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Like all public universities, the University of Texas has a governing body that is supposed to oversee its management-the Board of Regents
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2016 @ 2:42 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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When the Supreme Court agreed to hear Abigail Fisher's challenge to the University of Texas's admissions program a second time, it seemed that the writing was on the wall
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2016 @ 2:09 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Eight states currently allow concealed carry permit holders to carry guns on all public college campuses. In Utah, campus carry has been on the books for a decade
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 10:23 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, along with the massacre of nine black churchgoers last summer in Charleston, South Carolina, created racial hysteria and gave rise to an anti-intellectual movement that has now extended to American campuses
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:18 am
By: John William Pope Center
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North Carolina, now the tenth largest state in the nation, is suffering growing pains. As demographic trends change and the economy adapts, our colleges and universities are struggling to meet the emerging needs of the state.
Published: Sunday, February 22nd, 2015 @ 7:10 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Tenure—a contractual arrangement that grants job security to veteran faculty members—has been a feature of American higher education since the late 19th century.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 1:34 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court took a step toward weakening racial preferences in university admissions. Ed Blum is trying to end them for good nationwide, potentially starting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Published: Friday, July 11th, 2014 @ 2:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An Old West-style conflict in Texas pits the higher education and political establishments against the reform movement.
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 @ 5:11 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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