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One in four Texas students is raising a child while getting a college degree. For Isabella Mapes, it has meant little sleep and, at times, a lonely journey.
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
In recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an increasingly demanding job.
Many rural Texans in the region say they lack quality information on the skills required to get good jobs and build a lasting career.
In his new role, Rosser will be responsible for helping Texas meet its goal to increase the number of Texans ages 25 to 34 with a postsecondary credential to 60%by 2030.
If early bill filings for the next Texas Legislative Session are anything to go by, then one thing is clear: Lawmakers are again hyperfocusing on the state’s higher education institutions.
At least a third of respondents at UT-Austin, UT-Dallas and Texas A&M said they’re not sure administrators at their universities protect free speech on campus.
Faculty senates have long played a key role in developing curriculum and protecting open inquiry. State leaders have also accused them of liberal indoctrination.
Black and Hispanic high schoolers who have to drive more than 30 minutes to a community college are less likely to pursue a degree, the report found.
Regional colleges rely more on tuition revenue to operate than flagship campuses. Gov. Greg Abbott’s desire to pause increases could create tight financial conditions.
Staff relations continue to be important for Mark Welsh III as he rebuilds trust after a hiring controversy and universities brace for legislation targeting faculty senates.
The Board of Regents is lifting the income threshold to expand eligibility across all nine of its UT System campuses.
State law prohibits schools from making direct name, image and likeness deals with athletes. Texas Tech says it puts them at a disadvantage as the university recruits athletes for fall 2025.
Professors and instructors say the university is preemptively censoring itself after administrators removed references to race and equity in dozens of College of Education course titles and descriptions.
Short-term certificates can only take a few weeks to get but don’t always lead to better earnings or higher degrees.
The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.
After conservative criticism over the LGBTQ+ minor, university officials started looking at all its programs. Faculty say they were excluded from the process.
The university is exploring potential legal responses after two men came on campus the day after the election with misogynistic and homophobic signs.
The county decided to not have an early voting site at a Laredo university because of historic low turnout. It will have one on Election Day.
A candidate running against the judge accused him of emailing his students at Texas State to vote for him. State law prohibits using public resources for political advertising.
High school students that are getting a jump on college through dual credit now make up the majority of students at one East Texas community college.
Despite the group’s strong participation, Hispanic students graduate college at a lower rate than peers in the program, according to a report.
Students can enter their class rank, grade point average, and standardized test scores to get a list of universities to which they’d be admitted.
The glitch kept the students from submitting the form on time, which put them last in line to receive aid this year.
The university will offer 18 "workforce-relevant" programs to prospective students beginning in the spring of 2025, according to a university release.
The current threshold is 6%. The change comes after the university received a record-breaking 73,000 undergraduate applications for this fall.
Hispanic Heritage Month is officially underway and Congressman Joaquin Castro and other political leaders are putting a focus on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI).
County Judge Tim O’Hare said he proposed the cuts to save costs. Critics accused Republican leaders of suppressing the vote of young people who back Democrats.
The new list includes many right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicans’ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs and review laws to keep noncitizens off voter rolls.
The new policy says universities should remain neutral on “issues of the day” while allowing students, faculty and staff to express their ideas.
Delays in the new FAFSA led students to take out debt, enroll in community college over their top-choice universities or opt out of going to college.
The students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas.
Future Texas therapists must complete internships to start their careers, but there’s not enough providers to mentor all of the students.
Thousands of Texas transfer students each year don’t get credit for some community college courses. The partnership seeks to address that.
The delayed rollout of the new FAFSA caused many students to experience setbacks in receiving financial aid packages. If these delays impacted your college choices, The Texas Tribune wants to hear your story.
Some students were relieved they were offered a type of academic probation that would allow them to remain in classes.
Sharp leaves after having transformed the institution, embedding it into state government, expanding its reach and boosting its academic and athletic reputation.
The arrests were the result of the second police crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrations at UT-Austin. The first protest, on April 24, resulted in 57 arrests, which were also dismissed.
Judge Reed O’Connor said the Biden administration didn’t have the authority to make the changes, which would expand anti-discrimination protections.
Some Jewish students see the protests as inherently antisemitic. Others say Jewish history and values make them empathize with Palestinians.
The new fines underscore the challenges college students face when looking for affordable housing — and how cities struggle to provide it.
