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UT-Austin should centralize Title IX investigations into one office, law firm recommends

Lauren Grobe July 8, 2020

Law firm Husch Blackwell has released its final set of Title IX policy recommendations for the University, including a recommendation to centralize Title IX investigations to one office. Husch Blackwell...

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University staff member dies of COVID-19 complications

Anna Canizales July 7, 2020

Interim President Jay Hartzell announced via universitywide email Tuesday that a University custodial staff member died Monday night due to COVID-19 related complications.  This is the University’s...

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ICE rescinds July update for international student visa guidelines during federal lawsuit

Areeba Amer and Andrew Zhang July 6, 2020

Update 7/14 The federal government has decided to allow international students to take all classes online and remain in the United States, rescinding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance...

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UT-Austin announces plans for campus operations, residence halls this fall

Nicole Stuessy and Hannah Ortega June 29, 2020

Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. UT announced more details of its reopening plan Monday, including online, hybrid and in-person classes, mostly double-occupancy rooms in residence...

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Undocumented students, families encounter challenges due to COVID-19

Austin Martinez June 29, 2020

At just 8 years old, Gerardo Ruiz-Tenorio carried the traumatic weight of his mother being deported. Twelve years later during the COVID-19 pandemic, the weight on Ruiz-Tenorio’s shoulders has intensified...

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UT removes SAT and ACT requirement for fall 2021 undergraduate admissions

Areeba Amer June 23, 2020

Students applying to the University for fall 2021 undergraduate admission will not be required to submit an SAT or ACT score as part of their application, according to a Tuesday UT News release. The...

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3,500 classes to move online this fall

Anna Canizales June 23, 2020

Interim President Jay Hartzell said in an email Tuesday that about 3,500 of 11,000 courses will now be online this coming fall.  Last month, University officials said about 2,100 fall classes would...

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Students, faculty, staff will receive disciplinary action for face mask violations

Hannah Ortega June 20, 2020

UT Interim President Jay Hartzell announced the University will require face masks or coverings inside all campus buildings in an email June 8. Masks are not required while walking around campus, but they...

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UT National Society of Black Engineers releases list of demands to Cockrell administration

Areeba Amer June 17, 2020

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a response from the Cockrell School of Engineering. The UT National Society of Black Engineers released a statement with eight demands to...

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Q&A: Interim President Hartzell on his new job and returning to campus in the fall

Anna Canizales June 15, 2020

Jay Hartzell, dean of the McCombs School of Business, started his role as interim president of The University of Texas at Austin on June 1. The UT System Board of Regents appointed Hartzell as interim...

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Wildflower Center employee tests positive for COVID-19, UT says

Hannah Ortega June 10, 2020

An employee at the University’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center tested positive for COVID-19 while another displayed symptoms for the virus, UT announced Wednesday in an internal email to University...

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UT-Austin to hold as many as 19% of classes online this fall

Areeba Amer June 3, 2020

Up to 2,100 of the 11,000 classes offered this fall will be held online, Interim UT President Jay Hartzell said in a University-wide email Wednesday.  Students can take all their classes online...

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