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As The University of Texas at Austin’s Academic Senate, the Faculty Council is the guardian of the institution’s commitment to the academic principle of shared governance. It represents the 3,000 faculty members at UT, as well as students and staff. Its voting members are directly elected by the faculty and students. In open meetings, the Faculty Council discusses, evaluates, monitors, and recommends on all University undergraduate curricular changes and degree programs and on a wide array of policies and procedures, including those governing faculty evaluation, workload, compensation, academic freedom, and grievances; student services, activities, admissions, and employment; and libraries, research, information technology, among others. Recommendations often originate in faculty committees, with the Administration, or with the Faculty Council Executive Committee. The Faculty Council Executive Committee, which is elected by the Faculty Council, meets monthly on its own and also with the President, Provost, Graduate School Dean, CFO, VP of Legal Affairs, and other University Administrators to discuss pressing and long-term issues facing the University and its students, faculty, staff, and administration.
Smartphones Enable Study to Combat Pregnancy Complications
AUSTIN, Texas — Women in the U.S. are more likely to die from childbirth or pregnancy-related causes than other women in the developed world
Read moreExhibition Charts the Rise and Relevance of the Arts and Crafts Design Movement
A detailed look at the history of the Arts and Crafts movement is the focus of a new exhibition on campus
Read moreOverflowing Crater Lakes Carved Canyons Across Mars
Today, most of the water on Mars is locked away in frozen ice caps
Read moreUT Austin Chemist Livia Eberlin Named a Moore Inventor Fellow
UT Austin faculty member is identified as one of the 50 inventors who will shape the next 50 years
Read moreMore Than 20% of UT Undergrads are First-Generation College Students
UT joined colleges and universities across the country to #celebratefirstgen by hosting its inaugural on-campus event.
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