This report presents the results from the third biennial Texas OER Landscape Survey, administered in 2023 and commissioned by the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The survey aimed to explore the open educational resources (OER) landscape, policies, and practices at…

Post-completion success for Latino students is a conscious campus conversation that is gaining traction and support in a growing number of institutions. Excelencia in Education collaborated and partnered with seven Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in exploring and examining post-completion success efforts. When looking across the…

A sense that there are a limited number of role models at colleges and universities for Hispanic and other minority students has been a concern of researchers in higher education for a number of years but little is actually known about who Hispanic students consider a role model. Similarly, researchers have investigated the impact of mentoring…

The State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas (SOSA) annual report from Trellis Research provides information helpful in informing policy and programs for higher education student financial aid. The report serves as a reference for colleges, universities, and policymakers, and provides a comparison of Texas state and federal student aid…

California state education officials have become increasingly concerned about the growing achievement gaps and low graduation rates for the state's public colleges and universities. In an attempt to lessen these gaps and improve graduation rates, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (Star Act) was implemented in 2011. The purpose of this…

This report examines enrollment and graduation trends at eight Texas institutions, highlights promising programs and strategies for serving Latino students, and offers policy recommendations for improving success rates for the state's Latino students. The analysis was prepared as part of Excelencia's Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS)…

Reports on increasing efforts of universities, especially those in states where racial preferences in admissions have been outlawed, to recruit more minority students by soliciting transfer students from local community colleges. Some institutions are easing admissions policies for transfer students, holding "diversity fairs," and…

This report provides an overview of House Bill 1, 74th Texas Legislature, the appropriations act for the state of Texas for the 1996-97 biennium, focusing on those aspects of the bill devoted to higher education. Nearly 42 percent of the $80.2 billion budget is devoted to education, with $9.9 billion appropriated for higher education. The Higher…

This report summarizes special item funding for public universities, health-related institutions, technical colleges, and community colleges in Texas for fiscal years (FYs) 1996 and 1997, as provided by House Bill 1, 74th Legislature (General Appropriations Act). "Special items" are defined as appropriations made to selected institutions…

This report presents statistics on Fall enrollments at institutions of higher education across Texas for Fall 1994 and compares them with 1993 figures. The enrollment figures are based on a preliminary count of the 12th class day enrollments reported by the institutions. The first table gives an overview of headcount enrollments for both years and…

The 14 tables presented in this fact book provide information about the physical facilities at Texas public universities and colleges based on data gathered during 1995. Overall, the data show a deficit of space at public universities and health-related institutions; a ratio of deferred maintenance to facilities replacement value of 2 percent for…

In 1985, the Texas College Coordinating Board sponsored a series of regional articulation workshops designed to provide a forum for faculty representatives from both two- and four-year institutions to discuss their concerns regarding the academic preparation of transfer students. The workshops did not deal with the transfer of specific courses,…

This report contains enrollment projections for public higher education in Texas from 1997 through 2010. Based on current population projections and recent patterns in college and university attendance, enrollment in Texas institutions is expected to reach one million by the year 2005. Enrollment in public universities is expected to increase…

This document, a report to the 64th Texas Legislature on the state of Texas higher education, emphasizes structure, governance, student enrollments, availability of educational opportunity, faculty and staff, facilities, financing higher education, and student costs and student assistance. Recommendations suggest that: (1) No new public senior or…

The trend toward academic freedom in Texas that began in the sixties and its current status in the state are examined with specific reference to individual Texas colleges. The impact of the Texas Education Agency and changes in governing boards, faculty, and administration on academic freedom are discussed. (BH)