UT Regent Chairman Powell Interview
Here you have it. The words straight from The Chairman; Gene Powell. I an excellent interview by Jake Silverstein of the Texas Monthly the Chairman expressed his thoughts on Higher […]
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Red McCombs: Regents have offered high level of support
Regents have offered high level of support, By Red McCombs Almost a year ago, Gov. Rick Perry met with nationally renowned high-tech leaders and business and university officials to talk […]
Same jersey, same goal – UT Student Regent Ashley Purgason
By Ashley Purgason Serving as the student regent on the University of Texas System Board of Regents offers me a unique perspective. I travel the state visiting the 15 UT […]
UT to deliver records for regent’s review
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz – American-Statesman Staff The chief financial officer of the University of Texas and a member of its governing board have reached a truce, at least for […]
New investigations of UT Law School Foundation begin
By Andrew Messamore Daily Texan As the attorney general investigates the University of Texas Law School Foundation, legislators and former Foundation trustees are continuing to hammer out the fine line […]
Texas Tribune Guest Column: The UT Story Not Being Told
by Alex Cranberg University of Texas System Regent Alex Cranberg The University of Texas Board of Regents has been getting more than its fair share of press lately, but often […]
UT: Only Regents Can Reform Higher Education
Guest Column by Thomas K. Lindsay for Texas Weekly Higher education, in Texas and nationally, faces a crisis. Studies testify to grade inflation’s erosion of standards (An “A” is the […]
Tuition Freezes and Foundations on UT Regents’ Agenda
by Reeve Hamilton Texas Tribure The relationship between the University of Texas School of Law and an affiliated foundation, which drew headlines over a forgivable loan program, will be again […]
Perry and Powers: sharing views on higher ed, funding, tuition
By Alexa Ura Daily Texan Funding for higher education at UT-Austin makes up almost 13 percent of the state’s budget, and going into the 2013 legislative session UT President William […]
UT Joins Harvard-MIT EdX Online Venture
By David Mildenberg – The University of Texas System plans to put up $5 million to join the EdX online venture,
UNH president Huddleston Lays out re-funding Strategy
By Paul Briand news@seacoastonline.com DURHAM — University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston on Thursday laid out a plan to try to convince the Legislature to restore the $38 million […]
Alex Cranberg and Melinda Hill Perrin. Opposing Views on Tuition
Alex Cranberg and Melinida Hill Perrin have opposing views on Tuition increase. We’d like to get your views on the one you feel has the best position. Read carefully, there […]
More battles loom.
By Jon Marcus Who’s boss? US governing bodies flex their muscles Virginia president keeps her job, but once-inert boards are stirring nationwide.
California. How much would you pay for a country club education?
A great video. Higher education in California isn’t what it used to be. Find out why students are paying higher tuition costs and getting a less comprehensive education in California. […]
What happened at the University of Virginia is probably going to happen again somewhere else.
By Kevin Kiley It likely won’t take the same form – the removal and reinstatement of a university president. But somewhere, sometime, probably sooner rather than later, the governing board […]
Bill Powers should be giving thanks
By William Lutz Bill Powers should be on his knees giving thanks that he works for two people as patient as Rick Perry and Gene Powell. Compare that with how […]
Entry standards raised to improve SHSU retention, graduation rates
By George Mattingly More students may be able to gain admission into Sam Houston State University after the Texas State University System Board of Regents authorized the university to change […]
UT commits to simplify financial aid, college cost information
By Bobby Blanchard The UT System announced its commitment to make information on college costs and financial aid easier to understand and more readily available for students by 2013, according […]
Trowbridge: Texas legislators neglect low-income and minority students
By Ronald L. Trowbridge – Special to the Star-Telegram It may seem exaggerated to accuse the Texas Legislature of neglecting low-income and minority students, but facts show otherwise. The recent […]
President Bill Powers Jr. and Governor Rick Perry: Trenches and Turf.
The Bill Powers Jr. School of How to Win Friends and Influence People. (Dale Carnegie would be ashamed) Posted by WILLisms Texas is ground zero in the national higher education […]
Outside effort could rekindle UT faculty productivity and tuition increase controversy.
by Reeve Hamilton of Texas Tribune National Group Calls on UT System to Freeze Tuition Enlargephoto by: Todd Wiseman Advocates for a moratorium on tuition increases at public […]
Texas Schools Prepare for a New Kind of Posse
by Reeve Hamilton Enlargephoto by: Caleb Bryant Miller The Posse Foundation, NY. Starting this fall, high school seniors in the Houston Independent School District will have an opportunity to […]
To Boost Efficiency, UT Turns to Business Leaders
by Reeve Hamilton Enlargephoto illustration by: Todd Wiseman Faced with shrinking state appropriations and increasing concerns about college costs, University of Texas President Bill Powers is reaching out to the […]
Four Potential Futures of the College System
by Clark Aldrich Unschooling Rules 49: College: the hardest no-win decision your family may ever make.
