Harrison Keller
@HKellerEDU
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President of the University of North Texas. Proud Son, Husband, and Dad.
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Great first day as Commissioner of Higher Education
@TexasHigherEdBoard
: I was glad to meet the agency staff and start learning about current operations and projects. Lots of exciting work ahead!
#txhighered
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I'm excited about this historic
@UTAustin
announcement today! Thanks to the
@utsystem
Board of Regents, starting in 2020 Texas students from families earning up to $65K will have tuition completely covered and students from families up to $125K will have guaranteed financial aid.
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I was glad to share the work we’re doing through
@TexasOnCourse
to improve college and career advising at
#CBForum
! We’re excited about extending access to these resources developed with
@CollegeBoard
and others, through partnerships with other states.
#txhighered
#studentsuccess
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Great discussion today with Senator
@JohnCornyn
about our work
@TXHigherEdBoard
with all 50 Texas community colleges and
@TACC_News
to increase support for community colleges, expand workforce education programs, and improve affordability for students.
#txhighered
Great to meet with
@TXHigherEdBoard
Commissioner Harrison Keller today to discuss the important role community colleges play in workforce training and our growing economy, and their importance to ensure students are equipped for the jobs of the future.
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I’m excited that
@GovAbbott
and our legislative leadership have allocated an additional $118 million for higher education initiatives tied to our economic recovery.
#caresact
#highered
#economicdevelopment
#equity
Announcing $118M in federal funding through the CARES Act to support higher education in Texas, including $93M to help students continue or restart their progress toward earning a post-secondary credential or degree.
More information:
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I’m proud that the first Texas disbursement of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds will maintain our major need-based financial aid programs. Governor Abbott Allocates Emergency Relief Funding for Higher Education
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I’ll miss my mentor and friend Bill Powers. He set powerful examples of presidential leadership for equity, educational reform, and student success, and against existential threats to the great American public research universities.
#whatstartshere
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Thank you UHD! Great visit to meet with
@UHDPresident
Munoz and
@lonestarcollege
president Head, hear about the important work happening, and see the UHD campus.
#txhighered
Great conversations were happening once again as UHD &
@UHDPresident
hosted
@TXHigherEdBoard
Commissioner
@HKellerEDU
, Chairman of the Board Stewart Stedman &
@lonestarcollege
Chancellor Dr. Stephen Head.
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My Future20 session at
#SXSWedu
today will focus on how programs like
@UTAustin
-led
@TexasOnRamps
and facilitated networks of educators are closing preparation gaps and improving college readiness at scale. 2 pm, Hilton Salon J
#utatsxsw
#whatstartshere
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Counting down to
#SXSWEDU
. I’ll be leading a session on Monday at 2 pm about
@TexasOnRamps
and how networks and collaboration are key to improving college readiness at scale. Join us in the Hilton, Salon J
#utatsxsw
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Excited to welcome 200 new
@OnRampsTexas
teacher affiliates to
@UTAustin
this morning! Welcome to the Forty Acres!
#OnRampsPLI
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Valuable insights from
@uritr
and the Dana Center. We need more nuanced approaches to rigor in mathematics, and for the majority of students 'rigor' shouldn't imply a forced march to College Algebra.
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Thank you for hosting me today
@hellyer_brenda
! I was inspired by the great things you’re doing
@SanJacCollege
for your students and in innovative industry partnerships!
#txhighered
#studentsuccess
It was wonderful to share the incredible work happening
@SanJacCollege
with
@HKellerEDU
! We are excited about his vision for higher education in Texas! Thanks to Trustees Mims
@dmimssjc
and Flickinger for joining us!
@TACC_News
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We’re excited about our new strategic plan for
#txhighered
, Building a Talent Strong Texas.
@TXHigherEdBoard
we’re committed to expanding opportunities and accelerating innovation through
#highered
.
ICYMI:
@TXHigherEdBoard
is keeping Texas students competitive in our changing workforce through an updated strategic plan for
#HigherEd
.
Together, we are ensuring all Texans have an opportunity to succeed.
