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83rd Lege's Regular Session: What Happened, What Didn't

It's been a whirlwind of an end to the 83rd Legislature's regular session, and with Monday's announcement of a special session, lawmakers aren't done. Here's a look at the deals reached and the...

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PolitiFact: How Many Schools Offer $10,000 Degrees?

Since 2011, Governor Rick Perry challenged lawmakers to provide “a bold, Texas-style solution” to the challenge of affordable higher education: a $10,000 degree for Texas students.In a recent press...

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Program Helps Texas Foster Care Youth Go to College - For Free

Heading to college is confusing under the best of circumstances. But for many young people aging out of foster care, the challenges can be almost impossible to overcome.Some schools in Texas host...

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More College Students Rely On Federal Aid, Study Says

The percentage of U.S. undergrads who rely on the federal government for financial aid soared above 50 percent in the most recent survey from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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President Unveils Plan To Boost College Affordability

Saying a college education is the "surest path to the middle class," President Obama announced a plan Thursday to allocate federal aid to colleges and universities based in part on their...

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Odds Stacked Against Four-Year College Graduation

A new school year starts today for the more than 50,000 students at the University of Texas at Austin. Students at St. Edwards, Huston-Tillotson, Southwestern and Texas State also started classes this...

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State School Board Undecided on What Courses Should Count for Graduation...

Update: State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, spoke and answered questions regarding House Bill 5 in front of the State Board of Education today.Patrick’s endorsement of the bill, which provides for...

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UT College of Communication Receives $50 Million Donation, New Name

The College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin will soon have a new name – the Moody College of Communication.The Moody Foundation is donating $50 million to the college, the largest...

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Are UT's Massive Online Courses Making the Grade?

This is the first of a two-part look at the University of Texas' Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), now halfway through their initial semester. The University of Texas’ grand entry into Massive Open...

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Who Benefits From UT's Massive Open Online Courses?

This is the first of a two-part look at the University of Texas' Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), now halfway through their initial semester. Read Part One here.So what it UT getting for its $5...

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Study Finds Texas' HB 5 Could Negatively Affect Minority Students

While school administrators work to clear the fog surrounding House Bill 5, the state's suite of educational changes, some are saying the bill could hurt the minority students’ chances to go to...

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UT Engineering School Receives $5M from ExxonMobil CEO

Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, Rex W. Tillerson and his wife, Renda, are donating $5 million to the Cockrell School of Engineering. The money is slated to go toward the Engineering Education and...

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Interview: 'Careeranista: The Woman's Guide to Success After College'

  On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Chaz Pitts-Kyser, Founder and Managing Editor of and author of Careeranista: The Woman’s Guide to Success After...

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Obama Signs Order Easing Student Loan Payments

(This post was updated at 3:24 p.m.

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Bill To Allow Refinancing Of Student Loans Dies In Senate

A bill that would have let millions of people refinance their student loans at a lower interest rate has failed in the Senate, after Republicans objected that it included a tax on the wealthy to pay...

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UT Police Seek Renewed Public Safety Accreditation

The University of Texas Police Department is undergoing a review of its services. Assessors with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) are examining all UTPD operations...

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New Targets of College Divestment Movements: Oil, Gas & Coal

College is a time for classes, house parties and questionable dorm food. But as some students at UT and across the country are demonstrating, it’s also a time for activism.Journalist and activist Bill...

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Undocumented UT Grads Call for Permanent Immigration Solution

A UT student organization held a ceremony today for undocumented students who will graduate with their peers this weekend.Last year, undocumented students became eligible to apply for a two year-long...

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Enlisting Smartphones In The Campaign For Campus Safety

Technology – and particularly smartphones – could reshape safety efforts on college campuses.

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White Student Enrollment in Texas Higher Ed is Down for the Third Straight Year

More people are attending public colleges and universities in Texas, but members of the Texas House Committee on Higher Education heard this week that the increases are not across all groups.Susan...

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