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UT News | The University of Texas at Austin
February 28, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired the Fritz Henle archive, containing about 180,000 black-and-white negatives, 10,000 color transparencies, 150 contact sheet books, 11 books of magazine clippings and tear sheets and thousands of work printsÃÂ ...
Houston Business Journal
February 28, 2018
Sports are big businesses for Texas colleges — which should be no surprise for the state known for "Friday Night Lights." Eight public Texas universities that play in the Football Bowl Subdivision, which is the highest level of college football, spent roughly $560 million on athletics during the 2015-2016ÃÂ ...
NOLA.com
February 28, 2018
Texas educator Joel Castro will become the new CEO of the New Orleans College Prep charter group in March. ... a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in 2005, and he is expected to receive his Doctorate in Education Administration from the University of Texas in May.
Billings Gazette
February 28, 2018
Dan Edelman was chosen to lead Montana State University Billings and City College as chancellor. ... “With a career that spans back to serving in the Army and includes many years in higher education, today my wife, Sandee, and I feel like we've reached the top of the mountain — and fittingly, we'veÃÂ ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 27, 2018
But Gary Susswein, a university spokesman, told the newspaper that Fenves would pay back the $27,000. “The trips identified by the audit were taken for official university business,” he said. “They were not paid for with tax or tuition dollars, but with gift funds specifically donated for presidential expenses.
San Antonio Current
February 18, 2018
Diane Guerrero, an actress on Netflix's Orange is the New Black, will speak at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin later this month. Guerrero, who plays Maritza Ramos, will open up to the audience about her experience as a child of undocumented immigrants. Her parents were detained and deportedÃÂ ...
Texas Public Radio
February 18, 2018
Tommy Rock received his Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University in the School of Earth Science and Environmental Sustainability. Rock grew up in Monument ... Like so many Native Americans, Rock and his uncle had to navigate the world of higher education without much help from family. And Rock saidÃÂ ...
AgriLife Today
February 18, 2018
“The International Beef Academy will offer an exclusive, customized and advanced learning experience tailored to the educational and professional needs of each participant,” said Dr. Reinaldo Cooke, associate professor in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University in College Station.
Community Impact Newspaper
February 18, 2018
As part of their capstone project, three senior Texas State University geography students—Lucas Chavez, Julian Emerson and Emma Highberger—spent months gathering geographic information system data, such as soil data, land cover, land use and elevation, and manipulating the variables to produceÃÂ ...
Dallas News
February 16, 2018
In her late 20s and attending college in Texas, Elizabeth Moreno suffered from debilitating back pain caused by a spinal abnormality. ... Moreno, then 28, a student at Texas State University in San Marcos, had a disc removed from her back in December 2015, which she described as "a complete success.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
February 11, 2018
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M medical student Christian Martin can easily recall the rush of emotions that came over him when he met his first ... The bodies donated to Texas A&M's Willed Body Program often are people who live within 100 to 200 miles of the university, administrators said.
KXAN.com
February 11, 2018
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas Police are investigating after a person was stabbed early Sunday morning on 20th Street and San Jacinto Boulevard. UTPD received the call around 3:15 a.m. of a fight near the recreation center on campus. They say the fight was between a UT student and a nonÃÂ ...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
February 11, 2018
Publicly announced in May 2016, the 2,000-acre RELLIS Campus is located adjacent to Texas 47 and Texas 21. It was designed as a high-tech research, testing and workforce development hub co-located with academic programs that bring together Blinn College and several of the A&M System institutionsÃÂ ...
austin360 (blog)
February 1, 2018
Soon after opening the restaurant, she formed a relationship with deli manager Quincy Adams Erickson at Wheatsville Co-Op. Ruby's originally purchased their all-natural, grain-fed, steroid-free Texas beef from the nearby grocer and have continued to serve the same quality beef from different providersÃÂ ...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
February 1, 2018
"I remember the respect and awe when [my own professor] first introduced us each to our cadavers," said Carrie Byington, dean of the College of Medicine, ... The bodies donated to Texas A&M's Willed Body Program often are people who live within 100 to 200 miles of the university, administrators said.
