McCaa: Protect academic freedom in Texas
Universities are meant to be free markets for inquiry. Throughout history, when politicians get involved, they rarely are…
UT Dallas students to present redesigned tool cart handle to NASA
A group of UTD engineering students tackled a redesign of a tool cart handle for NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy…
SMU’s president has rightly embraced political neutrality
Americans’ loss of faith in our institutions of higher learning can be traced to more than one cause.…
Abbott renews statewide tuition freeze for next school year
Tuition remains frozen for the 2026-27 school year, Gov. Greg Abbott reminded public colleges and universities this week,…
More universities want to be neutral. Will it work at SMU?
Bailey Kamau, a junior at Southern Methodist University, hunkered down to get a head start on final exams, burying…
Dallas nonprofit helps first-gen college students
Cayro Bustos grew up hearing the same refrain from his father, a Mexican immigrant who spent his life doing landscaping…
Paxton sues North Texas Muslim school over alleged ‘illegal’ degrees
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Texas American Muslim University at Dallas, arguing the Richardson school…
DFW businessman Roland Parrish gives $50K for UNT Dallas scholarship
Roland Parrish, a Dallas businessman and philanthropist, will give $50,000 to UNT Dallas to create an endowed scholarship,…
UT Arlington to cut, consolidate academic programs
Students pose for photos on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington on April 19, 2026.…
UT Arlington to cut, consolidate academic programs
Students pose for photos on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington on April 19, 2026.…
After Canvas cyberattack, North Texas schools assess fallout
A group known as ShinyHunters launched a cyberattack against the platform’s parent company, Instructure, threatening to release data stolen from colleges…
Here’s how Tarleton State Fort Worth wants to grow over next 20 years
Tarleton State University Fort Worth campus pictured, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Fort Worth. Elías Valverde II/The Dallas…