This is the interview you have been waiting to see, folks! In our final edition of “Farewell To The Hancellor,” Hance opens up about the Mike Leach era of Texas Tech football. Five years after the Adam James scandal, Hance said Leach fired himself. Hance also talks about some other issues with the former football coach. […]
Farewell To The Hancellor : Time At Texas Tech, Part Two
June 20, 2014 by
Reaching the enrollment goal of 40,000 students by 2020 has been a daunting task for Texas Tech. In this edition of “Farewell To The Hancellor,” Chancellor Kent Hance discusses this goal he set, and how Tech will adapt to support this many students. Hance also discusses goals he has for Tech in the future. Watch […]
Farewell To The Hancellor : Time At Texas Tech, Part One
June 13, 2014 by
Chancellor Kent Hance has been a Red Raider all his life. He extends that signature Raider hospitality to everyone he meets. As we learned in last week’s installment of “Farewell To The Hancellor,” Hance began his love affair with Tech when his parents dropped him off at Bledsoe Hall in 1961. In this week’s edition, […]
Farewell To The Hancellor : The Early Years
June 6, 2014 by
In our four-part series, reporter Evan Dixon sat down with Chancellor Kent Hance to discuss everything from his years as a student at Texas Tech to the Mike Leach controversy. There will be a new installment to our series, “Farewell To The Hancellor,” every Friday in June. Our first installment features stories from Hance’s early […]
Sen. Duncan Named New Chancellor of Texas Tech
May 23, 2014 by
With some big cowboy boots to fill, state Senator Robert Duncan, R – Lubbock, has been named the fourth chancellor of Texas Tech. “He is an outstanding choice.” In a press release on May 19, Tech announced Duncan as the sole finalist for the next chancellor of Tech. The Texas Tech Board of Regents is […]
Paul McCartney to Visit Buddy Holly’s Hometown
April 16, 2014 by
“This will sell out before it really gets started,” Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance said at the Buddy Holly Center Wednesday. At the press conference, Tech President Duane M. Nellis announced Sir Paul McCartney will perform a concert in Lubbock on June 14 — in Tech’s United Spirit Arena. Hance said Tech and […]
Governor Perry Honors Chancellor Hance
April 2, 2014 by
Students, regents and politicians rubbed shoulders at the United Spirit Arena Wednesday night as Governor Rick Perry honored outgoing Texas Tech University Chancellor Kent Hance. Hance has been chancellor since 2006 and has made contributions to Tech such as raising over $1 billion and increasing student enrollment by 45 percent since taking office. Perry was […]
Tech Graduate Schools Ranked on U.S. News & World Report
March 11, 2014 by
Both the Rawls College of Business Administration’s and the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering’s graduate schools were ranked in the top 100 ‘Best Grad Schools’ announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. The lists separately ranks schools by their areas of study. The best business schools section ranked Tech’s business college as […]
Poll Results: Kent Hance and Pop Culture
October 31, 2013 by
Zombies and Miley Cyrus and government shutdown, oh my! Earlier this month, Public Policy Polling posted the results of a survey testing Americans’ approval of Congress – and the reactions were interesting. During the government shutdown, respondents had a lower opinion of Congress than subjects ranging from zombies to potholes to cockroaches. Congress was still […]
The New Vice President for Research
October 11, 2013 by
Amid all of the conversation that erupted Thursday concerning Friday’s announcement of Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance’s retirement, the recently appointed President Duane Nellis officially announced the university’s new vice president for research in an email to the Tech community. Robert Duncan, Ph.D., who currently is the vice chancellor for research at the […]
