"Now that the 60-day period for filing bills has passed and the debate over them will soon begin in earnest, we can look forward to the biggest issues of the next 62 days."
Members of the General Faculty, which comprises most (but not all) of the professors on this campus, vote today on two proposed amendments to the University’s academic calendar.
"We believe this preparation can be achieved most effectively by spending less time debating the particulars of standardized testing schemes and more time restoring the $4 billion cut from the state education budget made during the last legislative session."
In an hours-long session on March 14, the Texas House’s Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee heard arguments both for and against concealed carry on college campuses.
The lawmakers who authored the bills, all Republicans, have expressed sentiments that the legislation would be in students’ best interest. We disagree.
A new arrangement between Austin Community College and UT-Austin will grant students meeting minimum eligibility requirements at ACC automatic admission to UT, starting fall 2013.