Jim Vertuno, Associated PressStudentsFired Coach Art Briles Lambastes Baylor UniversityAUSTIN, Texas ― Fired Baylor coach Art Briles is ripping his former employer, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university by a woman who was raped by a football player. In a motion filed Thursday as part of the […]June 17, 2016SportsSuit Seeks Testimony from ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown, OthersAUSTIN, Texas ― A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one of college sports’ highest-profile athletic departments. Former women’s track coach Bev Kearney […]May 22, 2016StudentsTexas Dean Leaving School Because of Campus Carry LawAUSTIN, Texas ― A prominent dean at the University of Texas said Thursday he is leaving the state for another job in large part because of the new Texas law that will allow concealed handguns in public college classrooms. Fritz Steiner, dean of the Texas School of Architecture, was named dean of the University of […]February 25, 2016SportsTexas: No Evidence of Academic MisconductSAN ANTONIO ― The University of Texas says an internal investigation has found no evidence of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program. Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the probe last June after the Chronicle of Higher Education alleged three incidents of cheating, improper assistance and school policy violations over a nine-year period. The review […]January 13, 2016African-AmericanUniversity of Texas Moving Statue of Jefferson DavisThe University of Texas will move a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis away from the center of campus, but statues of other Confederate figures will remain, school president Greg Fenves announced Thursday.August 13, 2015Leadership & PolicyBill to Allow Concealed Handguns at Texas Colleges Gets Big BoostTexas took a giant step closer to allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms late Tuesday, with House lawmakers giving their preliminary approval to a so-called “campus carry” measure, barely beating a midnight deadline.May 27, 2015Leadership & PolicyReport: University of Texas President OK’d Applicants Over ObjectionsA “select handful” of University of Texas applicants are approved each year at the direction of the school president over the objections of the admissions office, a longtime practice that has grown in recent years, according to details of an investigation commissioned by the school’s Board of Regents and released Thursday.February 12, 2015HBCUsUniversity of Texas Regents Meet to Pick Chancellor FinalistUniversity of Texas System regents were scheduled to meet Tuesday night to possibly name a finalist in their search for a new chancellor to oversee the 15-campus system.July 29, 2014HomeTexas Chancellor: No Trust in Campus PresidentThe chancellor of the University of Texas System says that a breakdown of trust and communication led him to demand the resignation of the flagship campus’ president, not pressure from members of the Austin school’s governing board.July 17, 2014Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Texas President Powers Resigning Next YearAfter years of clashes with Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the group that oversees the University of Texas System, the president of its flagship Austin campus reached a resignation deal that will keep him on the job until June 2015.July 10, 2014Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next Page