More on “Building A Talent Strong Texas” plan:
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Intriguing essay from
@brandonbusteed
. Employers value the skills students learn via Liberal Arts, especially in combination with other recognized credentials. I'd add: we need broader collaborations among higher ed and employers to inform design of new, high-value credentials.
Long Live The English Major...If It’s Paired With An Industry-Recognized Credential via
@forbes
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As of this week more than 10,000 counselors and advisers are engaged in the
@TexasOnCourse
Academy. It is a privilege for us
@UTAustin
and our partners including
@RoadtripNation
to work with these dedicated Texas educators and their students!
#WhatStartsHere
#TexasEducation
#TBT
to last week when we were at
@AustinCrockett
for the
@RoadtripNation
#RoomToGrow
screening tour. Here's our founder,
@JWHKeller
, talking to two roadtrippers from
@hydeparkschools
and The Heritage School about their post-high school plans 🌐
#TexasEducation
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My friend
@brandonbusteed
reflects on Daniel Kahneman’s insights about the purpose of higher education. Great piece, with echoes of the allegory of the cave.
#highered
“Education leads something out of you. Education, ultimately, is transformative. And in doing so, it changes what you believe.”
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Congratulations to my friend EPCC President William Serrata (
@WSerrata
) for being named the top community college CEO by the Association of Community College Trustees!
#txhighered
#EPCCpride
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As of today,
@TexasOnCourse
has >5,000 secondary counselors and advisers in our online Digital Academy, representing 50% of Texas school districts.
@UTAustin
we are excited to be working with our partners in this initiative!
#WhatStartsHere
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Remarkable progress
@UTAustin
in improving student success and closing the gaps: via
@TexasTribune
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@UTAustin
we're excited about partnering on a Texas edition of
@RoadtripNation
, featuring Texas high school students interviewing Texans about their professional and educational paths! Look for a preview of these new resources in Spring '18.
#RTNTexas
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I'm excited about how our Middle School resources
@TexasOnCourse
are helping students learn about potential career paths! Nearly 11,000 counselors and advisers are part of the OnCourse Academy, serving more than 95 percent of the secondary students in Texas.
#whatstartshere
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This school year, excellent teachers like
@krausmath
have made all the difference for keeping our kids on track and our families hopeful for a better future - thank you for all you have done this year! Hoping you enjoy your well-deserved summer break!
#TXteachers
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#climbconference2017
Several speakers quote
@UTAustin
10th president: "Public confidence is the only real endowment of a state university."
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I’m happy to be attending the 50th anniversary symposium for the
@hgse_profed
Institute for Educational Management, with inspiring higher ed leaders from around the world.
#highered
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Great conversations at Harvard's
#IEM50
@hgse_profed
the past two days about challenges facing higher education and the innovative leadership needed now. Powerful insights from Art Levine, Bridget Terry-Long (
@bterrylong
), Anthony Jack (
@tony_jack
), and many others.
#highered
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Great conversation last week at the
@DRC
State of Higher Education event about how Texas higher ed will play a critical role in driving economic recovery.
#txhighered
#highereducation
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Inspired by nearly 400
#OnRamps
teachers, school leaders, and
#UTAustin
faculty celebrating a very successful
#OnRampsPLI
#whatstartshere
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We support our community and technical colleges in expanding opportunities for reskilling and upskilling. Thanks to Governor
@GregAbbott_TX
and our legislative leaders, millions of new financial aid will be available to help Texans complete high-value credentials.
#txhighered
Be counted! Help state and federal policymakers understand how community colleges are helping put Americans to work. Visit to participate in a national study by
@opp_america
and
@luminafound
.
#communitycollege
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Program Helps Middle School Students With Career Advancement
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I was glad to have the opportunity to talk with
@PVAMU
faculty and staff today about the challenges Prairie View and other campuses face, and the vital roles they will play in driving economic recovery and a better future for our state.
#pvamu
#texashighered
#highereducation
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Looking forward to SXSWEDU next week! I’ll be talking about
@TexasOnRamps
on Monday afternoon at 2 pm:
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Great discussion at the Capitol today with legislative staff, our terrific leader fellows, and
@TexasOnCourse
team!
