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Gene Powell’s memo to increase enrollment and half tuition

Memo from UT System regents’ chairman Gene Powell

Media Coverage

Sen. Zaffirini disagrees with UT chairman’s ideas, proposal (The Daily Texan – May 4, 2011)

Zaffirini and Powell Escalate Texas Higher Ed Fight (The Texas Tribune – May 3, 2011)

Proposal would boost enrollment, slash tuition at University of Texas (Dallas Morning News – May 3, 2011)

UT System regent: Boost enrollment, cut tuition (The Brownsville Herald – May 3, 2011)

Key lawmaker calls UT regent chairman’s plan ‘ludicrous’ (Austin American-Statesman – May 3, 2011)

UT regent’s memo draws criticism, praise (Austin American-Statesman – May 3, 2011)

Debate over future of Texas public higher education keeps raging (Dallas Morning News – May 3, 2011)

UT regents boss pushes tuition cut (San Antonio Express-News – May 3, 2011)

Sen. Zaffirini condemns higher ed reforms promoted by UT System Chair Powell (The Texas Independent – May 3, 2011)

Regents’ chairman suggests boosting UT enrollment, halving tuition (Austin American-Statesman – May 2, 2011)

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