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Update: Can Tier-One Contenders Reach Consensus on Prize Money?
There's a substantial cash prize awaiting Texas' seven emerging research universities, if they can meet the state's criteria to be considered "tier one." But there's no way to get at it right now, and...
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Panel Debates Future of Research Universities
A panel of higher education and business executives at the University of Texas at Austin reflected high anxiety about the future of research universities, especially in Texas.David Daniel, the...
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Tier-One Prize Money Bill Passes State Senate
After hitting a brief snag, the bill that creates a mechanism for the leaders in the race to become the state's next tier-one university passed the state Senate today.Seven institutions that are...
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Guest Column: Another Look at the Productivity of UT Teachers
A report on teaching productivity at the University of Texas at Austin by Richard Vedder and his colleagues at the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) concludes that there is a...
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Gov. Rick Perry’s early opposition to the Obama administration’s education policies — whose bipartisan backers include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — make him something of an ideological outlier among...
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Texas State Upgraded to Emerging Research Status
There are now eight Texas universities vying to be the state's next tier-one campus. Texas State University has officially been reclassified as an "emerging research university," making it eligible for...
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UH Creates Fund to Attract Science and Technology Faculty
The University of Houston is not resting on its laurels following word that it is one state auditor's review away from achieving tier-one status. Today, UH President Renu Khator announced the creation...
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At Public Universities, Graduation Rates Lag. But Do They Matter?
Only two of the state’s 38 public four-year universities can graduate half of their students within four years — and even then, just barely. At the University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Higher...
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For UTEP President, Low Graduation Rates Don’t Tell Whole Story
In the farthest corner of West Texas, nestled between the Franklin Mountains and the U.S.-Mexico border and hundreds of miles from any other public university in the state, the University of Texas at...
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Texas Southern University Works to Lift Graduation Rate Up From Bottom
With a mere 3 percent of Texas Southern University students graduating within four years — and less than a quarter earning their degree in a decade — John Rudley knows that people are asking “What’s...
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Sam Houston State Sees Graduation Rates Rise, Credits Advising Center
For those who put a premium on graduation rates, Sam Houston State University probably fails to impress, with 30 percent of students getting their degree in four years, 54 percent graduating in six...
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Kent Hance: The TT Interview
It can be difficult at times for the Texas Tech University System, removed from the state’s media centers, to emerge from the shadows of the University of Texas System and Texas A&M University...
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Updated: Tech and UH Qualify for Tier-One Prize Money
Updated, May 25: After completing its review, the state auditor confirmed that, indeed, both Texas Tech University and the University of Houston have met the state's requirements to gain access to the...
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Public Perception is a Major Challenge for the University of Houston
HOUSTON — In her annual fall address last week, University of Houston President Renu Khator touted the many metrics in which the University of Houston has experienced dramatic improvement since 2008,...
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UH Changes Spark Confusion in Victoria
Just off Highway 59 in fast-growing Fort Bend County, two academic buildings make up a multi-institutional teaching center known as the University of Houston Sugar Land. Most of its university courses...
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At UH, Push for Tier One Prompts Praise, Questions
HOUSTON — Charles Haston was wearing a shirt emblazoned with the University of Texas at Austin longhorn logo when he showed up for orientation at the University of Houston — home of the Cougars — in...
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First Grants From Abbott Initiative Bringing 10 Top Researchers to Texas
Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. Ten renowned researchers are coming to Texas universities as a result of the inaugural grants under Gov. Greg Abbott's university research...
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UT fell short of its lofty graduation goal but lifted up its minority...
On paper, Alisandra Sada’s chances of graduating on time were slim when she showed up as a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. She came from Dilley, a town south of San Antonio with...
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Audio: Bill Powers and Bowen Loftin at TribLive
William Powers Jr., UT President and R. Bowen Loftin, Texas A&M President at TribLive on April 28, 2011. Credit: Jacob Villanueva(Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.)At...
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The Carnegie R1 status is the highest designation for research universities in the country and is viewed as an important step to recruit high-quality faculty and obtain more prestigious research grants.
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