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College athletics departments cut pay, staff and teams because of COVID

by Andy Uhler
Oct 19, 2020
Colleges in Texas are losing income with postponed games and crowds at lower capacities.
All in all, the University of Texas has cut about 6% from its sports programs.
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College students and businesses unsure what the fall semester will look like

by Andy Uhler
Aug 4, 2020
A look at how businesses on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin will be affected.
Students walk on Havard University's campus in July.
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Supreme Court upholds race-conscious admissions plan

by Amy Scott
Jun 23, 2016
Relatively few colleges explicitly consider race in admissions. Will that change?
People walk up to the U.S. Supreme Court building June 20, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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'Top 10 percent' rule for college admissions faces a new challenge

by Amy Scott
May 23, 2016
University of Texas pushes back against a law aimed at increasing diversity.
Janet Aviles, a senior at Lanier High School, missed the cutoff for automatic admission to the University of Texas at Austin.
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