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Take a look at relevant facts, reports and information that will better inform you about the challenges and opportunities in higher education in Texas, and what's being done to address them.
Analysis of Efficiency and Graduation Rates at the University of Texas at Austin and other Public Research Universities in the United States
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And so it begins ...
Happy New Year and first day of the Texas Legislature! Here’s your first Roundup of higher education news in 2019. With the legislative session now underway, we’ll be sure to keep you updated on the latest higher ed happenings under the pink dome.
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"Talent is universal. Opportunity isn't."
"You start with a premise that talent is universal. Opportunity isn't.” That is the philosophy of new UT System Chancellor James Milliken who sat down for a wide-ranging interview with KXAN in Austin. He discussed the need for more higher education in Texas, to meet growing demand now and in the future, and highlighted his priorities for the Legislative Session, which includes getting lawmakers to increase higher education investments. He would not disclose if former Chancellor McRaven advised him to make his bed. (Though he did give him “lots of tips about leading the UT System.”)
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