Unsurprisingly, UT-Austin faculty backs Powers on tuition

Unsurprisingly, UT-Austin faculty backs Powers on tuition

Looks like the wagons are circling around the ivory tower!  Big surprise! By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz Faculty members at the University of Texas gave UT President Bill Powers two standing ovations and a resolution of support Monday, days after reports that his job might be in danger because some members of the university’s governing board were … Continue reading

A&M, UT tuition hikes

A&M, UT tuition hikes

By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN – Students at most campuses in the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems would pay more in tuition next fall under proposals scheduled to be voted on by their governing boards this week. A plan to raise tuition at the University of Texas at Austin by an average 2.6 percent for resident … Continue reading

Student Loans: The Next Bailout?

Student Loans: The Next Bailout?

By Kevin Evans Here’s what we do know about student loan debt: it’s roughly $1 trillion in size, greater than either auto or credit-card debt and second only to mortgage debt in the U.S. Borrowers in their 30s today owe $28,500, on average. The debt burden has soared just as — and partly because — the … Continue reading