By The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — About a third of abortion providers in Texas were expected to stop offering the procedure Friday after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas may begin enforcing some of the strictest regulations in the country. Here’s a look at the law[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Texas’
BREAKING NEWS: Perry to make BIG announcement next week
Email from Perry’s support group: “Howdy Friends” “Please save the date.” “Governor Rick Perry, Aggie, the longest-serving Governor of the great state of Texas and friend, will be making an announcement around mid day in San Antonio concerning his exciting future plans!,” the email con[...]
November 13th, 2012 - 12:43 pm § in Misc.
Texas Files Papers to Secede From The Union .. no joke!
Texas Gov. Rick Perry does not stand behind a secession petition filed with the White House by a Lone Star State resident in the aftermath of the presidential election. More states join Texas with petitions seeking White House approval to ‘secede’ now come from 47 states Read more: http://dailyc[...]
Release of Faculty-Productivity Data Roils U. of Texas
from the Chronicle of Higher Education. How much professors in the University of Texas system earn and how many courses and students they teach were parts of a vast data file that system officials compiled at the request of a newly formed task force on productivity and excellence and released public[...]
April 19th, 2011 - 6:19 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Who is Richard Sandefer and Why Should I Care?
Sandefer is the founder of the Acton School of Business and a prime mover behind the effort in Texas to radically change the University of Texas. from Real Estate Investment Ideas No doubt the most unusual M.B.A. program in the country is run by the Acton School of Business in Texas. It is built o[...]
April 18th, 2011 - 8:37 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Regents pressed to adopt list of higher ed ‘reforms’
Perry emails show plan to downgrade Texas universities By PATRICIA KILDAY HART, AUSTIN BUREAU, www.chron.com April 17, 2011, 7:37AM ….In May 2008, Perry summoned all Texas university regents and chancellors to a higher education summit and to hear Austin businessman Jeff Sandefer, a major Perr[...]
April 7th, 2011 - 9:15 am § in Schools & Colleges
Of the 50 highest compensated faculty members, only five appeared to be in the black and earning their keep. The rest were crimson.
Ed. This story is important for two reasons. First, Robert Gates, the Secretary of Defense, is also a former President of Texas A&M and rumored to be a candidate for the job of UW President. Second, in my experience, salaries at universities are low if we compare them with comparable salaries [...]