$3 Million Federal Grant to Help Texas A&M Tackle Teacher Shortages
Texas A&M University will address the demand for teachers in Texas with the help of a $3 million Hispanic-Serving Institution capacity-building grant from the U.S….
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Report: $12.5B in College Financial Aid in 2021-22 Still Left Texas Students with Significant “Unmet Need”
A new Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) report reflects that despite Texas students enrolled in public and private higher-ed institutions receiving $12.5 billion from…
“My Texas Future” Digital Tool Connects Working-Age Adult Texans with Postsecondary Info/Resources
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has just launched My Texas Future, a new digital tool to connect Texans with resources and information about postsecondary…
Course Guide Tracks Transferable Math Credits Among Texas Public Colleges/Universities
The Charles A Dana Center at UT Austin has posted information (including a video) about the Texas Transfer Inventory Guide. The guide is designed to…
All Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni at Every UT Academic Campus now have Access to Free “Microcredential” Program
The UT System and Coursera this month launched what is billed as the most comprehensive industry recognized microcredential program in the country that will be…
Fifth Circuit Says UNT Can Continue Charging Out-of-State Students Higher Tuition than Undocumented Texans
Ruling: The University of North Texas (UNT) can continue charging out-of-state students higher tuition than Texas residents, even if the Texas resident is an illegal…
U.S. Supreme Court Voids Race Based College Admissions Programs
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled, via a 6-3 vote, that race based admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina were unlawful….
UT Dallas Can Require Tenured Professor to Give Students Homework Instead of Quizzes
Ruling: A public university’s requirement that a tenured professor give his students homework instead of quizzes in class is upheld. Simon Fass v. Richard C….
Fifth Circuit: Illegal “Anti-Male Bias” May have Prompted Expulsion of Rice University Student
Ruling: Because a jury might conclude that a university student’s de facto expulsion was due to “anti-male bias,” the now-former student’s gender discrimination lawsuit against…
Texas Supreme Court Says Universities Can Revoke Degrees
Ruling: Texas universities can revoke the degrees of their graduates on findings they committed academic misconduct. BackgroundS.O. and K.E. had both received doctoral degrees from…
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