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UT Tower on Feb. 4, 2025.

US immigration officials to begin monitoring non-citizen social media for ‘antisemitic activity’

Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter April 10, 2025

Federal immigration enforcement will begin screening non-citizens’ social media accounts for “antisemitic activity” as grounds for denying visa and green card applications, according to an April...

Taylor Sheridan to deliver keynote address at UT commencement

Taylor Sheridan to deliver keynote address at UT commencement

Ethan Housewright, General News Reporter April 10, 2025

Screenwriter and director Taylor Sheridan will deliver the keynote address at UT's 142nd Commencement Ceremony on May 10 to an expected crowd of 50,000 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Sheridan...

A breakdown of interim President Jim Davis’s legal background, future plans

A breakdown of interim President Jim Davis’s legal background, future plans

Isaiah Williams, Senior News Reporter April 9, 2025

Since he was announced as interim president in February, Jim Davis has participated in a series of public events, introducing himself to students and faculty and laying out his presidential agenda. Here’s...

UT eliminates flag system requirement for classes, graduation

UT eliminates flag system requirement for classes, graduation

Isaiah Williams, Senior News Reporter April 7, 2025

UT students no longer need to fulfill the flag requirements to graduate, according to emails sent to students and faculty from the Office of the Vice President and Provost on Monday, the first day...

Former interim provost Rachel Davis Mersey speaks at the Friends of The Daily Texan banquet on March 22, 2024.

Former Executive Vice President and Provost to join SMU

Diego Hernandez, Senior News Reporter April 7, 2025

Former University Executive Vice President and Provost Rachel Davis Mersey will join Southern Methodist University as the next executive vice president and provost, SMU announced Monday. Mersey will...

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Federalist Society Fireside Chat in the Eidman Courtroom on April 3, 2025.

Student organization hosts Gov. Greg Abbott for legal discussion

Isaiah Williams, Senior News Reporter April 3, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Law School in front of members of UT’s chapter of the Federalist Society on Thursday in an event that was closed to the public and non-members of the organization According...

UT Flag Review Committee discusses possible changes to flag requirement

UT Flag Review Committee discusses possible changes to flag requirement

Isaiah Williams, Senior News Reporter March 27, 2025

Senior Ashley Smith never gave much thought to the flags she needed to graduate. Majoring in Plan II, international relations and global studies, Smith said her coursework mostly aligned with the University...

Students walk out of the former Multicultural Education Center on Jan. 18.

How federal DEI guidance could reach beyond SB 17

Genevieve Britten, General News Reporter March 26, 2025

A federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration on March 14 to enforce an executive order that prompted the U.S. Department of Education to create guidance prohibiting “illegal” diversity,...

Former President of the University of Texas at Austin, Jay Hartzell, sits for the exit interview in the Lyndon B. Johnson Bass Lecture Hall on March 24, 2025. Professor of Practice and co-founder of the Texas Tribune, Evan Smith, moderated the interview.

Former President Jay Hartzell reflects on presidency during UT-hosted exit interview

Porter Staggers, General News Reporter March 24, 2025

Former President Jay Hartzell, who served in the position from 2020 to mid-February, spoke about his accomplishments and potential regrets during his time at UT on Monday. Hartzell sat down with...

The UT tower on Feb. 3, 2025.

UT System Board of Regents bans drag shows from university campuses

Isaiah Williams, Senior News Reporter March 18, 2025

The University will no longer be permitted to host or fund drag shows on campus, the UT System Board of Regents announced in a statement Tuesday. “All activities at UT institutions are expected to...

UT to prohibit Tiktok, other ByteDance-owned apps on devices used for University-related operations

UT to prohibit Tiktok, other ByteDance-owned apps on devices used for University-related operations

Daniela Capistran, Senior News Reporter February 25, 2025

The University will ban all “prohibited technologies,” including apps owned or created by ByteDance Limited, like TikTok, on personal devices used for University business beginning Feb. 27, University...

Incoming interim provost Rachel Davis Mersey speaks at the Friends of The Daily Texan banquet on March 22, 2024.

College of Natural Sciences dean named UT’s interim provost

Daniela Capistran, Senior News Reporter February 21, 2025

David Vanden Bout, the dean of the College of Natural Sciences, will be interim provost and replace Rachel Davis Mersey in the role, interim president Jim Davis announced in an email Thursday.  The...

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