Texas colleges should take steps to measure learning
By Thomas K. Lindsay When the national study, “Academic Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” was published last year, its findings were alarming. Of the national sample of students it […]
Years of tuition shell games clobber students, families
By Patricia Kilday Hart I should be happy for University of Houston students that President Renu Khator and the UH Board of Regents found a way to hold down costs […]
UT Austin shifts orientation focus to academics
By Megan Strickland With two months until the class of 2016 begins arriving on campus to register for their freshman classes, University officials announced Monday a significant shift toward focus […]
Santa Monica College Students Doused In Pepper Spray While Protesting Tuition Hikes
by James Crugnale Thirty Santa Monica College students were pepper sprayed Tuesday night, with two needing medical assistance, after a clash with campus police during a protest over tuition hikes.
College Math 101: Calculating the Real Cost of Attending
By RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN College acceptance letters are rolling in. Now the hard part-figuring out where the kids can afford to go. WSJ’s Rachel Louise Ensign shares what’s key to […]
Campus Election Seasons Provide Political Intrigue
By reeve Hamilton Most politicians in Texas spent February awaiting final word on the state’s redrawn political maps. Court delays pushed the state’s primary date from Super Tuesday — when […]
College Presidents Say $10,000 Degrees Available Now
Reeve Hamilton Speaking today on a SXSWEdu panel in Austin, officials from a few Texas community colleges and universities said that $10,000 bachelor’s degrees are available now — and more […]
Groups debate quality, profit in universities
Liz Farmer | The Daily Texan Cost. Affordability. Four-year graduation rates. These buzzwords continue to fly around in the state higher education debate. One group is looking to turn focus […]
Board of Regents to vote on proposed tuition increase at next meeting
By Liz Farmer The Office of Student Financial Services must use current tuition rates to determine financial aid because the Board of Regents has yet to set a date for […]
WT students take the hit unjustly
An injustice likely is about to be perpetrated on West Texas A&M University students. To be clear, the source of the injustice isn’t at the WT campus headquarters in Canyon. […]
CU regent: Outcry over administrators’ raises killed 15.7% tuition hike
State lawmakers hear testimony from regents about higher-ed transparency By Brittany Anas, Camera Staff Writer
UT tenure review policy receives mixed reaction from faculty
By Teddy Wilson UT Austin Tower The debate surrounding higher education in Texas has affected the state’s colleges in different ways, and now it appears that the faculty at the […]
The Changing Value of Tenure
by Jeff Sandefer There’s something interesting happening when a professor—at a prestigious university no less—gives up his hard-won tenure to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity in innovative education.
Commissioner addresses average
By Rachel Mehlhaff / Staff Writer Denton Record-Chronicle DALLAS — Texas’ higher education commissioner told the University of North Texas Board of Regents that higher education in Texas has worked […]
UT-Austin Unveils Plan to Boost Graduation Rates – by Reeve Hamilton
Updated, 5:30 p.m Wed.: UT-Austin President Bill Powers issued a campus-wide email this afternoon acknowledging his receipt of the task force’s recommendations to boost the school’s four-year graduation rate to […]
UT panel recommends steps to boost graduation rate
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz A panel of faculty members and students at the University of Texas today recommended a host of measures, including mandatory freshman orientation and stepped-up advising, to […]
Post-tenure reviews will be good for UT campuses
Some professors at Texas university campuses have had a rude awakening, and at least a few are very unhappy. On Thursday, University of Texas System regents unanimously endorsed a call […]
The Real Problems in Higher Ed – By Jeff Sandefer
By Jeff Sandefer – Even federal largesse can’t prop up a doomed business model forever – ‘Race to the Top” federal handouts, increasing Pell Grants, and executive-branch decrees won’t lower […]
Higher education in 2012: a global perspective
Eliza Anyangwe In the last of our (The Guardian) predictions series, we ask HE leaders in the US, Australia, India and South Africa to share what trends and issues could […]
Can Obama Help Make College Affordable?
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.
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 […]
College Rule Reminds Undocumented Students to Seek Status
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 […]
What Does a College Budget Look Like?
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.
Big Target, Bigger Cuts
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, […]
Proposal sets tuition increase but students won’t see fees rise
By Rene Cardona Jr. Students will see an increase in tuition for the coming 2013-2014 biennium, which will fund new initiatives to improve academic success, and although some fees will […]
Student loans may be issue in presidential race
Bartholomew Sullivan/Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. — Outstanding student loan debt — which exceeds $1 trillion, more than what Americans owe on credit cards — is likely to be […]
