Lily Kepner
Higher Education Reporter at Austin American-Statesman
Higher education reporter @statesman. Words in @BostonGlobe @GBH @USATODAY @dailyfreepress @BUSpark • Journalism @COMatBU '23. Pronouns: she/her.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Lily Kepner |Samantha Ketterer
The water tower, photographed Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Texas A&M University in College Station. Jon Shapley/Staff photographerPeople are shown on the campus of Texas A&M University Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in College Station. Melissa Phillip/Staff PhotographerThe University of Texas at Austin tower on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Austin.
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3 weeks ago |
statesman.com | Lily Kepner
Texas Dream Act author, experts warn against repealing in-state tuition for migrant studentsLily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman | Hearst - Austin TransitionTwenty-five years ago, Rick Noriega set out to solve a problem. Then-a Houston Democratic member of the Texas House, he came across Rosendo, a young man in his district who mowed lawns and dreamed of attending Alvin Community College to become an aviation mechanic.
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3 weeks ago |
statesman.com | Lily Kepner
After five months of lawmakers negotiating at the Texas Capitol, higher education reforms sought by state Republicans are coming to public universities and colleges across the state. Much of the forthcoming changes stem from the Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 37, which initiates a review of curriculum and degrees, boosts regents' authority, tightens faculty senates, and establishes a state oversight office. Other legislation approved this session will also change higher education in Texas.
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3 weeks ago |
statesman.com | Lily Kepner
As a sweeping higher education reform bill awaits the governor's signature, University of Texas interim President Jim Davis named a sole finalist for provost of the institution in a move that surprised faculty members and signals a new balance of power in university hiring.
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3 weeks ago |
statesman.com | Lily Kepner
A sweeping higher education bill that will limit faculty senates' authority, expand university system regents' control, and regulate curriculum and degrees advanced to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday after the Texas Legislature approved the measure. Senate Bill 37, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, was signed by the Senate on Sunday and the House on Monday after both chambers hashed out their differences and agreed on a final version of the legislation.
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