Jim Vertuno, Associated PressFaculty & StaffSource: University of Texas President Powers’ Resignation DemandedUniversity of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa told University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers that he must resign or he will be fired, a person with direct knowledge of the conversation told The Associated Press on Friday.July 6, 2014African-AmericanTexas House Panel Set to Vote on Hall ImpeachmentA group of state lawmakers is set to vote on whether to recommend removing Wallace Hall from office as University of Texas System regent.May 11, 2014Faculty & StaffHall Willing to Testify But Wants SubpoenaUniversity of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s attorney has told state lawmakers that Hall is willing to answer questions at his next impeachment hearing, but wants to be subpoenaed to testify under oath.October 30, 2013HomeGuns on Campus Bill Scheduled for Texas House VoteThis bill would eliminate the current ban on concealed weapons at colleges and universities, but it still allows public schools to ban weapons if they first meet with students, faculty and staff to consider their input.April 29, 2013StudentsTexas Senate May Wade Into UT DisputeThe Texas Senate announced Tuesday that it will hold hearings into the behavior of the University of Texas’ regents and whether they are meddling too much into President Bill Powers’ private life and management of the school.February 19, 2013Leadership & PolicyUT System Pushing 4-Year Tuition OptionUniversity of Texas System regents on Thursday ordered their campuses to offer students a four-year, fixed-rate tuition option by fall of 2014 to encourage them to graduate on time.February 14, 2013Leadership & PolicyUT Regents Strip Klansman’s Name from DormUniversity of Texas regents agreed Thursday to strip the name of a former law school professor and early organizer of the Ku Klux Klan from a campus dormitory.July 15, 2010Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Texas to Consider Taking Klansman’s Name Off DormThe president of the University of Texas will ask the school’s regents to remove the name of a former professor and Ku Klux Klan member from a campus dormitory.July 14, 2010Previous PagePage 3 of 3
