Are the State’s Biggest Universities Open to Change?
Are the state’s biggest universities open to change? by Bill Murchison @ dallasblog.com Sun, Mar 27, 2011, 07:06 PM A media storm over the future of the University of Texas […]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Faster and Cheaper — That’s How Texas Wants College Degrees.
‘No frills’ coming style for colleges? Cost-cutting lawmakers seek cheaper degree programs. By Melissa Ludwig mludwig@express-news.net Faster and cheaper — that’s how Texas wants its college degrees. Grappling with a $27 […]
UT Establishment: Allergic to Light?
UT Establishment: allergic to light 25 March 2011 by AgendaWise Reports The higher education establishment is worried, and Gene Powell is the one who worries them. The UT Board of […]
Research “Extremely Valuable,” UT Regents Tell Alumni
In a letter signed by Regents Chairman Gene Powell and vice chairmen Paul Foster, Steven Hicks and James Dannenbaum, the regents assure the worried alumni that they are committed to […]
Gene Powell Says of the UT System: There is no hidden agenda
By Erin Mulvaney/Reporter trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com The Texas Exes president Richard Leshin sent out a fiery email to the members of the university’s alumni association Thursday addressing what he said was “unquestionably […]
Red McCombs Letter To Chairman Gene Powell
As posted @ http://pushjunction.com/press_releases/red-mccombs-letter-to-gene-powell RED MCCOMBS LETTER TO GENE POWELL Red McCombs Thanks Gene – For sharing your comments in the We’re Listening interview. They were particularly timely because I, […]
Evan Smith, Head of The Texas Tribune, Attacks Rick O’Donnell and UT Board of Regents
by Weston Hicks at Agenda Wise Reports March, 23rd Evan Smith, head of The Texas Tribune, has gone journo-nuclear, attacking UT Board of Regents interested in examining the effectiveness of current practices. […]
Budget Constraints Pit Teaching Against Research at UT
College students will rally at the Capitol today for higher-education funding. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, some students think major changes are also needed […]
UTSA adjunct professor chosen for prestigious group
UTSA adjunct professor chosen for prestigious group Joseph Salamone, an adjunct professor in biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio, has been elected by his peers to […]
Tuition increases come as universities grapple with tighter budgets and cuts in state aid.
By Mary Ann Roser AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Published: 8:56 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2011 As the University of Texas System grapples with tighter budgets and expected losses in state aid, UT regents agreed Friday to raise […]
UT System: “We’re Listening”
by Reeve Hamilton of Texas Tribune Enlarge Gene Powell and Francisco Cigarroa Top officials at the University of Texas System — Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and Board of Regents Chairman […]
Where Do Texas Officials Send Their Kids to School?
by Morgan Smith and Andrew Weber of Texas Tribune Enlarge Whether Texas schools end up with $4 billion or $10 billion less in state funding by the end of […]
Think tank is helping shape statewide higher ed reforms
‘Productivity’-centered legislation aligns with Texas Public Policy Foundation recommendations By Mary Tuma | 03.09.11 | 2:38 pm Texas A&M University has drawn harsh criticism for controversial initiatives connected to the […]
Rick O’Donnell – I’m Happy To Talk To Anyone And Engage In Frank Discussion
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 posted by Nate Blakeslee at 1:23 PM by Paul Burka of the Texas Monthly Last month, the Statesman’s Jason Embry reported that Governor Perry had turned […]
