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UT announces it will no longer fund cultural graduation ceremonies

UT announces it will no longer fund cultural graduation ceremonies

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter January 26, 2024

 The University will no longer fund cultural graduation ceremonies, according to an email sent on Tuesday by Brandelyn Flunder, director of the Center for Leadership and Learning. The Multicultural...

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USPS post office to close, will be replaced by UT Document Solutions contract postal unit

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter January 22, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service’s West Mall post office will close Friday, with plans for a postal contract unit in the same location in the spring, according to University spokesperson Meredith Pruitt. For...

‘Where do we go now?’: Latina/x, Indigenous University program re-forms as student organization

‘Where do we go now?’: Latina/x, Indigenous University program re-forms as student organization

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter January 22, 2024

The Latina/x and Indigenous Leadership Institute lost University funding and faculty advisor help due to Senate Bill 17 banning all diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public Texas universities...

UT alumni create petition advocating for former instructor to leave Gaza

UT alumni create petition advocating for former instructor to leave Gaza

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter January 19, 2024

A UT alumnus started a petition — which now has almost 1,500 signatures — on Dec. 29, advocating for the approval of a humanitarian visa application for a former UT instructor currently stuck in Gaza. After...

‘We are regressing as a state’: SB 17 shuts down program supporting undocumented students

‘We are regressing as a state’: SB 17 shuts down program supporting undocumented students

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter January 19, 2024

As a first-generation American, an anonymous junior said she trudged through high school longing for a helping hand in navigating unfamiliar processes, like submitting transcripts. Once she started at...

DEI offices, practices banned this year

DEI offices, practices banned this year

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter January 15, 2024

The implementation of Senate Bill 17 on Jan. 1 signaled the fall of diversity, equity and inclusion practices on campus.  Because of SB 17, the University must reform hiring practices to be color-blind...

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TAs relieved from positions will be offered different positions in the spring semester

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter December 2, 2023

Two Steve Hicks School of Social Work teaching assistants relieved from their positions due to expressing disapproval of the University response to the Israel-Hamas war with students will be offered different...

TAs relieved from positions, cannot be reappointed after expressing disagreement with University response to Israel-Hamas war

TAs relieved from positions, cannot be reappointed after expressing disagreement with University response to Israel-Hamas war

Pili Saravia and Mason Rouser December 1, 2023

Two Steve Hicks School of Social Work teaching assistants were relieved of their positions on Nov. 22 after they sent a Canvas message to their students expressing disapproval of the University’s response...

Hillel student presidents say Student Government violated bylaws after Palestine walkout repost

Hillel student presidents say Student Government violated bylaws after Palestine walkout repost

Reece Tincher and Elijah Carll November 30, 2023

Texas Hillel, a UT Jewish organization publicly supporting Israel, said UT Student Government violated its constitutional rules at a meeting on Nov. 15 after sharing an Instagram post from the Palestine...

New UT program allows incoming freshmen to begin studies abroad

New UT program allows incoming freshmen to begin studies abroad

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Texas Global introduced a new program on Nov. 13 called “Take the World by the Horns,” which creates a new study abroad opportunity for “first-time-in-college students.” The program, created...

Students walk the crosswalk in front of the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building on Nov. 27, 2023.

Doctoral student receives American Psychological Association Student of the Year award

Joey Clark, General News Reporter November 29, 2023

Psychology doctoral student William Costello won the American Psychological Association’s Division 51: Society for the Psychological Study of Men & Masculinities Student of the Year award for his...

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16% of drivers stopped by UT System police are Black despite making up 7% of system population

Michael Zhang, General Projects Reporter November 29, 2023

Since the George Floyd protests, police departments throughout the United States have taken steps to reform their practices and past.  This includes campus policing. From welcoming a new police...

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