The latest higher education news from The Texas Tribune.
Starr, best known for his role leading the investigation that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died of complications related to surgery, according to his family. Full Story
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The governor joined 21 other Republicans in denouncing the president’s plan as harming Americans who didn’t go to college. Full Story
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UT-Austin professor Richard Lowery is represented by America First Legal — a group created by Stephen Miller, a policy adviser for former President Donald Trump, and Jonathan Mitchell, a former solicitor general for Texas and the legal architect of the state’s six-week abortion ban. Full Story
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On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Erin about how climate change is affecting Texans’ mental health and Kate about a proposal to overhaul how the state funds community colleges. Full Story
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A commission tasked by the Texas Legislature to recommend new ways to fund community colleges is suggesting the state fund schools based on how successful students are at completing programs in high-demand fields and transferring to universities to continue their education. Full Story
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The Texas Education Agency has dismissed the notion that the accountability ratings are a poverty rating. As evidence, they point to districts like those in the Rio Grande Valley, which have achieved high marks while serving a high number of economically disadvantaged students. Full Story
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The students worry how the tragedy will define them in their new environments and struggle with guilt about the people they’re leaving behind. Full Story
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People earning $125,000 or less will see $10,000 eliminated from their student loan debt. People in that group who received federal Pell Grants will see $20,000 in debt eliminated, a move intended to help low-income borrowers. Full Story
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Four systems have expressed informal interest in an affiliation with the East Texas school. Full Story
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In interviews, Black Texans expressed frustration over uneven progress, restrictions on teaching about racism in public schools and limitations on their political representation and voting access. Full Story
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Faculty members say Banks could have been more communicative and transparent about a variety of organizational changes she put in motion during her first year as president. Full Story
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Alejandro will serve as education and urban affairs editor, and Brandon as news editor. Full Story
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In a Texas Tribune event Tuesday, university leaders discussed why Hispanic students finish higher education programs at a lower rate than the state average but have better performance in the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso. Full Story
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While the risk of exposure to monkeypox remains low, health experts say college students living in close proximity to each other could spur outbreaks. They encourage schools to share their plans and relevant information about the virus. Full Story
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Swee Lian Wee claims she was denied a promotion based on race and that school leaders created a hostile work environment. Full Story
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LGBTQ students want the university to take “substantive action” against the computer science professor for his tweet, which included misinformation about how the monkeypox virus spreads. Full Story
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The changing legal landscape is raising questions for public colleges about how to talk to students about reproductive health care options and creating hesitancy among students about whether they can trust their universities’ health centers. Full Story
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García served as the president of the University of Texas at Brownsville until it merged with the University of Texas-Pan American to become the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She is the first Mexican American woman to lead a college or university in the United States. Full Story
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Each year, approximately 300,000 students begin eighth grade in a Texas public school. Use our database to learn about the education outcomes of these eighth grade cohorts, including higher education enrollment and graduation rates. Full Story
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During a Texas Tribune event at Odessa College, public education and higher education leaders said that having strong connections among all levels of education have helped students feel continuity and see great benefits in continuing their education. Full Story
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