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 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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
The UT System Board of Regents named Jim Davis, the University’s current senior vice president and chief operating officer, interim president of UT effective immediately on Wednesday.
The board’s...
The Moody College of Communication will offer a new sports production and broadcasting minor in collaboration with Texas Athletics starting Fall 2025, according to a Feb. 11 news release.
The 15-credit...
Editor's note: Professors quoted in the article are speaking as individuals and not on behalf of the University.
UT medical researchers have found the future of their research uncertain after new...
Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter
• February 14, 2025
As a public university, UT must comply with federal regulations and a Jan. 29 state directive requiring all Texas state agencies and local law enforcement to assist in federal immigration enforcement...
