Vets for Tech: Veterinary facilities get approval despite Texas A&M pushback

By Reece Nations The Texas Tech Board of Regents held a meeting on Oct. 4, in which a near $1.5 million increase to the university’s future veterinary science program’s project budget was approved, raising the anticipated project allotment to $89.82 million. The $84,480 budget adjustment signal the board’s intention to move ahead with the veterinary program project with interim Chancellor Tedd Mitchell in place of now-former Chancellor Robert Duncan after Duncan announced he […]

Texas Higher Ed. Has A Bright Future But A Long Way To Go

A packed room in the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center buzzed with anticipation as the four panelists and the moderator took the stage. Attendees expected a discussion on higher education in Texas, but they probably didn’t expect some of the answers the panelists gave. On Monday, Texas Tech University Systems Chancellor Robert Duncan, Juliet Garcia, Ph.D., state […]