New tax plan raises the cost of higher education!

The newest tax proposal, currently making its way through Congress, would make higher education even more…

Enormous cost overruns cited, UT cancels Shared Services pilot program

[SEPT 2016] The primary component of UT Austin’s controversial Shared Services plan, the Central Business Office…

Lt. Governor calls for cuts in aid to low-income students, university budgets

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick asked the Senate Higher Education Committee to meet last month to consider…

The ugly reality of privatization

Headlines regarding private security workers overshadow the CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN for the UH football team. “Security…

UT-Austin: Union members meet with campus officials on MOB privatization

Reasons given for privatization don’t hold up under scrutiny In August, UT’s Campus Planning Division issued…

Tuition deregulation, ending privatization, pay raise top goals at University Mini Lobby Day

Legislators were generally receptive to our legislative goals, as TSEU-University members hit the capitol on Wednesday…

UT Vice Pres. admits Shared Services is not going well

In a recent article in the Daily Texan, UT Vice President Kevin Hegarty admitted that staff…

In a reversal, UT to cut ties with Accenture (for now), modifies job-cutting plan

AUSTIN, TX– Victory! After months of dogging the UT administration about problems with their roll-out of…

Scrutiny of Shared Services Plan Intensifies at UT-Austin

TSEU Continues to Mobilize and Embarks on Organizing Blitz The University of Texas at Austin closed…

After intense opposition, Univ. of Michigan stalls Accenture shared services plan

For those at UT who are still examining the pros and cons of shared services, a…