Life Member, sent this photo from India’s Taj Mahal. Harris, a student at Texas A&M’s George Bush School of Government...

 
 

UT, A&M Among Nation’s Best Values: Report

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Can a university engaged in world-changing research truly educate undergraduate students? A new study finds that UT-Austin (and Texas A&M) is doing just that. Every...

 
 

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...

 
 

The Tradition Continues: ’Horns Hex Horned Frogs

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Since 1941, Longhorns have lit red candles in front of the UT Tower to hex their various Thanksgiving Day football opponents, including Baylor, SMU, and of course,...

 
 
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