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Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet speaks at the Benson Latin American Collection on Wednesday Oct. 16, 2024.

Former Chilean president visits UT, speaks on gender equality

Clara Carrabba, General News Reporter October 18, 2024

Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet, emphasized the importance of women’s leadership and gender equality in her address at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies...

The tower is pictured on Sept. 15, 2024.

UT Tower restoration effort to affect parking, graduation photos

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter October 17, 2024

A $70 million effort to restore the exterior of the Main Tower will start in November and is expected to last three years, President Jay Hartzell announced in an email on Oct. 4.  The restoration...

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 14, 2024

President Jay Hartzell will not allow the dean of the College of Liberal Arts to serve a second term because she did not have “a grand enough vision” for the college, according to an Oct. 2 article...

UT and OU compete in voter registration contest ahead of Red River Rivalry

UT and OU compete in voter registration contest ahead of Red River Rivalry

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter October 8, 2024

UT Student Government competed against Oklahoma University in a voter registration contest that started on Sept. 16. Voter registration in Texas for the November elections closed Monday and will close...

Alondra Nelson delivers the keynote address during the LBJ School of Public Affairs Policy Leadership in the Age of AI Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 1 2024. Nelson is one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI.

LBJ School hosts AI policy symposium, keynote address by former White House staffer

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, General News Reporter October 3, 2024

Amid low trust in artificial intelligence, government officials must adapt their policies and laws to better equip the country, the former acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology...

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

Maryam Ahmed and Riley Walsh October 1, 2024

The FBI arrested a Nevada man on Sept. 16 on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate communications with threat to injure two high-level UT employees, according to a criminal complaint.  The...

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

The UT Title IX Office recruited students on Sept. 16 to work for its new Peer-to-Peer Education program, which will educate student organizations about Title IX policies and procedures to foster a...

A student leaves the Health Discovery Building, part of the Dell Medical School, on September 25, 2024.

Dell Medical School graduate debt reported to be half national average

Daniela Capistran, General News Reporter September 29, 2024

Debt for graduate students in the Dell Medical School amounted to half the national average in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Medical...

The Jackson School of Geoscience on March, 3, 2022.

Jackson School of Geosciences announces partnership with KBH Energy Center

Lizzie Bassett, General News Reporter September 26, 2024

The Jackson School of Geosciences will now collaborate with three other UT colleges to develop energy solutions, the school announced on Sept. 13.  The Jackson School is the fourth school to partner...

Author and professor Dr. Carlos Kevin Blanton hands out raffled books after his presentation on his book "George I. Sanchez: The Long Fight For Mexican American Integration" at Elizabeth Shatto Massey Honor Hall on September 24th. The book is a biography of the life of George I. Sanchez and the impact he had on improving the lives of Mexican Americans.

College of Education honors George I. Sánchez, civil rights activist, namesake of College of Education building

Genevieve Britten, General News Reporter September 24, 2024

The College of Education celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday with a lecture in honor of George I. Sánchez, a Mexican-American activist who fought for education reform.  Carlos Blanton,...

State Representative Gina Hinojosa discusses the upcoming November election in Texas. Speaker Evan Smith hosted Hinojosa as well as State Representatives Sheryl Cole and John Bucy III on Sept. 23, 2024.

Texas House Democrats discuss voter suppression, affordability in LBJ Conversations series

Asya Ardawatia, General News Reporter September 24, 2024

Texas representatives discussed voter suppression and affordability on Monday in a new conversation series from the LBJ School of Public Affairs.   Evan Smith, LBJ professor and co-founder of The...

A student in burnt orange scrubs walks through the UT Austin School of Nursing on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2024.

School of Nursing launches four new centers to support faculty, students

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter September 24, 2024

The School of Nursing launched four new centers as part of an initiative to support faculty and students across different disciplines, according to a Sept. 13 press release.   Eun-Ok Im, Dean of the...

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