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TXExplainer: The Latest on the ‘July 4th Coup’

TXEXplainer: The Latest on the ‘July 4th Coup’

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It’s the Monday after, but the fireworks are still exploding. In what’s been dubbed a “July 4th coup,” UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa...

 
 

Despite Growing Public Doubt, Data Show College Is Worth It

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Few topics have inspired more hand-wringing and hair-pulling in recent years than the cost of college. Phrases like “return on investment,” “time...

 
 
Regent Investigation Continues; Long Hot Summer to Come

Regent Investigation Continues; Long Hot Summer to Come

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The special Texas House committee charged with the investigation of UT System Regent Wallace Hall met Wednesday to discuss procedures and begin drafting suggested...

 
 
Grand Jury Recommends Hall's Removal

Former Student Leaders Add to Calls for Hall’s Resignation [Updated]

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Update: Late Wednesday afternoon, the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education released a statement reiterating the calls for Hall to resign. Formed in...

 
 
Legislators Share Hall Allegations with Travis County Prosecutors

Legislators Send Report on Regent Hall to Prosecutors

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Editors Note, April 28: The Travis County District Attorney’s Office has opened an investigation into Hall’s actions, and whether the regent broke...

 
 
Report: UT Regent May Have Broken Law

Special Counsel Report: UT Regent May Have Broken Law

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Last week, a report concerning UT System regent Wallace Hall found its way to multiple statewide media outlets before being made public this week. The draft report,...

 
 
International Students Get a Texas Welcome

International Students Get a Texas Welcome

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While a student at UT, Carlos Zaffirini Jr., BBA ’03, JD ’06, Life Member, studied abroad in Monterrey, Mexico. Like most international students, he enjoyed...

 
 
Powers: Controversy Has Done UT Harm

Powers: Controversy Has Done UT Harm

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Regent Wallace Hall skipped Wednesday’s hearing, as legislators met for the last time to hear testimony on the embattled regent’s actions. Hall’s...

 
 
TXEXplainer: The Wallace Hall Hearings

TXEXplainer: The Wallace Hall Hearings

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This week, members of a select legislative committee are returning to Austin from across the state to conduct a new round of hearings in the investigation of controversial...

 
 
Cigarroa Relents: Powers to Keep Job Until 2015

Despite Tension, Regents Keep Powers as UT President

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At a closely watched UT System Board of Regents meeting, the System’s top administrator acknowledged a tense relationship between regents and UT-Austin president...

 
 
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