Regent Kevin P. Eltife, appointed in 2017 by Governor Greg Abbott to a six-year term on The University of Texas System Board of Regents, was unanimously elected chairman of the board at a special called meeting Thursday.

The business schools at UT Dallas and UT Austin are not only the best in Texas; they’re among the best in the world.

In a Bloomberg Businessweek global ranking of business schools based on student, alumni and recruiter surveys, the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin was No. 1 in Texas, No. 6 among all public institutions in the nation and No. 23 among all institutions in the world.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting via telephone conference call at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20.

Seven faculty members from five UT institutions have been selected as Fellows to the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional accolade bestowed to academic inventors.

The University of Texas System and its 14 institutions honor the memory and distinguished public service of George Herbert Walker Bush, our nation’s 41st President.  President Bush was an exemplary public citizen, serving Texas and our country for many years.  His example of leading with purpose, grace and dignity is one we cherish.  

Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., a nationally recognized academic health leader who has served as The University of Texas System’s top health executive for the past five years, is stepping down from his leadership post, Chancellor James B. Milliken announced Monday.

The University of Texas System will select a national commercial real estate brokerage firm to assist in the sale or ground lease of approximately 305 acres of vacant land in south central Houston.