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Higher Education

A graduation cap bearing a rendition of Venezuela's flag and the message "Gracias Mama y...

What to know about in-state tuition and undocumented immigrants

Texas on Wednesday ended in-state tuition for undocumented students after agreeing to DOJ demand

By Milla Surjadi and Zacharia WashingtonJun 5, 2025

Texas college students could return to overhauled campuses this fall after lawmakers...

State oversight, protest rules: How Texas lawmakers changed colleges this session

Republicans aimed to roll back what they see as liberal bias on campuses and respond to last year’s protests.

By Milla SurjadiJun 4, 2025

FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP...

Education Department says it will not garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in default

Calls grow for education officials to do more to provide relief for borrowers in default

By The Associated PressJun 3, 2025

Pro-Palestinian students at the University of Texas at Dallas set up an encampment on the...

Campus protests would face limits under bill ed Sunday by the Texas Legislature

The bill is a reaction to the May 2024 protests of the war in Gaza that led to dozens of arrests at Texas universities.

By Philip JankowskiJun 2, 2025

Prabhas Moghe, chief academic officer at Rutgers University, will take over at the...

Prabhas Moghe officially named UT Dallas’ new president

The Rutgers bioengineer succeeds Richard Benson, who led the university for nearly a decade.

By Milla SurjadiMay 30, 2025

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025,...

Dallas College workforce center unveils new training labs, network

New center in the Shops at RedBird aims to give Southern Dallas residents job training to move out of poverty

By Wilborn P. Nobles IIIMay 28, 2025

Trump istration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

The Ivy League school has already lost $2.6B in federal research grants.

By The Associated PressMay 27, 2025

The 307-foot tall landmark UT Tower is pictured on the University of Texas campus in Austin,...

Texas public universities on verge of having new restrictions after House approves plan

Governor-appointed regents would have more power over day-to-day decisions — a departure from the historical arrangement — under a bill nearing Greg Abbott’s desk.

By Milla SurjadiMay 26, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech at the "Choose Europe for Science"...

How the Trump istration’s billions in spending cuts became the world’s opportunity

Canada, Australia and are all welcoming U.S. scientists with open arms.

By The Associated PressMay 25, 2025

Professor Vanessa Mercado-Taylor speaks to students during a humanities course, Mexican...

What could happen to humanities degrees with Texas lawmakers’ push for job prep?

Colleges are asked to prioritize job skills and lawmakers propose giving governor-appointed regents more power over what classes and degrees public universities can offer.

By Milla Surjadi and Wilborn P. Nobles IIIMay 24, 2025

Texas State Troopers form a line before pro-Palestinian students at the University of Texas...

Ban on speakers, masks at campus protests es Texas Senate

In Dallas last May, protesters built an encampment overnight at the University of Texas at Dallas using tents and a barrier made from tires, pallets and signs. Law enforcement arrested 21 people.

By Karen Brooks HarperMay 14, 2025

Angel Xicay (left) and Juan Zelaya (right), both sophomores, practice flying with a Cessna...

Bills aimed at bolstering Texas’ workforce education advance

Proposals to prepare young Texans for high-demand jobs are moving in the Legislature with time running out

By Wilborn P. Nobles IIIMay 14, 2025

ed nurse Casandra Cox puts a blanket over a new born baby Ryder Morgan, April 29,...

Letters to the Editor - Maternity care deserts, voter turnout, town halls, student loans

Readers worry about maternity care deserts; are disappointed in low voter turnout; don’t care for phone-in town halls; and believe student loans are toxic.

By Letters to the EditorMay 7, 2025Opinion

The National Guard killed four people and injured nine on May 4, 1970, at Kent State...

Letters to the Editor — Kent State, OurCalling, Texas ID card, energy bills

Readers the May 4 killings at Kent State 55 years ago; praise the nonprofit OurCalling; say it’s difficult to get a Texas ID card; and don’t recent Texas energy bills.

By Letters to the EditorMay 4, 2025Opinion

James Milliken, chancellor for the University of Texas System, was selected to be the next...

UT System Chancellor James Milliken leaving Texas for University of California

Milliken’s departure comes as the system loses other longtime leaders, including presidents at the UT Austin and UT Dallas.

By Milla SurjadiMay 2, 2025

Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, in the Legislature in 2019. Capriglione authored a bill...

Texas House es antisemitism bill

The bill requires public schools and universities to consider whether antisemitism was involved in disciplinary matters.

By Philip JankowskiMay 2, 2025

International students fear expanded reasons to strip them of legal status in the United...

U.S. government expands grounds for canceling international students’ legal status

Hundreds of Texas students had their statuses suddenly terminated and then restored recently.

By The Associated PressApr 30, 2025

Michael Kesden, physics professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, teaches a classical...

Academic freedom, DEI: Texas colleges face major overhaul this legislative session

Governor-appointed regents would have more power over what can be taught in university classes under a proposed bill.

By Marcela RodriguesApr 28, 2025

Pump jacks operate in Midland. Readers comment on energy security.

Letters to the Editor - Energy security, nuclear power, student visa crackdown, AmeriCorps

Readers disagree with column on energy security, don’t nuclear energy; agree with editorial on keeping students on visas; and advocate for Reading Partners.

By Letters to the EditorApr 28, 2025Opinion

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington,...

Letters to the Editor — Cecile Richards, research grants, lack of aid in Gaza

Readers are disappointed Texas House GOP impeded tribute to Cecile Richards; explain how university grants work; and hope the U.S. can help provide aid to the malnourished in Gaza.

By Letters to the EditorApr 26, 2025Opinion

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