UT System to fund awards, research

Courtesy Daily Texan  Thu, 08/14/2008 - 11:00pm

Scott Caven, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, acted quickly this week on the advice of three presidents of universities in the system.

Presidents William Powers of UT-Austin, Juliet Garcia of UT-Brownsville and David Daniel of UT-Dallas spoke before the regents Wednesday about the importance of maintaining both research and teaching in the duties of faculty and identifying the best teaching methods.


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