Dallas News (blog)
February 1, 2018
White said the source of the problem is reduced state funding of higher education. However, he offered no details on how he'd find more money for public colleges and universities. Valdez, White and four other Democrats fielded questions about education, taxes, social issues and how as a member of theÃÂ ...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
February 1, 2018
Dozens gathered Wednesday night in College Station as staff from the International Leadership of Texas held the first two of several information sessions scheduled over the next two months. The meetings are designed to inform local families about the academic possibilities at College Station's firstÃÂ ...
Rivard Report
February 1, 2018
At a time when attending college is more expensive than ever, and the Texas Legislature has tried unsuccessfully to reduce or freeze tuition at public universities, the Alamo Colleges District is partnering with Texas A&M-College Station and Chevron to make engineering degrees more affordable to SanÃÂ ...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
February 1, 2018
White nationalist Richard Spencer's visit to the Texas A&M campus in December 2016 drew overwhelming opposition from protesters and required a large police presence to manage the ordeal. When Spencer was invited back last year for a "White Lives Matter" rally, the university barred the event fromÃÂ ...
Dallas News
February 1, 2018
Briscoe Cain was blocked from speaking at Texas Southern University, state senators held a public hearing about free speech on college campuses. ... Brantley Starr, Texas' deputy first assistant attorney general, told the committee that the Legislature has the authority to direct private universities toÃÂ ...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
January 16, 2018
Texas A&M University, Blinn College, and the Bryan, College Station, Snook and Navasota school districts will be closed Tuesday, officials announced Monday afternoon. Municipal offices in College Station will also be closed Tuesday, with only public safety agencies and other essential services beingÃÂ ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph
January 16, 2018
22 at Love and War in Texas, 114 E. Northeast S. in Lindale. Anyone wanting to eat before the forum should arrive between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Candidates include those running for District Clerk and Justice of the Peace Precinct 5. The East Texas State Fair Academic Rodeo events are rescheduled to Friday,ÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
January 16, 2018
Berean Matthews, 11, rides on the back of her father Steve Matthews as they sled down a snowy hill on the campus of the University of Texas at Tyler in ... shut down Tuesday, along with the University of Texas in Austin, Texas State University in San Marcos and Texas A&M University in College Station.
mySanAntonio.com
January 16, 2018
FILE — Motorist drive on IH-10 East as a snow storm moves through the San Antonio area Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Light snow may fall in South and Central Texas between late Monday night and Tuesday evening, coupled with freezing rain and sleet, according to a National Weather Service alert. less.
Bryan-College Station Eagle
January 16, 2018
The College Station school district will start on time Wednesday. All Blinn College campuses will operate on a regular schedule Wednesday. In Bryan, officials said morning pre-K classed would be canceled. All bus pickups, school start times and employee arrival times will be two hours later than normal.
South China Morning Post
January 15, 2018
Letters exchanged between university president Gregory Fenves and US senator Ted Cruz of Texas and published by The Washington Post on Monday revealed the school recently decided it would not accept money from the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) – headed by Hong Kong'sÃÂ ...
NPR
January 13, 2018
The tax overhaul just passed by Congress makes big changes to 529 college savings plans, NPR's Ed team reports. Namely, it now lets families use the money in these accounts — money that is allowed to grow tax-free — to pay for tuition not only at colleges but also at K-12 private schools.
Odessa American
January 12, 2018
In talking about rising graduation rates at universities and community colleges, Texas Commissioner of Higher Education Raymund Paredes said Odessa College has been recognized as one of the best community colleges in the country. During a teleconference with news media Wednesday, ParedesÃÂ ...
Smithsonian
January 12, 2018
As Matthew Ormseth of the Hartford Courant reports, the Harry Ransom Center, a research library and museum at the university, acquired the papers for $2.7 million. Miller had donated a group of early manuscripts and notebooks to the institution in the 1960s, but the new purchase significantly bolsters theÃÂ ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph
January 12, 2018
Dwight Fennell ÷ Texas College ÷ Christian Gooden ÷ Martin Luther King ÷ Celebration ÷ Campus ÷ University ÷ Student ÷ Mass Communication ÷ Worship ÷ Politics ÷ Stampede Band ÷ Civil Rights Leaderà...
Los Angeles Times
January 12, 2018
Almost 13 years after his death, playwright Arthur Miller's archive finally has a home — at the University of Texas at Austin. The school's Harry Ransom Center, a research library and museum, has acquired the archive of the theater legend, known for plays like “Death of a Salesman,” “The Crucible” and “AllÃÂ ...
