Archive for: week in review
McRaven is the Man: The Higher Ed Week in Review
By Andrew Roush
This week, the UT System Board of Regents gathered in Austin for a two-day meeting intended to set the course for the coming year. Here are some of the decisions...
SATs and Shutdowns: The Higher Ed Week in Review
By Andrew Roush
Many of the current debates over higher education revolve around the same basic questions: What should a university be? What should it teach? How should it teach...
Hall, Saban, and Cigarroa: The Higher Ed Week in Review
By Andrew Roush
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to correct an error. It originally stated that Regent Wallace Hall contacted Nick Saban’s agent when, in fact,...
Football and Fundraising: The Higher Ed Week in Review
By Andrew Roush
We start our review close to home this week, with UT-Austin administrators at odds with the UT System over the Board of Regents’ continued records requests. The...
Spikes and Booms: The Higher Ed Week in Review
By Andrew Roush
What’s the deal with student loan rates? And have people stopped going to college? Here’s a brief look at what happened this week in higher education. President...
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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