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The Latest Breaking News from Texas Tech University System

John Zerwas sole finalist for UT System chancellor; Jim Davis lone candidate for UT-Austin president

Both Zerwas and Davis have been serving as interim leaders of the university system and its flagship.

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Texas Tech University System leader says he will retire this year

Texas Tech Chancellor Tedd Mitchell has led the 64,000-student university system since 2018. His departure will mark the latest shake-up in the state’s higher ed leadership.

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Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universities’ funding over DEI ban

In a letter, Sens. Brandon Creighton and Paul Bettencourt said they found “numerous” violations of the law, but didn’t provide specifics.

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Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI

At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.

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Texas Tech wants permission to pay college athletes as a part of its recruitment efforts

State law prohibits schools from making direct name, image and likeness deals with athletes. Texas Tech says it puts them at a disadvantage as the university recruits athletes for fall 2025.

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Texas Tech suspends professor over Israel-Hamas war comments

The university said it is investigating whether the professor’s comments, which it described as “hateful, antisemitic, and unacceptable,” found their way into the classroom or work environment.

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New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges presents hiring challenges

The law requires publicly-funded universities and colleges to close their diversity, equity and inclusion offices, creating hiring challenges.

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Texas Tech reviews its hiring practices as efforts to promote diversity come under fire

Texas Tech’s review comes as Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed state agencies and public universities that “forbidden DEI initiatives” violate federal and state employment discrimination laws.

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In lawsuit, student claims six Texas medical schools are illegally considering race and sex in admissions

The plaintiff is represented by a group created by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller and former Texas Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell, the architect of the state’s six-week abortion ban.

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Texas universities propose two-year tuition freeze in exchange for nearly $1 billion in additional state funding

The leaders of the state’s six biggest university systems are seeking the money to fund instruction, university operations and employee health insurance and to cover a free tuition program for veterans and their children.

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Stephen F. Austin State University moves to join the University of Texas System

Regents said they chose the UT System because of its access to the Permanent University Fund, which consists of oil and gas assets.

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How four Texas university systems are pitching themselves as the best new home for Stephen F. Austin State University

The SFA Board of Regents is expected to decide whether to join a system before the end of the semester. The Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech and University of Texas systems have all expressed interest in adding the Nacogdoches school to their folds.

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Stephen F. Austin State University considers joining a university system

Four systems have expressed informal interest in an affiliation with the East Texas school.

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