ACC Developing Go-at-Your-Own-Pace Courses
WGU Texas, the state's online university, and Austin Community College are teaming up to translate the concept of competency-based learning from online to "on ground." Full Story
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Liveblog: Public & Higher Education at The Texas Tribune Festival
We're liveblogging this weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival's Public & Higher Education track, which includes panels on the future of school finance, standardized testing, the emerging Hispanic majority and the upcoming legislative session. Full Story
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University Responses to Bomb Threats Scrutinized
In the last several days, multiple universities, including two in Texas, have received bomb threats. The different responses highlight the individual nature of each case and raise questions of how best to go about warning a campus. Full Story
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UT Bomb Threat Declared a Hoax; Response Questioned
The University of Texas at Austin received a bomb threat Friday morning, but officials are now "extremely confident" that the campus is safe. Full Story
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Little Movement for Top Texas Universities in U.S. News Rankings
For the second year in a row, Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin are the only Texas institutions in the top 50 national institutions in U.S. News & World Report's latest college rankings. Full Story
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UT-Austin Announces New Engineering Research Center
It has been more than two decades since a Texas university was selected to lead one of the National Science Foundation's prestigious engineering research centers, but the University of Texas at Austin has broken the streak. Full Story
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Assistance Program for Migrant Students Hits Milestone at St. Edward's
The federal College Assistance Migrant Program started in 1972 at four colleges, two of which were in Texas. Of those four, only St. Edward's University in Austin has kept the program in continuous operation for 40 years. Full Story
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At UT-Arlington, a New Way to Tackle Algebra
In an effort to address lagging student success in required algebra courses, the University of Texas at Arlington is taking an approach that is becoming more common throughout the country: letting computers do the teaching. Full Story
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A&M, UT Courting South Texas for Medical School
After years of working to bring a medical school to South Texas, some of the region's leaders are relishing in their current scenario: being courted by two university systems. Full Story
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TribLive: Against In-State Tuition
At this morning's TribLive conversation, GOP state Reps. and Texas Senate hopefuls Kelly Hancock, Ken Paxton and Larry Taylor came out against the state's policy of offering in-state tuition to the children of undocumented persons. Full Story
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Weekend Insider: Texas Budget, Assistance for Migrant Students
In this edition of the Weekend Insider: The Texas state budget may not be as bad as expected, and a program to help migrant students attend college reaches a milestone. Full Story
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UT System's "Framework" Draws Praise, Questions
After one year, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and Board Chairman Gene Powell are proud of the progress they've made on their "Framework for Advancing Excellence," even as others begin to question it. Full Story
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Reeling in the Medical Schools
Public research universities around the state are looking to absorb medical schools, which represents a break from Texas' traditional set up and may require some major legislative changes. But only if they can make the funding work. Full Story
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Texas Universities Score Well on Unconventional Ranking
According to Washington Monthly's new college rankings, which uses unconventional methodology, Texas A&M University is the country's second-best institution. And the next best school from Texas? The University of Texas at El Paso. Full Story
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UT-Pan American Leader Wants to Put His Bonuses in University's Pocket
Rather than keep any bonus he earns under the University of Texas System's new incentive pay plan for presidents, University of Texas-Pan American President Robert Nelsen plans to give the bonuses to his institution. Full Story
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Guest Column: Why UT-Austin Shouldn't Raise Its Tuition
The public is told by some that holding the line on tuition will imperil much-needed student programs, hold back research or result in a "dumbing down" of the university. This is a fundamentally misleading position. Full Story
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Guest Column: Why UT-Austin Should Raise Its Tuition
Like many of our state entities, the University of Texas at Austin has been asked to "do more with less," and it's soldiering on. Yet we cannot continue to underfund our institutions and hope for the best. Full Story
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U.N.-Backed Agenda 21 Triggers Strong Reactions From Many in Texas
Where did a Lubbock County judge get the idea that the U.S. might cede sovereignty to the U.N.? In Texas, activists fearful of such a prospect have cited a 20-year-old resolution called Agenda 21. Full Story
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Two Chancellors Reflect on a Year of Higher Ed Reform
This week, both Brian McCall, chancellor of the Texas State University System, and Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of the University of Texas System, celebrated the one-year anniversaries of their plans for reforming their systems. Full Story
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Texas State Receives Major Gift for Water Research
Texas State University in San Marcos on Friday will announce a major gift from the Meadows Foundation. The $1 million donation will help launch the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Full Story
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