#Texas tech university

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Texas Tech Pole Vaulter

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Sepalika Sandhya Gunaratne

Born December 16 1963 in Sri Lanka

Monrovia, California

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As Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies that using diversity, equity and inclusion criteria in the hiring process is “illegal,” lawmakers in the legislature are pushing against the practice in Texas universities. State representative Carl Tepper, R-Lubbock, filed a bill to prohibit higher education institutions from funding or supporting diversity, equity and inclusion offices. HB 1006 also prohibits any efforts to formulate diversity “beyond what is necessary to uphold the equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment.” “We call it division, inequity and indoctrination. The DEI office name is a misnomer,” Tepper said. “We feel like it’s purposely being misused, to push a very woke very liberal agenda. You can have any belief you want, you can have any care about race relations or sexual relations or what have you. But we think that on the state dollar, and the state budget, that these universities, these state departments, departments of the state of Texas, should be neutral.”

Tepper’s alma mater Texas Tech University, now in his district, said its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion works “to foster, affirm, celebrate, engage and strengthen inclusive communities.” They provide mentors to first-generation students, cultural centers for minority students and outlets for the campus to engage with the intercultural community.

Tepper said he hopes his bill will get rid of those outlets. He called Texas Tech’s Black Cultural Center “self-segregation.”

“I would do away with that. We have some wonderful facilities for everyone,” he said. “We want our students to learn together and play together, interact together, not as a segregated society. We want to see distinguished Black alumni, the portraits of distinguished Black alumni all over campus, not just in the Black Cultural Center.”

Some attorneys worry the recent restrictions of DEI policies are misguided. Jay Ellwanger, an attorney who specializes in employment and civil rights litigation at Ellwanger Law, said DEI policies are already prohibited from discrimination by federal law and may attract businesses wanting to create a diverse and competitive workforce. “The thing that struck me most in Governor Abbott’s memorandum to the state agencies was that I think he needed to go back to law school,” Ellwanger said. “Because the issues that were raised by this memorandum are impacted by areas of federal law that have been in place for almost 60 years.” The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recommends DEI initiatives as a best practice.

“EEOC makes it make extremely clear that you can’t have quotas, that you can’t purposely put a minority ahead of a nonminority in a DEI context if they’re not qualified,” Ellwanger said. “All the federal law says is that you can allow for other parts of someone’s makeup to go into that hiring equation, which again, allows for a company or state agency to hire more competitively, to get more viewpoints in the workplace, and just overall become more competitive.”

Rep. Tepper’s concerns are already shifting policy, however. Texas Tech University announced Wednesday they are eliminating DEI criteria. That decision comes after a Wall Street Journal report criticized the weight that some departments give to subjective diversity statements required in candidates’ applications.

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From the Texas Tech University Archives: The Catalyst, a controversial, underground local newspaper published by TTU students and members of the local community in the 1970s. Find it here: https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/121

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Happy #NationalMascotDay!

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A Gathering of Mascots During SMU Cheerleader Camp.

For some reason, this image always struck me as funny. I know it's not a great picture—taken with a film camera in 2003—but the mascots all hanging out together as if they are going to a party or something is just humorous to me.

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Postcrossing US-10180997-A by Gail Anderson Via Flickr: Vintage postcard with a photo of the statue of Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds at Texas Tech University. This was taken at the Carol of Lights ceremony, which Texas Tech has every year to mark the beginning of the Christmas holiday season.

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Acquiring a second language why do we find it so difficult?

ADQUIRIR UNA SEGUNDA LENGUA: ¿POR QUÉ NOS PARECE TAN DIFÍCIL?

Series coordinated by Idoia Elola (Texas Tech University) y Ana Oskoz (University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Public Lecture given Greg Kessler (Ohio University)

Language: English (simultaneous interpretation into Spanish)

The Instituto Cervantes Manchester and Leeds presents the second edition of the lecture series: “Acquiring a Second Language: Why do we find it so difficult?”, coordinated by Idoia Elola (Texas Tech University) y Ana Oskoz (University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), a forum aimed at teachers, language studentes, parents and the general public, which will consider how we learn a second, or a heritage language. Presenters will discuss various elements and difficulties that come with second-language acquisition including: myths and realities surrounding language acquisition and age, the effect of explicit knowledge and how it can affect learning, the use of language according to the context in which it is spoken, and the effect of education on our ability to learn a second language. The first lecture will celebrate the International Mother Language Day and will be given by Greg Kessler (Ohio University).

IMLD 2024: ACQUIRING A SECOND LANGUAGE: WHY DO WE FIND IT SO DIFFICULT? DATE: 21 February 2024 TIME: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm AGES: 18+ PRICE: Free FORMAT: Online THEME: Languages Skills ORGANISER: Instituto Cervantes

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Avoid Tax Turkeys

Thanksgiving is many things to many people.

Family and friends you haven't seen in ages. Lots and lots and lots of food. Football games.

For the hubby and me, it means watching the annual Macy's parade with its ginormous helium balloons separating the marching bands. This year was special, since one of those bands was the Goin' Band From Raiderland.

It was a thrill seeing my alma mater so well represented. The group looked right at home, trading in the football field for the streets of New York City, just ahead of the floating Grogu, or Baby Yoda as we still call him in our house.

Yes, the marchers definitely did Texas Tech University proud on Thanksgiving Day!

But now that things are getting back to normal, it's time to think about taxes again.

Notably, you should check out these five tax turkeys that you want to avoid. Making some tax moves now could save you some money now, as well as next filing season and even help out well into the future.

You can read more about each of the five featured tax turkeys — as well as find more on other holiday and everyday tax matters, tax tips, and random and fun tax tidbits, at my blog Don't Mess With Taxes.

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Steve Fox and Texas Tech

Steve Fox is donating $25 million to establish a cancer treatment center at Texas Tech University after his own cancer went into remission. More than 20 years ago, Steve Fox, car salesman and owner of several dealerships in El Paso, Texas, was diagnosed with severe tongue and throat cancer. “Being a (car) salesman, I thought I’m going to make a deal with God. So, I made a promise that if God…

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My alma mater turned 100 this year. I happened to be in town with my mom and sister, so we took a memory detour. Fun times! Get your guns up! 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

Sorry for the face and the body. It’s what I have to work with and it was fucking hot outside 🥵

Note: my sister gives the double barrel because she is a Wayland grad. 🤣

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Texas Tech Dancer

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Sepalika Sandhya Gunaratne at her wedding

Born December 16 1963 in Sri Lanka

Monrovia, California

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https://www.universityframes.com/diploma-frames/texas-tech-university/2000

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From the Texas Tech University Archives: The New Morning, an independent publication based in Lubbock, Texas, sponsored by the Pi Lambda Phi social fraternity and the Alliance of Sisters. Find it here: https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/54778

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Texas Tech Red Raiders at #18 TCU Horned Frogs

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, TX

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Texas Tech School of Law, Lubbock.