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

Timeline: University compliance with Senate Bill 17

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter June 25, 2024

Feb. 22, 2023: The UT System Board of Regents paused new diversity, equity and inclusion policies at all system institutions after a letter from Gov. Greg Abbott warned DEI policies in hiring practices...

A police officer warns protesters to make space as an organizer is held down and zip-tied on UT's Main Mall during the pro-Palestine student walkout on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Letters from American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, student protesters address University disciplinary notices

Matthew Gomez and Erika Pernis June 25, 2024

A group of arrested student protesters and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas wrote letters to the University in response to the disciplinary notices sent to students arrested during April’s...

The tower on July 7, 2023.

UT lays off communications employees amid protests, DEI changes

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter June 18, 2024

UT Austin dismissed 19 to 20 communications and marketing staff to prioritize “managing reputational issues and crises.” Their last day is Aug. 31. A vice president notified employees in the University...

UT Austin pro-Palestine encampment dismantled by law enforcement, over 100 protesters arrested: timeline

UT Austin pro-Palestine encampment dismantled by law enforcement, over 100 protesters arrested: timeline

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter April 29, 2024

Law enforcement arrested at least 100 people today after protesters formed an encampment in support of Palestine on South Mall.  The event follows similar encampments at college campuses around the...

Pro-Palestine encampment set up on South Mall, over 40 protesters arrested

Pro-Palestine encampment set up on South Mall, over 40 protesters arrested

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter April 29, 2024

Law enforcement arrested at least 43 protesters on Monday after students formed an encampment in support of Palestine on the South Mall lawn. The encampment began at approximately 12:45 p.m. with over...

Semester of SB 17: Alumni, LGBTQ+ activists concerned but hopeful for student advocacy

Kylee Howard, General Projects Reporter April 26, 2024

Editor’s Note: The implementation of Senate Bill 17 meant the loss of diversity, equity and inclusion offices, positions and resources throughout campus. The Texan’s projects department reached out...

Faculty join students in front of Main Mall to protest yesterday's arrests and the ongoing violence in Gaza. They also called on President Jay Hartzell to resign.

Faculty protest student arrests in front of Tower, call for Hartzell resignation

Sarah Brager, Mason Rouser April 25, 2024

Nearly 1000 faculty and students gathered in front of the UT Tower today to protest at least 57 arrests made Wednesday, when law enforcement in riot gear attempted to shut down a pro-Palestine protest...

People gather in front of Travis County Jail after arrests were made on the University of Texas at Austin's campus Wednesday.

Pro-Palestine protest forms at Travis County Jail following arrests earlier in the day

Kylee Howard, Associate New Editor April 25, 2024

A pro-Palestine protest of around 150 people formed at the Travis County Jail Wednesday night. The gathering is in response to the arrests of at least 34 people on UT campus earlier in the day during a...

Kaz Elenes, an International Relations and Global Studies and Plan II sophomore, speaks during the open forum period of a Student Government meeting on April 23, 2024.

Student Government passes resolution in support of student committee to preserve community resources

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter April 24, 2024

The Student Government passed a resolution last night calling for the creation of a student committee to preserve the resources in WCP 2.112. Advocates for the space attended the meeting to show their...

Texas Exes VP of Marketing Jamie Puryear (left), Membership and Alumni Records Manager Matt Pollock (right) pictured outside the Alumni Center on 3-22-24. The Texas Exes reaches 100,000 members with Bevo as the 100,000th member.

Texas Exes reaches 100,000 life members

Christian DeBrady, General News Reporter April 23, 2024

Over 100 years after the first Longhorn permanently joined Texas Exes, the organization is celebrating 100,000 life members, according to the Texas Exes website.  Life membership is the University...

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