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Daniel Brinks, who chairs the government department at the University of Texas at Austin, doesn’t usually have a tough time recruiting professors. After all, UT is one of the best research universities in the country, located in a high-tech boomtown with a thriving music scene, a warm climate and first-rate enchiladas. But this year, in […]
Top professors bring prestige — and research funding.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to eliminate tenure, but his attempts have impacted the institute he helped create.
Rep. John Kuempel, R-Seguin, pledged to defend his legislation dialing back Senate bills that would eliminate tenure and ban diversity, equity and inclusion offices. But faculty and students say even the House versions will hurt higher education.
A Texas House of Representatives committee heard more than 10 hours of testimony on Monday.