Edward Theriot: The TT Interview
The director of the Texas Memorial Museum on why the institution's upcoming 75th anniversary will be bittersweet and why massive budget cuts currently planned for the museum are more than a local problem. Full Story
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Lawmaker Eyes Access to UT Regents' Computers
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer believes that the investigation into whether a University of Texas System regent should be impeached could require a look at UT regents' personal computers, iPads and smartphones. Full Story
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![State Rep. Dan Flynn (right), R-Van, talks to state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, on Oct. 23, 2013. Van is co-chair of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, whose members include Fischer.]()
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Perry Blasts Impeachment Probe of Wallace Hall
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called the ongoing impeachment investigation into University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall “extraordinary political theater.” Full Story
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Community College Group Launches Texas Success Center
The Texas Association of Community Colleges on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Texas Success Center, designed to marshal the state's various approaches to student success and to advocate for related policies. Full Story
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UT Board Chairman to Recommend Policy Changes
Following a week of intense scrutiny from the Legislature, University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Paul Foster announced on Friday that he intends to recommend new policy changes in November. Full Story
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Higher Ed Enrollment Grows Slowly as Deadline Looms
Overall enrollment in Texas colleges and universities grew by about 8,000 students in 2013. That's an increase of less than 1 percent over 2012 figures. Full Story
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Percent-for-Art Programs Gaining Steam on Texas University Campuses
Percent-for-art policies are becoming increasingly common at Texas public universities, and campus leaders say they contribute to the vibrancy of their institutions. Full Story
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Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance Stepping Down
Chancellor Kent Hance intends to announce on Friday that he will retire in the summer of 2014, sources at the Texas Tech University System confirmed late Thursday. Full Story
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TribLive: A Conversation With R. Gerald Turner
On Oct. 19, I talked with R. Gerald Turner, the president of Southern Methodist University, about the high cost of higher ed, athletics vs. academics and more. Full Story
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Pitts: There's Enough Evidence to Impeach Hall
UPDATED: Records requests that University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall filed with the University of Texas at Austin were the subject of hours of testimony Tuesday afternoon during a legislative committee hearing. Full Story
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Texas A&M Will Open "Peace" Campus in Israel
On Wednesday in Jerusalem, Gov. Rick Perry, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp and Israeli President Shimon Peres will announce plans for an Aggie campus in Nazareth. Full Story
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Testimony to Begin in Impeachment Probe of UT Regent Wallace Hall
Long-awaited hearings begin Tuesday that could advance the ball toward resolution of a long-standing feud between the University of Texas System and the Legislature. Full Story
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UT-Austin Announces Major Gift to College of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin announced on Monday a $50 million gift from the Moody Foundation to its College of Communication, which will be renamed the Moody College of Communication. Full Story
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MD Anderson Enlists IBM Supercomputer to Fight Cancer
Representatives from the MD Anderson Cancer Center and IBM on Friday announced their collaboration on a project that uses a supercomputer to cull big data to help physicians recommend treatments for cancer patients. Full Story
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Willeford: Perry "Going After" UT-Austin, Powers
In an email blast to friends, Pamela Willeford, a former chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, waded into the perceived ongoing fight between UT-Austin and Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
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Hance to Retire as Texas Tech Chancellor
UPDATED: Kent Hance, chancellor of the Texas Tech University System since 2006, said he will retire next year and become chairman emeritus, officing on Tech's Lubbock campus and continuing to teach a seminar on leadership. Full Story
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TribuneFest: Audio From the Higher Education Track
The higher education track at The Tribune Festival featured discussions about the future of higher education, what's happening at non-flagship universities, the role of regents and whether to pay student-athletes. You can hear the sessions here. Full Story
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Public Perception is a Major Challenge for the University of Houston
For University of Houston President Renu Khator, the biggest challenge in her ongoing effort to raise the institution's reputation may be the public perception that it is merely a commuter campus in the middle of a dangerous urban area. Full Story
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Committee's Co-chairs Respond to Simpson's Concerns
In a letter to state Rep. David Simpson, the co-chairs of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations wrote that if he wanted to attend the committee's executive sessions, he would need to take it up with the House parliamentarian. Full Story
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Embattled Cancer Center Chief Plans New Approach
Ronald DePinho's first two years as president of MD Anderson Cancer Center have been marked by distractions and growing unease as much as by lofty aspirations. He said he has learned from his missteps and is making changes. Full Story
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