UT System Issues Updated Faculty “Productivity” Data
By Reeve Hamilton In early May, when the University of Texas System released much anticipated data used to measure faculty productivity, it came with a caveat: users were warned that […]
Daily Archives: June 28, 2011
UT Board Chairman Disputes Fired Official’s Account
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz The chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents issued a statement today taking issue with comments by former system official Rick O’Donnell in […]
Who pays for O’Donnell’s Settlement With the UT System?
By Viviana Aldous After months of controversy surrounding the hiring of Rick O’Donnell, former director of Colorado’s higher education department, as a special adviser to the UT Board of Regents, […]
Rick O’Donnell, UT System Agree to Settlement
By Reeve Hamilton Updated 2:00 p.m.: Barry Burgdorf, vice chancellor and general counsel at the University of Texas System, said the decision to settle the matter was based on “pure […]
$70,000 Deal in Hand, ex-UT Official Rips Educators, Lawmaker
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz A $70,000 settlement between the University of Texas System and a former system official seeks, among other things, to “buy peace,” as the agreement released Monday […]
A&M System May Name Jay Kimbrough Interim Chancellor
By Reeve Hamilton On Monday morning, the Texas Secretary of State posted a notice for a special meeting of the Texas A&M University System on Thursday for the purpose of […]
Is Toilet Paper More Valuable Than Professor Research?
By Lynn O’Shaughnessy Should professors work as hard as lawyers, physicians, accountants and other highly educated professionals? Evidence from workload data from the University of Texas at Austin suggests […]
Dallas Ranks Terribly on College Degrees
By Wick Allison (plus comments) A research report by G. Scott Thomas for the Business Journals Digital, an arm of the DBJ’s parent company, places Dallas-Fort Worth as 115th amid […]
Paying for College: 7 Most Costly Myths and Mistakes
By Kathy Kristof What’s the most expensive purchase you’ll ever make? If you’re about to say “a house,” stop and think for another second. Did your house cost $250,000 plus […]
University Needs to Work with State and Commission
The University and the Indiana Commission of Higher Education need to work together in order to make tuition increases a last resort. Legislators heard from the commission last week and […]
US College Fees Soar
The spectacular rise in US college tuition fees is becoming a serious problem for students and many American families as they grapple with the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. […]
Lawmaker Says Digital Learning is Key to Education Reform
By Tiffany Teasley Replacing the traditional course with a computer, that’s what state Sen. Bill Coley says is part of the solution towards reforming Ohio’s education system long-term. “The digital learning, […]
U.S. Needs An Additional 20 Million College Graduates By 2025
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce released a new reportshowing that the United States is not producing enough college-educated workers to meet economic needs and reduce income inequality. […]
Tech System Names Vice Chancellor for Distance, Online Learning
By Walt Nett Tim Hudson, a member of the chancellor’s staff at the University of Houston System, has been named to vice chancellorship in distance learning in the Texas Tech […]
Make the U.S. Competitive or Protect Jobs for Americans?
Bill to increase visas to foreign workers in U.S. The first “brain drain” we heard about was the most intelligent, skilled individuals of other countries leaving and coming to the […]
Government Role in Education – A History Lesson
The degree of legal authority that elected government officials or their appointees exert, directly or indirectly, over public and private education. Unlike most foreign nations, where central governments or official […]
Sending Students to Poor Performing Middle High School
A look at the elementary schools whose students are promoted to one of the worst performing middle and high schools in the state and what they are doing to change […]
FTC’s Brill: New online privacy tools needed
By Grant Gross IDG News Service – An old privacy model in which websites gave consumers notice about what information they were collecting and allowed them to opt out isn’t […]
Gov. Perry: Create Environment Where Jobs Can be Created
By Hiram Reisner Texas Gov. Rick Perry says while government cannot create jobs, it can facilitate job creation. The potential presidential candidate also told Fox News’ Glenn Beck Monday individual […]
