Texas A&M University and University of Texas regents are speaking out to the media about issues related to controversial higher education proposals.
Talking anonymously to the Bryan-College Station Eagle More…, A&M regents said that A&M System Chancellor Mike McKinney was indeed pushed out of his job, but that the reasons
Controversial higher education reforms proposals by Gov. Rick Perry and conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation continue to command attention from media outlets.
The Wall Street Journal More… ran an op-ed today by Ohio University economist Richard Vedder on the benefit, or lack thereof, of a college degree. Vedder, a
The Bryan-College Station Eagle More… reports on a chicken-or-egg situation regarding Texas A&M University’s “Student Led Awards for Teaching Excellence,” and whether A&M based its controversial faculty teaching awards on a now-defunct program at the University of Oklahoma, or else on a proposal by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Meanwhile, documents
The editorial boards of the Bryan-College Station Eagle and San Antonio Express-News More… are taking on Gov. Rick Perry for meddling in the affairs of Texas A&M University, accusing him of harming the institution. The Eagle’s critique was particularly scathing, saying that Perry’s “obsession and interference in A&M” has caused “damage
Gov. Rick Perry’s office subverted the usual process for choosing Texas A&M University System student regents when he handpicked at young tea party activist, a move that attorneys say violated a state statute. In contrast, University of Texas System student regents have been selected through the traditional process spelled out More…
The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems each has recently released information about faculty “productivity,” including data on pay, students taught and research money.
The documents from UT contain a plethora of information about all instructors at UT’s nine campuses, including salaries, number of courses taught and percentage More…
On Thursday, The University of Texas System reassigned special adviser Rick O’Donnell and stipulated that the former Colorado higher ed chief’s position will be terminated at the end of the current fiscal year. The move — which was much more high-profile than the initial hiring of the former Texas Public More…
Soon after Colorado energy executive Alex Cranberg became the newest University of Texas regent, former Colorado Department of Higher Education executive director Rick O’Donnell was hired by the regents as a special adviser, Texas Monthly’s Nate Blakeslee reported Tuesday More….