Abbott’s executive order directs Texas universities to “review and update free speech policies to address the sharp rise in antisemitic speech.”
Protests have been a century-long tradition at UT-Austin, and The Daily Texan, the student newspaper, has faithfully covered and recorded these significant historical events.
Tuesday’s Texas Senate hearing comes as lawmakers are expected to propose new laws next year to enforce the DEI ban and prevent antisemitism.
Graduating students raised funds and took the lead organizing smaller ceremonies meant to highlight their identities and cultural heritage.
The lecturer’s lawyer disputes the charges, and the university’s decision to fire him has raised concerns from faculty over free speech protections.
An American Civil Liberties Union of Texas attorney and a UT-Austin professor discussed how free speech has been protected and challenged in campus protests, and what we should all learn from the last few weeks.
Many students participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations fear their involvement might affect their plans for after college.
Hartzell’s protest response has also resulted in condemnations from students and faculty.
UT-Dallas is the second campus in Texas where Department of Public Safety troopers have made arrests while breaking up protests.
The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.
The arrests mark the second time in less than a week that police have broken up a pro-Palestinian demonstration. This time protesters tried to set up an encampment on campus.
University President Walter Wendler canceled a drag performance last year, claiming such shows “denigrate and demean women.”
The new Title IX rules expanded the definition of sex-based harassment. Paxton said the change distorted the original intent of the law.
The FOX 7 employee is accused of hitting a trooper with his camera, but the arrested man told reporters he was pushed and didn’t hit any officer.
We want to hear the experiences of students, faculty and families affected by pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion and free speech efforts at Texas universities.
University officials banned all students arrested from campus, except for “academic reasons.”
President Jay Hartzell defended the response but faculty criticized the presence of armed state troopers. Fifty-seven people were arrested.
Students can generally peacefully protest, regardless of their viewpoint, but colleges and authorities may enforce some restrictions and criminal laws to maintain peace and order.
As administrators scramble to comply with new limits on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, students and faculty worry more tumult is coming.
More than 40% of the state’s population is Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white.
Officials are worried that there’s arsenic in some of the estimated 13,500 private water wells in Ector and Midland counties.
Students whose parents do not have Social Security numbers have been blocked from completing the federal financial aid form.
The wind industry promises attractive salaries. But a lack of training programs and waning political support make it difficult to find new recruits.
The firings come after state leaders criticized universities for not doing enough to enforce the ban. Students say UT-Austin has already overcorrected.
At Texas State Technical College in Waco, medical experts discussed how Texas schools are addressing workforce shortages and what else is needed to address our state’s needs.
The governor singled out pro-Palestine groups and said they should be subject to discipline.
The decision means university President Walter Wendler could cancel an on-campus drag show next week. He canceled a previous show last year.
Community college leaders hope free tuition programs will help change the conversation about the affordability of higher education amid a growing skepticism over the value of a college degree.
The university said it is investigating whether the professor’s comments, which it described as “hateful, antisemitic, and unacceptable,” found their way into the classroom or work environment.
The property is currently an observatory surrounded by open land. System officials say they’ll use it for agricultural research and other opportunities.
The new state law prohibits public universities from having diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Students say schools are overcorrecting.
A lawsuit claims UT Tyler Health Science Center is trying to pull the veil of governmental immunity over doctors who do all of their work for a for-profit, private equity-backed health care system.
If approved after the 21-day required waiting period, Neal Weaver will be the first president to lead the East Texas university since it joined the UT System in 2023.
The workaround is meant to help students meet schools’ application deadlines. College counselors say it will lead to more work and confusion.
Students want to reallocate funding for athletics to other student services, but university leaders rejected that recommendation. Regents on Wednesday sent both sides back to the negotiating table.
Professors and students on the Doha campus are devastated by the Board of Regents’ sudden decision to shutter the school by 2028.
The Texas A&M Board cited heightened instability in the Middle East as the reason to end its contract with the Qatar Foundation to run the branch campus. The foundation accuses the board of falling prey to a “disinformation campaign.”
Black students and students over 24 are less likely to get their bachelor’s degree after transferring, the report found.
The release of a revamped FAFSA form has blocked some students from filing the application and narrowed the time schools have to make financial aid decisions.
Administrators are weighing possible disciplinary action against four students who criticized the university’s response to the Middle East conflict.
