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Austin American-Statesman
Chasing an illusion in college admissions -
Editorial Board Statesman For decades, the courts have tried to settle the use of race in university admissions only to find that when they grant satisfaction in one case, dissatisfaction arises to create another.
Why Do I Think This Is Just Window-Dressing?
By Jane S. Shaw For a while, Texas was the hotbed of academic reform. A few regents, at least, were serious about improving faculty productivity, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation pushed for better data. But the bold move of publishing faculty salaries and workloads elicited angry feedback.
UT Takes First Step In Reform
Written by MQSullivan Responding to calls for reform in higher education, the chancellor of the University of Texas today unveiled a plan that takes a good first step at improving affordability and transparency. Of course, more is needed to make sure taxpayers, parents and students get the maximum return on their college dollar. Chancellor Francisco … Continue reading
UT Regents Expected to Establish Commercialization Fund
Written by Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF University of Texas System regents today are expected to establish a $10 million fund to help commercialize new technologies, inventions and other intellectual property developed at system campuses. The proposal to create the UT Horizon Fund is in part a response to Gov. Rick Perry‘s suggestions that universities … Continue reading
UT Vice President to Lose Job in Shake-Up. By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz The public affairs operation at the University of Texas is being reorganized, but all except one of about 20 staff members will keep their university employment. The sole exception: Don Hale, the longtime vice president for public affairs. The shake-up, announced Monday, is the latest in a series of management changes … Continue reading
UT Chancellor Reflects on Feud Over Faculty Standards, Budget Struggles. By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz Not too many people perform liver transplants in their spare time. Francisco Cigarroa says it keeps him grounded. Cigarroa’s day job since February 2009 has been chancellor of the University of Texas System, overseeing 15 academic and health campuses. It’s been an especially challenging assignment the past few months. His bosses, … Continue reading
Kenneth Jastrow, Member of the “Coalition” Writes Testy Letter to Powell
Regarding the following article that was written By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz AMERICAN-STATESMAN, students, parents and taxpayers should publicly ask the following question: Is it true or not that UT President Bill Powers attempted to withhold information from the public and regents, as alleged by Rick O’Donnell? Is anyone going to ask Powers this question? By … Continue reading
Rick O’Donnell Releases Faculty Productivity Analysis
By Reeve Hamilton A new analysis of faculty productivity data from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University-College Station argues that the institutions’ employment practices resemble “a Himalayan trek, where indigenous Sherpas carry the heavy loads so Western tourists can simply enjoy the view.” The author of the study is Rick O’Donnell, … Continue reading
UT System Board of Regents Doles Out Additional $20 Million
Regent Alex M. Cranberg gives his opinion regarding budgeting for additional university structures during a Board of Regents meeting Thursday afternoon. Anastasia Garcia By Huma Munir The UT System Board of Regents allocated an additional $20 million to UT from the Permanent University Fund during their meeting Thursday. This one-time increase will be an addition … Continue reading
Powers Attempts to Increase Academic Achievement, Reduce Costs
By Huma Munir President William Powers Jr. announced the formation of a task force on graduation rates to help reduce costs and increase academic achievement at the University. More than half, 52.9 percent, of UT students graduate in four years, and 81.3 percent graduate within six, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Although … Continue reading
UT President Powers Blames Others for His Leadership Inneffeciency
By Mary Lee Grant University of Texas at Austin President William Powers Jr. told the Austin American-Statesman today that his school’s faculty recruiting efforts are suffering because of the recent controversy in Texas over cost/productivity analysis and tenure. “In our recruiting we’re getting a lot of questions,” Powers said. ”These are people that are either very … Continue reading
University Senate Uses Biased Time Line to Follow Regents
By Victoria Pagan The UT Senate of College Councils is closely following the UT System Board of Regents with a new interactive time line. Over the summer, the senate has kept students updated on an ongoing controversy surrounding research and University efficiency using the time line to post news articles on related subjects, said senate … Continue reading
Powers and Cigarroa Unavailable for Comment. Zaffirini Denied Anything Unseemly.
Top UT officials under fire – Former adviser says they blocked release of data By MELISSA LUDWIG Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7635188.html#ixzz1Qr7dEJQe Rick O’Donnell, a former special adviser to the University of Texas System who received a $70,000 settlement, this week skewered top UT officials for trying to block the release of faculty productivity data, accusing them … Continue reading
Former UT adviser O’Donnell Says Zaffirini Mounted a Campaign to Demonize the Regents
By Mary Lee Gran A $70,000 settlement could have bought peace between the University of Texas System and former special adviser Rick O’Donnell, but O’Donnell, who was fired April 19, instead spoke out against UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, UT-Austin President William Powers Jr. and state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, the Austin American-Statesman reported. In an … Continue reading
Emails Give Insight Into UT Controversy
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz At the height of a controversy about the direction of the school’s governing board earlier this year, the chairman of the University of Texas System regents told a fellow regent that he felt as winded as he did during football practices decades ago under coach Darrell Royal. “Reminds me of two-a-days … Continue reading
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