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Sources told KUT that roughly a quarter of those working in the University Marketing and Communications department were let go. The university told employees it needed to focus on “managing reputational issues.”
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Texas senators are getting an update on the steps public universities and colleges are taking to comply with a new state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs on their campuses. Lawmakers will also hear testimony on free speech in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests.
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President Jay Hartzell defended the response but faculty criticized the presence of armed state troopers. Fifty-seven people were arrested.
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Texas is among several states that have rolled back diversity, equity and inclusion — or DEI — programs at state colleges and universities. As a result, every Texas public college closed DEI departments in January, and in April, two Texas schools fired more than 80 DEI staff total.
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COVID-19 cases are increasing nationally after the winter holidays, which can mean more health risks like long COVID.
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No other public universities use race as a factor, but Texas private schools like Rice and Southern Methodist University will be impacted.
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Goodenough was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 for his part in the creation of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, common in cellphones, laptops and electric cars around the world.
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A new study from UT Austin shows the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on maternal health in Texas.
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Houston is a No. 1 seed; Texas and Texas A&M could match up in the second round.
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The system leaders’ decision comes weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices. Texas A&M University also recently changed its hiring practices.
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Astronomers are inviting people around the world to participate in a project that will help map the universe and contribute to greater understanding of dark energy. “I call this thing ‘Astro Tinder,'” says astronomer Karl Gebhardt.
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Royalties on oil and natural gas, along with lease payments on millions of acres of land, are helping the University of Texas, which is in second place, narrow the gap with Harvard.