Archive for: UT System Board of Regents
Senate Weighs Bill To Alter Regent Duties
By Andrew Roush
The state Senate is considering a bill to refine the relationship between public universities and their governing boards. Wednesday, the higher education committee...
Pitts Calls for End to Powers ‘Witch Hunts’
By Andrew Roush
The chair of the House appropriations committee led the charge at the session’s first joint higher education oversight committee meeting Tuesday, calling for...
Seliger, Dewhurst Take Action Regarding Regents
By Andrew Roush
Two days after lawmakers’ emotional show of support for President Powers, Senate higher education chair Kel Seliger has filed legislation relating to the role...
Prop 1 an Innovative Way to Fund a Medical School
By Bill Powers
Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and San Antonio all have medical schools. Houston has two, not counting one in nearby Galveston. El Paso has a medical school. College...
TXEXplainer: Is Prop 1 a Good Deal for Austin? Yes
By Andrew Roush
Early voting started Monday in Travis County. Central Health Prop 1 will determine the fate of a UT-Austin med school. Part of the UT M.D. campaign, the video above...
UT-Austin at the Front of New Online Learning Partnership
By Andrew Roush
The University of Texas at Austin will be leading the UT System in a global initiative to provide massive open online education courses. The UT System Board Of...
A Medical School Could Change the Game
By John Beckworth
Institutions, like people, have defining moments. These are times when a decision reverberates in ways that only become clear decades later. The University of Texas...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor