The University of Texas System regents named former state Sen. Kevin Eltife as their new board chairman following a unanimous vote on Thursday.
Eltife, a former Republican from Tyler, was appointed...
YCT Kavanaugh protest
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed after testifying against sexual assault allegations from former high school classmate Christine Blasey Ford, among others.
UT’s...
After nearly a semester on the job, UT System Chancellor James Milliken has settled into his new position advocating for Texas’ future.
As chancellor, Milliken oversees all 14 academic and health...
Chancellor James Milliken asked the UT Board of Regents last month to increase funds for the Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) program.
Established in 2004, the STARs program...
The UT System Board of Regents recently voted to extend the deadline for deciding whether they will continue to lease the Lions Municipal Golf Course, or Muny, to the city of Austin, following almost one...
The UT System’s Virtual Health Network is expanding into more UT institutions, the System reported at the Board of Regents meeting on Nov. 15.
Originally launched in 2016, the network uses...
On Sunday, President Donald Trump criticized retired Navy Admiral William H. McRaven, the former chancellor of the University of Texas System, for not capturing Osama bin Laden sooner.
“Wouldn’t...
UT System Chancellor James Milliken said he has embraced the results of a task force that suggested the System should cut 70 to 110 full-time administration positions.
At a Board of Regents...
UT System Chancellor James Milliken named Stacy Napier as the new vice chancellor for governmental relations, a role that serves as the intermediate between the UT System, the Board of Regents and the...
UT-Austin should consider cutting 70 to 110 full time administration jobs, according to a report released Thursday by the UT System.
The annual savings for cutting 70 positions would be $9.6 million,...
Sara Martinez Tucker, the head of the UT System’s governing board, told two UT officials she plans to step down, according to The Texas Tribune.
Tucker, whose term as a regent is set to expire...
University funding from the Texas legislature has not kept up with enrollment growth, and the UT System is trying to change that going into the 2019 legislative session.
Chancellor James...
