The latest higher education news from The Texas Tribune.
Texas A&M University officials say that a plan to outsource support services would help the university raise $260 million in the next 10 years. But staff members who perform those services are expressing concerns. Full Story
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Priorities outlined by the Texas Association of Community Colleges — a list it called its "most comprehensive" ever — emphasize areas like transfer policies between schools and sufficiently funding community colleges. Full Story
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The outgoing president of Texas Tech University talks about tier-one status, the challenges and benefits of being in Lubbock, and football coach Mike Leach. Full Story
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Because of concerns over a partnership between the national organization that develops the GED and Pearson, a for-profit, London-based testing company, Texas may create its own high school equivalency exam. Full Story
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Texas Tech University President Guy Bailey is moving home. On Wednesday, the board of trustees at the University of Alabama officially hired the native Alabaman and alumnus as the institution's next president. Full Story
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Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College, an upper-division college in the Texas State University System, has partnered with Southwest Texas Junior College for a program that offers a $10,000 bachelor's degree. Full Story
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“STEM,” an acronym for “Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” is a term that is becoming increasingly common across education circles. But why is it so important? We put the question to several key Texans in the field. Full Story
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The chairman of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on recent criticism of the agency, its relationship with Texas community colleges and the future of higher education in the state. Full Story
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Even if the odds of its continued existence are high, the ground is being laid for a very serious conversation about the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s structure and operations when lawmakers convene next session. Full Story
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Emails obtained by the Tribune suggest the outcry that could follow if UT-Austin President Bill Powers were dismissed in a manner similar to that of recently reinstated University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan. Full Story
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Texas A&M University is entering into a partnership with Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth to create a new law school that will be known as the Texas A&M School of Law at Texas Wesleyan University. Full Story
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The state is in a unique negotiating position when someone wants to file a lawsuit over a contract: You can't sue the state without the state's permission. Full Story
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Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp announced today that Compass Group, a major private company based in North Carolina, will be taking over dining and support services at Texas A&M University. Full Story
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UPDATED: University of Texas at Arlington President James Spaniolo told the Tribune that he is not leaving due to any outside pressure or internal dissatisfaction. "It just reflects a personal decision on my part," he said. Full Story
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A Texas A&M University System-led team has won a federal contract to develop one of three new national centers for developing and manufacturing medicine and vaccines to respond to pandemic diseases and bioterror threats. Full Story
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will announce the creation of new centers for developing "vaccines and medicines used to protect health in emergencies." That could be big news for the Texas A&M University System. Full Story
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With the longtime director of the University of Texas at Austin's Community College Leadership Program departing, some are worried about the program's future. But officials at UT say they are committed to the program. Full Story
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A report calling for a new temporary state agency to oversee the state's community colleges has leaders at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board fuming. Full Story
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Hoping to boost the University of Texas at Austin's four-year graduation rates significantly, President Bill Powers on Wednesday while addressing incoming freshmen emphasized the benefits of graduating in a timely fashion. Full Story
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A Texas A&M University-San Antonio instructor says she no longer has classes to teach because of questions she raised about the placement of crosses near the campus. Full Story
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