Editor's note: This story was originally published on March 30, 2023, but was updated on August 3, 2023, to reflect changes to the percentage of K-12 school districts in Texas that the TCHATT program serves.
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Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three members to the UT System Board of Regents, according to a newsletter sent out by the University of Texas System on March 16.
Robert Gauntt was newly appointed and vice...
Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter
• February 28, 2023
As the Texas legislature prepares to consider bills limiting diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses, student leaders are grappling with what a recently announced UT System-wide pause on...
Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporters
• February 24, 2023
The University of Texas System Board of Regents announced an active pause on all new diversity, equity and inclusion policies at all system institutions Wednesday in addition to requesting reports on currently...
UT’s $42 billion endowment is fueled by oil and gas. And despite growing calls to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry, the System doesn’t seem poised to plug its money maker.
Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter
• January 11, 2023
The UT System announced a partnership with Grow with Google to provide free technology-oriented online career certificates on Dec. 9.
“UT Systems’ degree-granting programs are preparing students...
Members of the UT System Board of Regents donated $5.8 million to Gov. Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial campaigns, according to an analysis by The Texas Tribune.
Abbott appointed all 90 members currently...
Editor's note: A previous version of this story attributed a quote to Chris Turner, but has been correctly reattributed to John Turner.
In 1997 the University established UTeach, a certification program...
Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter
• October 7, 2022
Duo Security, the two-factor authentication service used by UT to verify a student’s identity when logging into their student accounts, plans to introduce the “Universal Prompt” on Oct. 19 to simplify...
When Jester West resident Joel Gomez tested positive for COVID-19 last week, he had a difficult decision to make — isolate back at home and risk getting his grandma sick, or isolate in his dorm and risk...
A recent $1 million investment to UT from a nonprofit has sparked a new partnership that ensures more developments can be made in ethical applications of artificial intelligence.
The MITRE Corporation...
On Tuesday, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the allocation of $16.5 million toward student mental health, student safety and alcohol education for all 13 UT System institutions...
