1. THE BREAKUP.
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LUM, LYDIA
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PARTNERSHIPS in education , *MERGERS of universities & colleges , *UNIVERSITY & college administration , *UNIVERSITY & college finance , *COLLEGE trustees - Abstract
The article reports that Texas Southmost College (TSC) and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) have agreed to end a twenty year partnership due to concerns regarding governance and finances. It overviews the process which allows students at the two-year TSC to transfer to the four-year UTB, explores the breakup's possible impact on low-income students in the area, and provides comments from TSC trustees David Oliveira and Trey Mendez.
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- 2011