Professors pitch in for scholarship

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:17:13 GMT

The daughter of Aggie billionaire George Mitchell, Sheridan Lorenz, had a proposal: She'd give $50,000 for a scholarship for women undergraduates in Texas A&M's physics and astronomy department if the department could match it.
Then-departmen ...

Texas A&M president Loftin: Kyle Field upgrade may still force games to be moved

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:15:57 GMT

Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin told Bryan-College Station business leaders Wednesday that he understands that a year without college football would be painful for Aggieland, but the possibility still remains.
"We are in this together ... ...

Texas A&M plans service for late professor Howard Kaplan

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:03:39 GMT

Howard Kaplan was called the ultimate scholar: Even at 79, the Texas A&M distinguished sociology professor and expert in the study of deviant behavior planned books and other projects.
"In spite of all this, he was never late for dinner or mi ...

Texas A&M moves forward with Big 12 exit plan

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:08:38 GMT

Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin said Monday that progress has been made in negotiating a fee for the Aggies' withdrawal from the Big 12 Conference and he hopes to have an agreement "fairly soon."
He made the statement after the A&M Sys ...

Data shows universities losing funding

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:36:48 GMT

States' funding of major public research universities dropped 20 percent in constant dollars -- those adjusted for inflation -- over eight years, according to federal data released last week.
The trend held true in Texas, but was less pronounced, ...

Rick Perry's 2012 run spotlighted A&M

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:36:45 GMT

In the early days of Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign, Texas A&M's media relations department fielded two or three calls a day from the national media.
Reporters from publications like the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Wall Stre ...

Enduring flame: Burn raises questions about future of Student Bonfire

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:36:40 GMT

Texas A&M may be leaving behind the Big 12 and its longtime rivalry with the University of Texas, but the bonfire will continue to burn, organizers of the unofficial student-run event say.
This year's lighting, staged off of Old Hearne Road in ...