““Governor Rick Perry has, with the help of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, launched an assault on Texas A&M and the University of Texas, Austin: he wants an undergraduate degree to cost $10,000, and no more; he wants graduates ready-made for jobs; he wants faculty members evaluated on the basis of how much money they bring in and how many students they teach,” he said in an October speech at the University of Virginia. “This is essentially to treat research universities as vocational schools, diploma mills, and grant-getters.””
- U of Texas political tensions to come to a head in legislative hearings this spring | Inside Higher Ed
- U of Texas political tensions to come to a head in legislative hearings this spring | Inside Higher Ed