Texas Tribune
January 12, 2018
"To have served as a president in The Texas A&M University System for almost 17 years and in two universities has been for me, and for Patricia beside me, the high point of our professional lives," Keck said in a statement. "We are grateful to Chancellor Sharp for the opportunity to be reborn amid theÃÂ ...
Austin American-Statesman
January 11, 2018
... the expansion of dual-credit programs in Texas, which allow high school students to take college courses, typically in their own schools or at a nearby community college. About 110,000 high school students are college-ready by virtue of scores on the SAT, ACT or a state assessment of college readiness,ÃÂ ...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
January 4, 2018
A Blinn College cheerleader and his 18-year-old cousin who were killed in a New Year's Day car accident in East Texas were remembered Wednesday ... He had been a part of Blinn College's "Buc Nation" cheerleading team and was hoping to eventually transfer to Sam Houston State University pursue aÃÂ ...
The Hayride
January 4, 2018
So, is it sexist that more women attend college? Does this mean women are smarter and more interested in earning a higher degree? Which colleges and universities have the most students enrolled in their programs? According to Texas Higher Education data, 1.5 million students were enrolled in higherÃÂ ...
Dallas News
January 1, 2018
Angelica Sanjuan Bermudez, a junior at the University of Texas at Dallas, says she understands why it's a challenge for many students. ... In 2015, the graduation rate for Latino students was 53.6 percent, which was 10 percentage points behind white students at four-year colleges and universities,ÃÂ ...
The Killeen Daily Herald
December 24, 2017
The fall graduation for Texas A&M University-Central Texas was Dec. 15 at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton. The largest graduating class from the university gathered to celebrate their achievement, numbering more than 350. Here is the list of graduates: Master of Arts. Bryan W Law, Christopher RyanÃÂ ...
Texas Tribune
December 23, 2017
University leaders knew the 2017 legislative session would be tough. Lawmakers didn't have much money to toss around, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Republican leader of the Senate, was angry at colleges and universities for raising tuition in recent years. Still, school officials were alarmed when the firstÃÂ ...
MyStatesman.com
December 22, 2017
At a coffee shop near Texas State University, a handful of male students occupied couches between classes, with one noticeable absence in the room — women. But the university's female students have long outnumbered their male peers, a divide that reflects a statewide trend that higher educationÃÂ ...
KUT
December 14, 2017
Universities across Texas and the nation have tried to rally against the proposal. A&M officials said they have “made clear” to lawmakers that the change would have “negative consequences.” Baylor University President Linda Livingstone gently suggested to students and staff that they express theirÃÂ ...
Brownsville Herald
November 27, 2017
Texas Southmost College President Roberto Rodriguez stands along a ... and a Ph.D. in higher education specializing in community colleges.
Texas Public Radio
November 27, 2017
Five out of six university systems in Texas are expected to raise tuition rates ... potential to impact long-term costs for borrowers, colleges and current students. ... on the state and federal level affect access to higher education?
Longview News-Journal
November 27, 2017
International student numbers up at East Texas colleges ... appear to be bucking a recent trend at Texas public universities of declining numbers ... Officials at both Kilgore College and LeTourneau University said they've seen ...
Inside Higher Ed
November 27, 2017
Should outnumbered men feel uncomfortable on college campuses? ... an area where colleges and universities in the diverse -- and quickly further ... on a list of public university leaders kept by the Texas Higher Education ...
UT News | The University of Texas at Austin
October 30, 2017
She asked for assistance from researchers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) with expertise in digital preservation. Together ...
KWTX
October 30, 2017
Texas college student identified as victim in attack by girlfriend's dad ... He was an architecture student at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Bryan-College Station Eagle
October 30, 2017
Texas A&M University faculty members are expressing excitement over ... are set to involve three professors from at least two colleges — with ...
KSAT San Antonio
October 30, 2017
SAN MARCOS - For the second time in a month, a display promoting white supremacy was removed from Texas State University's San Marcos ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
October 30, 2017
Watch: Wild hogs scurry across Texas college campus ... scurrying behind them — roaming the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont.
Texas Tribune
October 30, 2017
In Texas, a decades-old law caps tuition at public medical colleges in a bid to bridge ... commissioner at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. ... The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine and Dell ... private schools, like Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where Comfort, ...
