Point Austin: The Powers That Be
The UT stalemate is one battle in an education war
"...by Oct. 1 or face possible dismissal by the University regents. The explicit reasons for Cigarroa's request were vague..."
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July 11, 2014 News Column by Michael King
Coach's Corner
"...At one prestigious university, I was publicly insulted by the admissions counselor. The..."
Oct. 17, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
The Talented Tenth
Complaints arise over the Top 10% law – because it's working too well
"...automatically eligible for admission to any state college or university. The law was passed to broaden the opportunities for..."
July 2, 2004 News Column by Michael King
Countdown to Ecstasy
A New Drug for a New Millennium
"...off his current lot in life: 32 years old, University of Texas graduate, single, emotionally and physically stable, successful..."
June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov
Capitol Chronicle
Hopwood lawyer Steven Wayne Smith aspires to the Texas Supreme Court.
"...lawyer who won the Hopwood lawsuit against the affirmative-action admissions system at the UT Law School (which, by the..."
Oct. 11, 2002 News Column by Michael King
Connecting the Dots
"...found several plaintiffs who were eager to sue the university law school over the fact that they were not..."
Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature
Testing, Testing...
Private Tutoring Companies Score Big on SAT
"...an edge in the increasingly cutthroat game of college admissions. "This will help me keep my options open," says..."
Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten
Wallace Hall Has a List
UT System regent claims conspiracy as grand jury imminent
"...flexible: For example, he had no personal issues with University of Texas System Regent Alex Cranberg illicitly taping Chancellor..."
Sept. 4, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker
AISD De-Magnetized?
A proposal to move AISD's Liberal Arts Academy to LBJ High School almost certainly means resegregation for Johnston High School, its former home.
"...outlawed the use of affirmative action in higher education admissions, minority legislators responded with the Top Ten Percent plan:..."
Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Michael May
Clouds Over Campus
With less funding, more competition, and a wavering vision, UT-Austin faces an uncertain future
"...what the state wants or needs from its flagship university. House Higher Education Committee member Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin,..."
May 21, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
The Last Picture Show
Untimely Death of the Texas Union Film Program
"...notable death. But as the semester wrapped up, a University of Texas institution passed away. The fatal prognosis was..."
Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature by Walter Cole
Postmarks
Think Positive
"...as a full-time General Libraries staff member, that the University has some stake in. I have always found it..."
May 8, 1998 Column
Dissenting Opinion
Utilitarian Approach
"...binding only to the UT School of Law. Although university leaders say that the Fifth Circuit's opinion, which refers..."
Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Doomed to Repeat It?
Former Students, Profs, and Lawyers Remember
"...line photograph courtesy Texas Student Publications There's a former University of Texas Law School student over in Houston, George..."
Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Cristina Smith
Abbott to Refugees: Drop Dead
Religious orgs condemn governor for refugee ban
"...in the Middle East. According to a 2018 Tufts University study, 315 refugees (half of them fleeing the wars..."
Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
Education
Lots of Reform, No Money
"...two constant targets of complaint – high costs and admissions restrictions. The Senate unanimously approved SB 1443 by Senate..."
May 8, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Somebody Has to Die
The conviction of Robert Springsteen in the yogurt shop murders leaves many questions unanswered.
"...arrests the product of dogged police work, finally producing admissions by Scott and Springsteen to details of the crime..."
June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
The House considers a Top 10% law to address inequities at magnet high schools, and UT is embroiled in a free speech debate after a scuffle between faculty and university police.
"...out by a U.S. Fifth Circuit ruling killing minority admissions programs. But Rangel's bill created problems for AISD's two..."
March 9, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose
Education Top 10
"...5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the University of Texas Law School's admissions policy -- which considered..."
Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten
Football by the (Negative) Numbers
Welcome to the real athletics budget
"...at a loss, and future projections show that the university will soon start subsidizing its operational costs. Early proposals..."
April 2, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff
Gagging Graglia
Can We Talk?
"...SOMEARTIST When the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to the University of Texas last semester, he urged the 5,000 gathered..."
Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi
After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT
“It feels like Jim Crow”
"...family have been leaders in Austin longer than the University of Texas has existed, none have attended. For most..."
April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson
TFN's 'Briefing Paper' on ACC Board Candidate Marc Levin
"...are known for outrageous stunts like "bake sales" on university campuses in which members charge women, African-American and Hispanic..."
June 4, 2004 News Feature
On The Lege
Stopping the Train
"...can't lobby or even try to influence legislation, the University Staff Association has been especially busy in the early..."
Feb. 12, 1999 News Column
It's Hard to Say
Hating Speech at UT
"...theory would have hated being a student at the University of Texas this past year. While the campus has..."
Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Marc Levin
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...the decision on key indicators such as new hospital admissions and positivity rate trending "in the right direction" but..."
Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature
Fenves to Be Next UT Austin President
Provost replaces Powers as regent wars still rage
"...a short list that originally included three other names: University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor Andrew Hamilton, Ohio State University Provost..."
April 20, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...officer" to oversee cross-cultural sensitivity and a new high-level University Council on Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Effectiveness. He also said..."
May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ban Starts to Chip Away at UT–Austin
New law bans diversity-conscious hiring practices, training, workshops
"...instruction, research, student organizations, guest speakers, data collection, or admissions, but they fear it will walk back progress universities..."
Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Preserving the Future of the Texas Memorial Museum
After years of neglect and underfunding, Austin’s only natural history museum reconsiders its role
"...Tucked away on the University of Texas campus is an Art Deco building containing..."
