Guaranteed Tuition Plan Adopted at Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday voted in favor of a new tuition and fee structure for their flagship institution, Texas A&M University. Full Story
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A&M Partners With IBM to Enhance Computing
In an effort to bring the Texas A&M University System's supercomputing capabilities — which A&M Chancellor John Sharp called "woefully inadequate" — up to speed, the system has announced a new partnership with IBM. Full Story
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Clay Johnston: The TT Interview
The inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin on his vision for the school, how health care needs to change, and the tension between the university and the UT System. Full Story
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Ex-ConocoPhillips CEO Gives UT-Austin $60 Million
The University of Texas at Austin on Friday will announce a $60 million gift from the Mulva Family Foundation to support the university's McCombs School of Business and Cockrell School of Engineering. Full Story
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For Online Courses, Questions Over How Success is Measured
The results of UT-Austin’s first foray into massive open online courses are in. But advocates for the classes recommend looking beyond the fall completion rates — which range between 1 and 13 percent — to measure success. Full Story
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UT System: No Financial Return on $10 Million Investment
University of Texas System officials acknowledged this week that they'll see no return on their $10 million investment in MyEdu, an Austin-based education software startup. Full Story
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Online Records, With a Hint of More to Come
The University of Texas System is publishing a little bit of public information online in a way that makes it obvious what it ought to do next. Full Story
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UT System Launches Interactive Salary and Debt Database
Touting it as a first-of-its-kind higher ed gadget, the UT System on Thursday launched a new interactive website that includes salary and debt information for graduates after one year and five years in the workforce. Full Story
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Report: UT Regent Didn't Violate Student Privacy Laws
After reviewing University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall's handling of information that may be confidential under federal student privacy laws, outside lawyers for the system concluded that no prosecution was warranted. Full Story
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University Leaders: Higher Ed Coming Out of Controversial Time
In 2012, Hunter Rawlings, the president of the Association of American Universities, warned that Texas was “ground zero” for a controversial push to make higher education more utilitarian. Now, his tone is more hopeful. Full Story
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UT System Reviewing Transparency Committee Directive
The University of Texas System says it is reviewing a recent list of directives from the legislative committee investigating one of the system's regents and plans to respond before the Feb. 1 deadline. Full Story
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Dewhurst Seeks Study on Technology, Higher Education
Studying technology's impact on higher education and evaluating public school students' writing scores on state assessments are among the tasks Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst gave lawmakers in education-related interim charges Thursday. Full Story
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Search Continues for Performance-Funding Model for Higher Ed
In 2014, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is continuing its quest for a politically palatable model of performance-based funding for public universities. Full Story
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Year in Review: Higher Education
In 2013, for the third straight year, the Texas higher education story that bogarted the limelight was the ongoing tension swirling around the University of Texas System. But there are reasons to believe that won't be the case in 2014. Full Story
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Perry, Straus Reach Out to Appointees Amid Hall Inquiry
In the last month, both Gov. Rick Perry and House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, have reached out to gubernatorial appointees to share their thoughts on government oversight, which has recently become a touchy subject. Full Story
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Memo: Perry Pushed New Adviser Position at A&M Board
During a recent tug-of-war with Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp over the interim presidency at A&M's flagship school, Gov. Rick Perry floated the idea of a new adviser to regents "on par with [the] chancellor." Full Story
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Powers: Controversy Has Done "Significant Harm" to UT
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers told a legislative panel on Wednesday that persistent controversy, largely stemming from the actions of a regent, has taken a toll on the reputation of the university. Full Story
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Committee Investigating Hall Nears End of Inquiry
The conclusion of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations' investigation of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall is on the horizon, if not imminent. Full Story
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UT Regent Hall Declines Invitation to Testify at Hearing
University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall has declined an invitation to testify this week before a legislative committee that is mulling his impeachment. Full Story
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Hussey Named Interim President of Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously voted to name Mark Hussey interim president of Texas A&M University in College Station at a meeting on Saturday. Full Story
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