Tag Archives: UT-Brownsville
King’s Gambit
Daniel King's quiet mission to transform public education in South Texas.
The early college movement is growing fast today — a free head start on higher education is especially alluring in a time of boundless student debt — and Da...Read More
Insurgent Medicine
Physicians hope to revolutionize health care in the Valley with a simple prescription — access.
If community outreach and primary care for the uninsured save lives and money, why aren’t we doing more of it in places like the Valley? The answer lies partl...Read More
Laid-Off UT-Brownsville Faculty Sue, Claiming School Ignored their Tenure Rights
Three professors filed a suit against the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, escalating a two-year battle over tenure rights....Read More
In Brownsville, Two Colleges Split and a Community Suffers
The separation of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College leads to hundreds of layoffs.
The separation of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College leads to hundreds of layoffs. ...Read More
Professor Sues Over Layoff in UT-Brownsville, Texas Southmost Split
Susan Mills, a professor at the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, is suing the university officials who fired her—apparently the fir...Read More
Senate Higher Ed Committee Approves UT-Pan American/UT-Brownsville Merger
The Senate Higher Education Committee passed a slightly amended version of SB 24, the bill merging UT-Brownsville and UT-Pan American, after testimony from UT S...Read More
Lawmakers Consider New South Texas University in Emotional Hearing
Lawmakers held an emotional first hearing Wednesday on a proposal to merge the University of Texas-Pan American and UT-Brownsville into a new mega-university fo...Read More
It’s More than Just Ceremony for Citizen-Lobbyists at Capitol
For many, a trip to the Capitol doesn’t just mean sitting in the gallery for a few minutes until the applause is over, it can also mean a day of petitio...Read More
