2 hours agoUT-San Antonio reaches Texas Tier One status, allowing access to state funds for researchUT-San Antonio is the fifth public university in Texas to achieve Tier One status.
The pandemic showed some Texas universities that they didn’t need the SAT. They might never go back.Many Texas public universities have committed to accepting students who do not submit SAT or ACT standardized test scores, signaling that test-optional policies could be here to stay.
UT System creates $300 million endowment to help seven universities expand free tuition programsThe endowment will increase the number of students who qualify for free tuition and fees at UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso, UT-Permian Basin, UT-Rio Grande Valley, UT-San Antonio and UT-Tyler.
UT System Board names Jennifer Evans-Cowley as sole finalist for president of UT-ArlingtonThe board must wait a state-mandated 21 days before the finalist is officially named the 10th president of UT-Arlington. If approved, Evans-Cowley will be the first female president at the university.
UT-Arlington becomes latest emerging research university to reach “Texas Tier One” statusUT-Arlington is the fourth public university in the state to earn this distinction, out of eight schools aiming for the title, which allows the school to tap into an additional $6.2 million in funding.
