Archive for: UT System Board of Regents

 

UT Board of Regents Votes to Increase Tuition

On Monday, The UT System Board of Regents approved two-year tuition increases for all academic UT institutions, to go into effect in the fall of 2018, ranging from...

 
 

Despite Growing Public Doubt, Data Show College Is Worth It

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

 
 

Setting the Record Straight: Charles Matthews on the Regent Controversy

This article originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News. There are those of us who welcome a respite in the proliferation of negative political ads now that...

 
 

Committee: Grounds Exist to Impeach UT Regent

Lost the public’s trust. People’s lives destroyed. A slap in the face of the Texas Legislature. These were just a few of the indignant phrases members...

 
 

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

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

 
 

Blueprint: The Dell Medical School

After nearly 130 years of anticipation, a medical school is joining UT’s academic flagship in Austin. Like any upstart, the Dell Medical School will have to deal...

 
 

Plans Unveiled for UT-Austin Dell Medical School

The UT System Board of Regents is set to approve plans for the new UT-Austin Dell Medical School. Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from its original,...

 
 

House Committee Approves Bill To Define Regent Roles

Making its way through the Legislature, a bill that would more carefully define the role of public university regents now heads to the House—and possibly the Governor’s...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: Sen. Judith Zaffirini

Veteran state Senator and Distinguished Alumna Judith Zaffirini, BS ’67, MA ’70, PhD ’78, Life Member, (D-Laredo), talks about the UT Board of Regents,...

 
 

Senate Passes Bill to Refine Regents’ Role

The Texas Senate passed a bill to more tightly define the role of university regents Thursday, just hours after the UT System Board of Regents voted unanimously...

 
 
 
 
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