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What the Top 1% of Earners Majored In

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By ROBERT GEBELOFF and SHAILA DEWAN | New York Times – We got an interesting question from an academic adviser at a Texas university: could we tell what the top 1 percent of earners majored in?

Can Obama Help Make College Affordable?

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Written by Matthew C. Keegan President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Jan. 24, 2012, covered a number of topics. Higher education was one of his themes.

UT’s Powers Responds to Obama’s Affordability Push – by Reeve Hamilton.

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    Enlargephoto by: Todd Wiseman University of Texas at Austin President, William Powers – Dec. 14, 2011   By Reeve Hamilton. In a Friday morning speech at the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, President Obama addressed college affordability and higher education reforms, which have been hot topics in Texas throughout the last … Continue reading »

How to Get a $106,000 College Education for Free – Lynn O’Shaughnessy

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How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Sounds crazy? Actually, I’m serious.

Gov. Perry Appoints Walker to Texas Tech University System Board of Regents

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Gov. Rick Perry has appointed John B. Walker of Houston to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents for a term to expire Jan. 31, 

College Rule Reminds Undocumented Students to Seek Status

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  by Reeve Hamilton Just in case undocumented students receiving in-state tuition at Texas public colleges and universities forget that they pledged to apply for permanent residency status as soon as possible, a new rule approved today by theTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board requires their institutions to send them annual reminders.

UTSA hosts UT System Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee Jan. 27-28

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By Tim Brownlee Associate Director of Internal Communications The UT System Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee will conduct its 2012 winter meeting and program Jan. 27-28 at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Young Conservatives press UT-Austin for open tuition meetings

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by Kolten Parker  The Young Conservatives of Texas have called on the University of Texas System Board of Regents to throw out a proposed tuition increase and require open meetings on tuition at all campuses, citing a violation of a higher education open meetings provision.

Higher Education Needs a Complete Overhaul – BY Neil Snyder

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In an article for today’s FrontPage Magazine titled “Schools of Education: The Academic Slums,” Walter Williams was right on the money.  Speaking about schools of education, he said,

Apple Just Incentivized Every College Kid To Get An iPad. As For High Schoolers…

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MGSIEGLER As I watched Apple’s iBooks event in New York City last week, my mind began to race about the ramifications of such announcements.

What Does a College Budget Look Like?

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By JULIE MAYFIELD, LINDSEY MAYFIELD What does an actual college budget look like—and how can you be smart with yours? Here’s a peek into one family’s costs.

Finish@UT allows students chance to complete degree

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By Jody Serrano Students who did not complete their degree at the University of Texas now have the opportunity to obtain an online degree from three UT system schools.

Infographic: Are We Wired For Mobile Learning? How Digital Natives Are A Bit Ahead

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“Because of the proliferation of new technologies, the younger generation today is outgrowing traditional forms of education – remember pencils, chalkboards, textbooks and graphing calculators? Whether we are in the car, on the train, at work, or in a classroom, mobile technology in particular is giving us the ability to learn on-the-go.

Big Target, Bigger Cuts

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By Kevin Kiley Per-student state funding for public research universities dropped about 20 percent between 2002 and 2010, according to a report being released today by the National Science Board, the policy-making arm of the National Science Foundation.

Education needs leaders, TFA founder says

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By Sarah Swong Teach for America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp spoke Tuesday about how college graduates interested in teaching can help address nationwide education inequality.

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