The latest higher education news from The Texas Tribune.
Amid major changes at health science centers across the state, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa on Friday announced his intention to establish a freestanding medical school in the Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
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Public university libraries throughout Texas distinguish themselves by acquiring special collections that contain items that cannot be found anywhere else. Here are a few examples of what they contain. Full Story
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For public universities in Texas that are striving to distinguish themselves — particularly those vying to be the state’s next tier-one research institution — special collections in their libraries can provide a boost. Full Story
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The A&M System regents are expected to approve a resolution that will add “Texas A&M” to the name of each institution it oversees. The change is part of a massive rebranding effort, which is just one of many major changes Chancellor John Sharp has announced as he approaches his one-year anniversary on the job. Full Story
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College students hoping to have an easier time paying off their student loans may want to consider carefully which major they pursue, according to a new report prepared for the Legislature. Full Story
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With move-in day less than one week away, Texas A&M University officials are working to address the fallout from Monday's deadly College Station shooting — even though it did not actually occur on campus. Full Story
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More than two dozen groups, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 38 members of the Texas Legislature, filed amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in support of the University of Texas' admission policies. Full Story
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The University of North Texas System Board of Regents may be on the verge of combining the University of North Texas System Health Science Center in Fort Worth and its flagship institution, the University of North Texas in Denton. Full Story
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In 2011, Texas became the first state to mandate that all students who come onto college campuses be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis. But even supporters may be pushing for a few revisions to the statute next session. Full Story
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Reporter Reeve Hamilton looks at meningitis vaccine requirements at colleges and universities. Full Story
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University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers expressed confidence Monday in the school's admissions policy, after UT-Austin filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a case questioning the role that race plays in its admissions process. Full Story
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The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents today approved moving the administration of the system's Health Science Center to Texas A&M University. Full Story
A two-week summer camp outside of Bryan helps high school students learn how to become effective anti-abortion advocates. Counselors teach campers to adopt a gentler, compassion-based form of persuasion. Full Story
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Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp on Thursday will announce plans to earmark millions for recruiting and hiring to researchers at Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M University. Full Story
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Texas A&M University officials say that a plan to outsource support services would help the university raise $260 million in the next 10 years. But staff members who perform those services are expressing concerns. Full Story
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Priorities outlined by the Texas Association of Community Colleges — a list it called its "most comprehensive" ever — emphasize areas like transfer policies between schools and sufficiently funding community colleges. Full Story
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The outgoing president of Texas Tech University talks about tier-one status, the challenges and benefits of being in Lubbock, and football coach Mike Leach. Full Story
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Because of concerns over a partnership between the national organization that develops the GED and Pearson, a for-profit, London-based testing company, Texas may create its own high school equivalency exam. Full Story
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Texas Tech University President Guy Bailey is moving home. On Wednesday, the board of trustees at the University of Alabama officially hired the native Alabaman and alumnus as the institution's next president. Full Story
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Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College, an upper-division college in the Texas State University System, has partnered with Southwest Texas Junior College for a program that offers a $10,000 bachelor's degree. Full Story
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