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President Jay Hartzell gives his 2024 State of the University Address in the Hogg Memorial Auditorium on Sept 18, 2024. Hartzell set out his plans and vision for the next five years.

UT President delivers State of the University speech

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter September 18, 2024

The University’s three “core themes” include enabling student success, growing depth and broadening the University’s resources and recruiting “lead-talent” faculty and students, President...

UT launches new robotics program for freshmen

UT launches new robotics program for freshmen

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter September 17, 2024

UT launched the first known freshman robotics program in the country, allowing high school students to apply directly as part of their admissions application to the University, according to a Sept. 5 press...

The UT Tower on Sept. 16.

University police arrest UT employee on charge of failure to register as a sex offender

Kylee Howard, Vivien Ayers, and Sarah Brager September 17, 2024

University police arrested a University employee, who is a registered sex offender in Oregon,  on Sept. 6 for what officials believe to be failure to register in Texas, a third-degree felony in the state.  UTPD...

The tower on July 7, 2023.

Dean of Students announces new response team, provides guidelines for on-campus protests

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter September 16, 2024

Dean of Students Katie McGee announced a new Event Readiness and Response team on Sept. 16.  This announcement comes after the University began disciplinary proceedings last summer for some students...

Law enforcement pushes protesters to the edge of the Main Mall lawn during the pro-Palestine demonstration on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Texas pro-Palestinian organizations sue Greg Abbott, state universities for enforcement of March executive order

Maryam Ahmed and Naina Srivastava September 13, 2024

An ongoing federal lawsuit filed by several pro-Palestinian organizations in May calls on Gov. Greg Abbott and state universities to stop enforcing an executive order addressing antisemitism on college...

Rafael Anchía, a Democratic state representative of Dallas speaks at a Texas Tribune Festival panel called "DEI RIP" on Sept. 7, 2024. He and two other panelists discussed what the pushback against DEI means for Texas.

Texas Tribune Festival panelists discuss effect of anti-DEI legislation on Texas

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter September 7, 2024

Panelists discussed diversity, equity and inclusion and what pushback against it means for the state at a Saturday Texas Tribune Festival panel. The panel, centered around recent anti-DEI efforts such...

From left, Sara Hebel, Editor-in-Chief of nonprofit news organization Open Campus; Northwest Vista College President Amy Bosley; University of North Texas President Harrison Keller and Tedd Mitchell, Texas Tech University System chancellor, speak at Texas Tribune Festival "Higher Aspirations" on Sept. 6, 2024.

Higher aspirations: Texas higher education leaders talk current state, future of colleges

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter September 6, 2024

Texas higher education leaders discussed expectations for colleges and the future of higher education at a Texas Tribune Festival panel on Friday. The panel, moderated by Sara Hebel, Editor-in-Chief...

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

Executive vice president and provost Sharon Wood to leave position, Rachel Davis Mersey to become interim provost

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter August 27, 2024

Sharon Wood, executive vice president and provost, will leave her position at the end of the month, President Jay Hartzell announced in an email Tuesday. Rachel Davis Mersey, dean of the Moody College...

University polling location to move from FAC to Union for November election

University polling location to move from FAC to Union for November election

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter August 26, 2024

The University’s primary polling location will move to the Texas Union for the November presidential election due to planned construction of the Flawn Academic Center, according to a University spokesperson.  The...

Law enforcement pushed protesters off Main Mall lawn on April 24, 2024.

University upholds sanctions on pro-Palestine protesters

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter August 26, 2024

Recent UT graduate Anne-Marie Jardine appealed a deferred suspension from the University after she was arrested at the pro-Palestine protest on campus on April 24. She learned on Aug. 19 that her appeal...

Protesters stand as they are arrested during a protest on the University of Texas campus on April  24, 2024.

University committee finds administrators failed to comply with institutional rules regarding April pro-Palestine protests

Erika Pernis and Tyler Pullum August 6, 2024

A committee of professors published a report last month stating University administrators failed to comply with its own institutional rules in its response to the pro-Palestinian protests in April. The...

UT joins national effort to recruit rural, small-town students

UT joins national effort to recruit rural, small-town students

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter August 6, 2024

UT joined a national effort to recruit students from rural areas and small towns in an effort to increase college enrollment resources in these areas, according to a July 26 press release.  The University...

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