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Texas A&M regents may soon decide the university system’s next leader

Sources indicate the board has narrowed its search to five candidates: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, Texas A&M Foundation President Tyson Voelkel, University of Alabama President Stuart Bell and state Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin.

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In first full day leading UT-Austin, Jim Davis replaces chief academic officer

Davis, who was named interim president one day earlier, replaced a provost who was named to the position by the university’s previous leader last month.

The Texas Tribune

Texas now has more top-tier research universities than any other state, report finds

The designations come at a tumultuous time for universities as funding could be cut off and efforts to end tenure continue.

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UT-Dallas students launch alternative newspaper after clash with administration

Students at the university created their own news organization — The Retrograde — after they reached an impasse with administrators regarding oversight and the firing of the campus newspaper’s editor-in-chief.

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U Tenn Pharmacy School Pays $250K Settlement for Trying to Expel Student for Sexually Themed Tweets

FIRE, which represented the student (Kimberly Diei) reports: After her First Amendment lawsuit set precedent last fall for student free speech rights,… The post U Tenn Pharmacy School Pays $250K Settlement for Trying to Expel Student for Sexually Themed Tweets appeared first on Reason.com.

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A Tennessee State University That Nearly Expelled a Student for Racy Tweets Agrees To Pay Her $250,000

The settlement vindicates Kimberly Diei's First Amendment right to comment on sexually explicit rap songs without suffering government retaliation.

Reason

UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders

In recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an increasingly demanding job.

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Monopoly Tycoons in a Game of Jenga: The Censorship of Bodies, Protest, and Speech at UT-Austin

Faculty and students are experiencing profound disruption and distress, which starkly contrasts with the arrogant posture and detached demeanor of those perpetrating this harm.

Texas Observer

A US Farm Breeds Pigs For Human Kidney Transplants

On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research teams are breeding genetically modified pigs to transplant their organs into human patients.

International Business Times

National media predicts winner of SEC championship

Media predicts who wins, covers in the SEC championship game between Georgia and Texas

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas Handles Rival Texas A&M to Make SEC Championship in First Season

The Longhorns made changing conferences look easy with dominant, physical win after 13-year wait in the series and all but locked up a College Football Playoff berth.

Sports Illustrated

Texas, Texas A&M Renew Rivalry As Bitter SEC Foes After 13-Year Hiatus

The feud between the teams started in 1894 then ran uninterrupted from World War I until a memorable 2011 game and a bitter realignment-driven split.

Sports Illustrated

State school system offers free tuition for families earning less than $100k

Tuition and mandatory fees would be completely covered for qualifying students under the ‘Promise Plus’ program

The Independent UK

UT System expands free tuition and fees to all undergraduates whose families make $100,000 or less

The Board of Regents is lifting the income threshold to expand eligibility across all nine of its UT System campuses.

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Sports Illustrated

Tennessee Fans Raise Over $10,000 for Montana Guard Who Lost Both Parents in a Year

The Volunteers' supporters helped out an opponent in the midst of horrific circumstances.

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National Unity Day: PM Modi addresses gathering near 'Statue of Unity'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressing a gathering near the iconic Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat’s Narmada district after paying floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the birth anniversary. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

Under new J&K govt, journalists uncertain about press freedom hope, ‘change in policy’

The oath ceremony last week in Jammu and Kashmir was a crucial moment for the region’s press. It had come after a poll campaign featuring promises on press freedom, increased restrictions on the media, and after a decade of political turmoil.

The Independent UK

Jerry Seinfeld says he was wrong about ‘extreme left’ ruining comedy: ‘It’s not true’

Comedian said earlier this year there was no ‘funny stuff’ on TV anymore because extreme left and political correctness had killed comedy

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Tom’s Hardware

Canon delivers first nanoimprint lithography tool to US institute backed by Intel, Samsung, DARPA

Nanoimprint lithography could get a serious boost as Canon delivers first tool to the Texas Institute for Electronics, which is backed by Intel and other notable companies.

5 reasons why EA Sports FC 25 is a big improvement on FC 24 for me

EA finally comes out from under the FIFA shadow with its best football game in years.

Latin Times

Researchers discover antibody that neutralizes all known COVID-19 variants, paving way for universal vaccine

The discovery of a possible universal vaccine comes amid summer COVID-19 surge, as researchers warn current vaccines fall short against circulating variants.

The Guardian - UK

‘Oh my God, what is that?’: how the maelstrom under Greenland’s glaciers could slow future sea level rise

A pioneering mission into a mysterious and violent world may reveal ‘speed bumps’ on the way to global coastal inundation

AVNetwork

University of Texas Ramps Up Productions with Flexible, Campuswide System

Diversified turned to Riedel's Artist, Bolero, and Simplylive Production Suite.

The Guardian - UK

Oasis: a guilty pleasure without fringe benefits

The comeback could be a coup or a crash, but it has already obliterated accommodation for the 2025 Edinburgh fringe

TV Tech

University of Texas Athletics Completes Wide-Ranging Deployment of Riedel Solutions

The installation includes Riedel's Artist digital matrix intercom, Bolero wireless intercom, and Simplylive Production Suite

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