| 词条 | University of Texas at Austin admissions controversy |
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| name=The University of Texas System | image= | motto= Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin for "Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy") | established=1876 | chancellor=James Milliken[1] | type=State university system | endowment=$20.5 billion[2] | undergrad=141,134[3] | postgrad=59,752 | faculty=17,158[4] | staff=62,982[4] | website = {{URL|http://www.utsystem.edu/}} }} The University of Texas admissions controversy grew out of the investigations and public statements of a member of the University of Texas System Board of Regents. Wallace L. Hall Jr. was appointed to a six-year term in February 2011 by then Governor Rick Perry.[5] Following his appointment, Hall began broadly investigating the administrative dealings of President Bill Powers at the University of Texas at Austin. Hall was the first to publicly raise concerns about legislative influence on admissions at UT-Austin under President Powers' tenure.[6] Following up on these concerns, the UT system launched a limited probe to determine whether legislators' application recommendations made directly to Powers were given special treatment.[6] On February 12, 2015 this investigation found that Powers had helped certain applicants gain admission, including those with questionable academic credentials, if he felt that doing so was in the University's best interests.[7] This was described by some as vindication of UT Regent Hall.[8] [9][10] Others have pointed out that such admissions procedures are widespread, even desirable, in American higher education.[11][12][13]According to the report, from 2009 to 2014, students flagged by university officials were admitted 74% of the time compared to an overall admission rate of 40%.[7] President Powers and his Chief of Staff "each failed to speak with candor and forthrightness expected of people in their positions of trust and leadership," the report stated.[7] Powers agreed to step down in June 2013, partly in response to the probe. He told The Wall Street Journal that he had "intervened on behalf of a relatively small number of students" but denied that it was "undue influence".[7] References1. ^https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/04/james-milliken-named-sole-finalist-ut-system-chancellor/ 2. ^As of February 14, 2014. {{cite web| title = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2013 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2012 to FY 2013| work = 2013 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments| publisher = National Association of College and University Business Officers| url = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2013NCSEEndowmentMarket%20ValuesRevisedFeb142014.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate = April 1, 2014| archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/6Pg7vCEwR?url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2013NCSEEndowmentMarket%20ValuesRevisedFeb142014.pdf| archive-date = May 19, 2014| dead-url = yes| df = mdy-all}} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.utsystem.edu/isp/analyses/2006/UndergradEnrollment-Fall2005.pdf |title=2005 figure |access-date=2007-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616184153/http://www.utsystem.edu/isp/analyses/2006/UndergradEnrollment-Fall2005.pdf |archive-date=2007-06-16 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 4. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.utsystem.edu/news/Files/FastFacts2007.pdf |title=2006 figure |access-date=2007-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616184154/http://www.utsystem.edu/news/Files/FastFacts2007.pdf |archive-date=2007-06-16 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 5. ^{{cite news|title="Perry Appoints New Regents", Dallas News|url=http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2011/02/perry-appoints-new-ut-regents.html}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|last1= McGaughy |first1=Lauren | date=September 15, 2014 |title=UT Regents Push Back|url=http://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/UT-regents-push-back-at-lawmakers-on-admissions-5757621.php|publisher=San Antonio Express-News}} 7. ^1 2 3 https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-of-university-of-texas-at-austin-faulted-on-admissions-1423786177 Wall Street Journal UT Faulted 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/ut-system-releases-admissions-report/|title=Report: Powers Overruled UT Admissions Office|work=The Texas Tribune}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/uts-powers-overruled-admissions-office-report-says/nj9WH/|title=UT President Bill Powers overruled admissions office, report says|work=statesman.com}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2015/02/13/everyone-else-does-it/|title='Everyone Else Does It'|author=CCAP|date=13 February 2015|work=Forbes}} 11. ^{{Cite web|title = On Bono, Favoritism and College Admissions|url = https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2009/10/on-bono-favoritism-and-college-admissions/28547/|website = The Atlantic|access-date = 2016-01-18}} 12. ^{{Cite web|title = The Farce of Meritocracy: Why Legacy Admissions Might Actually Be A Good Thing|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshfreedman/2013/11/14/the-farce-of-meritocracy-in-elite-higher-education-why-legacy-admissions-might-be-a-good-thing/#70cec25e3b5a4cd061fb3b5a|website = Forbes|access-date = 2016-01-18}} 13. ^{{Cite web|title = One in Four Colleges Say They're Pressured to Rig Admissions|url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-01/one-in-four-colleges-say-they-re-pressured-to-rig-admissions|website = Bloomberg.com|access-date = 2016-01-18|first = Natalie Kitroeff|last = NatalieKitro}}
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