Higher education

A few parakeets that seemed to cause most of the consternation were swiftly removed and the birds that remain are well-liked by employees, a System spokesperson said.

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School officials believe the majority of security technology is operational now and said they were not aware of systemic problems in the past.

"This health threat is serious enough that I want to see the ban include every building, outside space, parking lot, garage and laboratory within the Texas A&M System," Chancellor John Sharp wrote in a Tuesday memorandum.

The university said in a statement it has "implemented university-wide processes to help ensure accurate crime statistics reporting moving forward."

“Us not playing A&M is not good for college football,” said UT's athletic director, Chris Del Conte.

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The tuition assistance program is expected to cover tuition and fees for about half of UTRGV students in the 2020-2021 academic year.

Texas State, which has already undertaken reforms, said the "system previously in place did not produce accurate statistics." School officials said the U.S. Department of Education has been working with university police to ensure accurate information in an annual campus security report due next month.

The university has already begun tightening its financial controls and will strengthen its efforts to detect and prevent fraud. The law school’s dean, Ward Farnsworth, has been asked to make improvements.

Keller, who succeeds Raymund Paredes, will begin Oct. 1.

The bill mandates required reporting from colleges and universities about courses that don't transfer, and aims to help students save time and money.

Natalicio, 79, steps down this week as UTEP's president after becoming the first woman to hold the position in 1988.

The lawmaker, a doctor by training, will oversee a network of six health institutions with four medical schools, two dental schools and three nursing schools.

Although policies restricting children’s presence in the workplace are common, the introduction of one at Stephen F. Austin State University has been met with monthslong resistance from some faculty members.

The Legislature gave a $17.3 million funding boost to the two-year colleges, which are part of the Texas State University System.

Last year, five of the top 10 highest-compensated public university leaders in the country were from Texas schools, according to a survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The UT System allocated $160 million of its oil money for the project.

The Baptist university has denied a charter to Gamma Alpha Upsilon for eight years, members say.

The Legislature designated the funding for the Amarillo campus over objections of Texas A&M University, which currently runs the only veterinary medicine school in the state.