The latest higher education news from The Texas Tribune.
About 20% of classes at the University of Texas at Austin will be taught remotely this fall. Students who choose not to return to campus can take all their courses online but will pay the same tuition rate as they would for in-person classes. Full Story
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We sat down for a live virtual event with the leaders of the nonprofit research organization Texas 2036 to discuss education, reopening the economy and how the state can be competitive. Full Story
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Texas A&M University System officials voted Friday on systemwide guidance for the fall semester. While some face-to-face classes will resume, many will be conducted in a hybrid model, using a combination of online and in-person instruction. Full Story
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A new review sheds more light on an admissions scandal that has plagued the Houston school since November and led to the ouster of former President Austin Lane. Full Story
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For Texas community college students, the pandemic upended delicate balances of work, family and financial survival. Schools are tapping into emergency funds and trying to connect students with needed services. Full Story
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On Thursday evening, Dell Medical School's first cohort of students graduated in a virtual ceremony. Over the next month, the inaugural class will scatter across the country to begin residencies in the thick of a pandemic. Full Story
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After the November holiday, students will not return to campus in an effort to avoid spreading the coronavirus. Full Story
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The university is gearing up for a second wave of cuts brought upon by the coronavirus pandemic. Full Story
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As 2020 college graduates prepare to enter the workforce, they are having to contend with a historic economic recession. Experts say those who do get jobs in the recession may accept lower wages and salaries than they’d have otherwise settled for. Full Story
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If confirmed in June, Gallego will be Sul Ross' 13th president and the first alumnus to lead the school. Full Story
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Our staff is closely tracking developments on the new coronavirus in Texas. Check here for live updates. Full Story
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Chancellor John Sharp offered some ideas about what the fall semester could look like, but the system won’t have a finalized reopening strategy until at least the end of May. Full Story
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Health care workers are being recruited for trials to test whether a decades-old TB vaccine might help people fight off the coronavirus. It's not a cure, but it could be a crucial treatment. Full Story
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Lim has been serving as administrator in charge since Karbhari's resignation, and the UT System chancellor said in an email to the campus community that he has "been impressed by [Lim's] leadership." Full Story
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Texas Tech University also says it's planning for a return to campus for the upcoming school year. Full Story
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A&M officials say they have the largest public lab capacity in the state, but the federal government won't let them use it for humans. Full Story
The historically black school in Austin moved online as coronavirus shut down college campuses. The loss of community is difficult for a school with a hands-on tradition of boosting students, many poor and the first in their families to attend college. Full Story
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We sat down for a live virtual event with University of Texas system chancellor J.B. Milliken to discuss how higher education institutions, including medical schools, have pivoted as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Story
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Texas officials closed down campuses in early March and are losing millions of dollars as they pay students back for housing, parking and other unused services. Full Story
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The private school, anticipating a drop in enrollment next school year, is one of the first major Texas colleges to announce budget cuts due to the public health and economic crises. Full Story
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