CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel secured an extension of Chicago’s school day and empowered principals to hire the teachers they want. Teachers were able to soften a new evaluation process and...
MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — Lonmin miners celebrated a wage deal Wednesday that ended a deadly and prolonged strike but labor unrest continued with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas at...
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — An international film festival opens Thursday in what may seem the unlikeliest of places: North Korea.
Held every two years, the Pyongyang International Film Festival...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s ruling Congress party worked to shore up its governing coalition Wednesday after a crucial ally withdrew its support in protest over a raft of new economic reforms...
DENVER — A catchy pro-marijuana jingle for Colorado voters considering legalizing the drug goes like this: “Jobs for our people. Money for schools. Who could ask for more?”
It’s...
The University has reduced academic programs and laid off staff during the past three years, but this month the UT System Board of Regents awarded substantial raises to various executives, including all...
University Health Services continues to live up to the Princeton Review’s recent praises as the third-best college health services organization nationwide by offering a health festival featuring...
An Iraq war veteran and UT student said he decided to research political violence along the U.S.-Mexico border after visiting his grandparents in a border town and seeing a grenade launcher in place to...
As a spike in bomb threats at major universities continues across the country, many schools are preparing for the possibility that they will be the next target.
Since Friday’s bomb threat at UT,...
After admitting the largest freshman class in UT’s history, 8,092 students, the University’s administration is saying they expect to enroll almost 1,000 fewer students next year.
This year’s...
Students raised their fists in solidarity Tuesday night as they came together to discuss recent experiences of bias in the UT community.
Five student panelists shared their personal experiences with bias...
In 2002, state Rep. Paul Sadler of Henderson was one of the most powerful Democrats in the Texas Legislature when he announced he was not running for re-election.
At the time, he was the chairman of the...