#TxLege
#whatstartshere
Big thanks to our awesome staff for speaking about our resources at the TX Capitol today -- leader fellows
@sal17858898
,
@thesilentwit
,
@dannetteleeann
, and
@counselormhuber
were also on deck to talk about how they use
#MapMyGrad
and
#MiddleGalaxy
with their students 🤓
#TxLege
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‘A more efficient university’: UT-Austin raises on-time graduation rate.
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#climbconference2017
Important point from
@dan_greenstein
often gets glossed over: not all interventions work equally well for all students
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Great essay by James Hatch, Navy veteran, about his first semester at Yale. “We humans have much more in common than we have different. Thanks Yale, for helping me to become an aspiring bridge-builder at the age of 52.”
#highered
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#utsou
:
@gregfenves
is committed to fostering upward mobility, calls on other universities to join
@UTAustin
in renewing the American dream
#UTSOU
:
@gregfenves
outlined plans to boost economic mobility, increase experiential learning & recruit top faculty
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Excited about the launch of Texas OnCourse Academy today! Free online competency-based training for college and career advisers across Texas
Make your students’ dreams happen. Use our resources & be prepared to advise any student, whatever their path:
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Anne Trumbore and
@MatthewGaertner
on microcredentialing: we’re creating a market, we need to back it up with assessment
#LWMOOC2017
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It is a privilege for us
@UTAustin
and our partners to support dedicated Texas high school counselors like AISD's Michelle Snyder! Thanks to the Alcalde for highlighting our
@TexasOnCourse
initiative.
#WhatStartsHere
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@rngoodwin
@UIAinnovation
@UCF
@UTAustin
@chronicle
I'm excited to be part of this proposal! Please consider voting for our session!
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It's time to shift discussion of 'online learning' to 'digital strategy' (essay) | InsideHigherEd
http://t.co/Mureh02uV6
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Understanding Higher Education Finance - Postsecondary Analytics, LLC
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@KimHunterReed
@SHEEOed
Thanks
@KimHunterReed
! Looking forward to working with you!
@TexasHigherEdBoard
@SHEEOed
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We're excited to partner with Raj Chetty, John Friedman, David Deming and like-minded institutions & organizations to foster upward mobility
Welcome to Austin,
#CLIMBConference2017
! Let's learn from each other as universities strive to foster upward mobility for our students
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Great report from CCRC on
#dualenrollment
! Deeply disturbing gaps in college completion for these students by income in TX and most states.
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@EducationDive
Great recommendation in this article for resources from our
@TexasOnCourse
partner
@RoadtripNation
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@tarletonprez
@TarletonState
Great to meet you at CPUPC this week,
@tarletonprez
! I appreciated Rissa McGuire's invitation to meet with you and your colleagues, and look forward to working with you to advance higher education for Texas
#txhighered
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Advisors and counselors aren't the preferred source for decisions on academic paths via
@EducationDive
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Interesting new report from
@NateJohnsonFL
. Misaligned
#highered
finance and higher ed goals undermines opportunity.
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@UTAustin
developed
@TexasOnCourse
in close partnerships with TEA, THECB, TWC, employers, and thousands of educators across the state.
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Proud that our team today launched the new TEXAS Extended Campus | The University of Texas at Austin
http://t.co/WQeEcWzty8
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We're looking forward to hosting Learning with MOOCs 2017!
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@uritr
and his colleagues are expanding opportunities for Texas students and students across the nation. Math requirements and pathways that empower students to achieve their educational and professional goals, based on actual evidence.
#mathpathways
I’m teaching the corequisite for freshman Calculus at UT Austin, and it’s a revelation. The corequisite movement has changed the profile of students who are able to succeed in substantive courses with mathematical integrity.
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@JohnCornyn
Thanks for the conversation, Senator
@JohnCornyn
- it was great to share the great work Texas higher ed is doing and talk about ways we can expand opportunities through our community colleges
#txhighered
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“It’s labs and real-world opportunities... that have attracted students to the school’s
@OnRampsTexas
classes”
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After hundreds of millions of dollars and years of reform efforts,
#highered
completion has barely improved in Texas
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@KemiJona
asks whether the catalog is still a relevant construct, if learners’ demands on universities are continually changing
#LWMOOC2017
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