The UT System Board of Regents pledged a “transformative” $100 million investment to the School of Civic Leadership, Board Chairman Kevin Eltife announced Thursday during a press conference.
The...
The UT System Board of Regents chairman announced Friday that former state Rep. John Zerwas, the System’s current executive vice chancellor for health affairs, will become acting chancellor effective...
Editor's Note: This article was updated on May 2 to include new information.
Two current students and two graduates sued the University, Gov. Greg Abbott and former UT president Jay Hartzell Wednesday...
Editor’s note: The doctoral candidate quoted in the article is speaking independently and not on behalf of the University.
When Tim first arrived at UT as a visiting international student, he felt...
Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter
• April 25, 2025
Multiple UT international students have had their visas reactivated in a federal database maintained by the Department of Homeland Security, a University spokesperson confirmed Friday.
The changes...
When art history junior Madeline Jewesson first started going to the Fine Arts Library to study, she had no idea how to check out a book. Eventually, she applied to be a student staffer, inspired from...
I truly have no idea how I ended up at the Texan — it honestly feels like a fluke.
I had no journalism experience in high school, nor considered it before college. I spent the first semester of my...
With 38 days left in the 89th legislative session, only one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s “top priorities” has passed through both chambers or received the governor’s signature, and Texas lawmakers are...
About 100 protesters gathered on the South Lawn on Thursday, chanting “Free, free Palestine” and “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.”
These chants are identical to the ones...
PUBLIC SAFETY & IMMIGRATION
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Multiple federal and state policy changes mandated University compliance with immigration enforcement operations, prompting city leaders, student advocates...
Laura Baker, General Projects Reporter
• April 24, 2025
The Austin City Council is set to vote on a proposed zoning amendment this May that would allow West Campus developments to rise higher than the UT Tower and potentially elicit more affordable housing...
