Saturday’s protest on the steps of the Texas Capitol saw hundreds of students advocating for reproductive rights in the wake of recent anti-abortion legislation in Texas.
On May 16, Gov. Greg Abbott...
Paxton Smith ditched her preapproved valedictorian speech to speak out against a new Texas law that bans abortion as early as six weeks or as soon as a heartbeat is detected. Smith called the bill “gut-wrenching”...
Graduate student organization Underpaid at UT drafted an open letter to University administration May 28 in response to the new health care plan for graduate students, Academic Blue.
The new default...
More than two decades after graduating from the UT College of Fine Arts, Ramón H. Rivera-Servera will become the first Latino dean of the College of Fine Arts starting July 1.
UT president Jay Hartzell released a fall planning update to the UT community Wednesday with information on flexible work arrangements for the fall.
Flexible work arrangements are a variation of where...
Protestors gathered outside the Texas Capitol on Saturday in protest of Senate Bill 8, which bans abortions when a heartbeat can be detected.
On May 19, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law one of the most...
Current Longhorn Band Director Scott Hanna is retiring effective May 31. Cliff Croomes will become the 15th director of the Longhorn Band starting June 1 and will be the first Black band director at UT,...
Update as of 5:00 p.m. Wednesday:
UT President Jay Hartzell announced Wednesday that masks are optional on UT’s campus. Hartzell said the University recommends for individuals who are not fully vaccinated...
TW: Discussion of sexual harassment
When some students registered for classes, they noticed there was no professor listed for the course, causing concerns about safety and class preparedness.
Chemistry...
While UT is planning for a “near normal” fall semester, student organizations have had trouble during the past year filling leadership positions and keeping membership numbers and engagement high.
Students are calling for University President Jay Hartzell to rescind his support for a Texas State Senate bill which will allocate between $3 million and $6 million sometime between 2022 and 2023 for the development of a campus “Liberty Institute.”
UT scientists have discovered a previously unidentified group of microbial organisms that can break down dead matter without releasing greenhouse gases.
