Former A&M President Out as Chancellor at Missouri
Amid turmoil, former Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin will leave his job as chancellor of the University of Missouri at the end of this year. Full Story
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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. Matthew is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended public schools and graduated from Texas A&M University. He’s spent nearly two decades in Texas journalism, and previously worked at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined the Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. As a managing editor, Matthew has guided the Tribune’s award-winning journalism and other reporting of statewide significance, including coverage of elections and legislative sessions to major breaking news and ambitious storytelling about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Texas-Mexico border, the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, the impeachment of Texas attorney general and battles over public education. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
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UT System Plans to Open New Campus in Houston
The University of Texas System plans to build a new campus on 300 acres in the southwestern part of Houston, an initiative its leaders say will drastically expand the system's presence in the state's biggest city. Full Story
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UT System to Require Interviews with Minority Candidates
Chancellor Bill McRaven said Thursday he will require that a woman or minority candidate be interviewed for every high-level position at the UT System's 14 universities and medical schools. Full Story
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UT Promises to Pay Former Athletics Director About $3 Million
Former University of Texas at Austin Athletics Director Steve Patterson will receive up to $3 million from his old school after his "resignation," according to an exit agreement released by the school Wednesday. Full Story
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UT System Board Rebukes Wallace Hall — Again
Frustrated with his recent public comments, the University of Texas System Board of Regents has again rebuked outspoken member Wallace Hall. Full Story
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UT Signs Record-Breaking Apparel Deal with Nike
The University of Texas at Austin on Friday extended its apparel contract with Nike. The new deal — 15 years, $250 million — is the biggest in the history of college sports, school officials say. Full Story
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UT to Supreme Court: We Need Affirmative Action
In an effort to defend its use of affirmative action, the University of Texas at Austin argued to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that it needs to consider race in admissions if it wants a diverse, representative student body. Full Story
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In Emails Between Hall and McRaven, Fights Over UT Records Resurface
University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall has renewed an old request for information about the workloads of faculty, prompting all-too-familiar exchanges about whether his requests are too burdensome. Full Story
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With Few Alumni, A&M-Central Texas Looks to Killeen's Past
Successful universities rely heavily on their alumni — for donations, for networking, for mentoring. But what if you don't have many graduates to hit up? That's a question Texas A&M University-Central Texas isn't waiting to answer. Full Story
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Three Private Colleges Likely to Ban Guns
Three private colleges — Trinity University, Austin College and Paul Quinn College — likely will opt out of a new state law allowing licensed students to carry concealed guns on campus, their presidents said Saturday. Rice University is still thinking it over. Full Story
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