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Studies show UT has no wage gap but has inconsistencies in time-to-promotion

Caroline Cummings March 15, 2019

The latest findings on UT’s gender salary equality showed tenured and tenure-track female faculty salaries were actually 0.3 percent higher than their male counterparts. These findings, which...

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UT ranks third in the world for receiving U.S. patents

Daniela Roscero Cervantes March 14, 2019

In 2017, the UT System ranked third in the world on a list of universities receiving the most United States patents, with a total of 219 granted to UT researchers. The list was published by the National...

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First-gen, low income students often work twice as hard for college admission. What’s your story?

Maria Mendez March 14, 2019

"First-Gen UT" is a year-long, collaborative series that shares the stories of first-generation Longhorns. Stories are published in partnership with The Daily Texan and the UT chapters...

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After 2021: What the end of Project 2021 means for UT’s innovation centers

Savana Dunning March 14, 2019

What was initially supposed to be a five-year plan to rethink education at UT has officially been abandoned. But, its goals remain.  Project 2021 was launched in 2016 to revamp undergraduate education...

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Whites, Asians are more likely to out-earn their parents 5 years post-graduation compared to peers, new UT System study shows

Areeba Amer March 13, 2019

Hispanics, blacks and other minorities in the UT System are less likely to exceed their parents’ income than their white and Asian peers five years post-graduation, according to a UT System study published...

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University of Texas fires men’s tennis coach Michael Center in wake of national college admissions scheme

Ross Burkhart and Robert Trevino March 12, 2019

Updated, Wednesday, March 13 at 5:10 p.m.: Michael Center has been dismissed from his role as men’s tennis coach, effective immediately, as of March 13. University of Texas President Greg Fenves...

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Professor defends use of “n-word” in classroom

Lauren Girgis March 11, 2019

For students taking associate government professor H.W. Perry’s Civil Liberties class, there is a trigger warning waiting for them in the syllabus: Perry “may use the ‘n word’ or...

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UT’s Center for Women in Law executive director resigns from her post following reports of racism

Katie Balevic March 9, 2019

The executive director of the UT Center for Women in Law, Linda Bray Chanow, resigned from her position effective immediately on the same day The Daily Texan reported on accusations of a hostile work environment...

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UT tries to catch up to serve students in need of testing accommodations

Laura Doan March 8, 2019

UT students registered for test accommodations often need alternative places to test that are less distracting than a classroom or have specialized adaptive equipment, but UT currently has very limited...

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Behind The Scalpel: Meet the women in charge of Dell Med’s general surgery residency program

Tien Nguyen March 8, 2019

Women make up 35.7 percent of general surgical residents in the United States and Canada, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. However, this year, all chief resident positions at...

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Women of color have quit UT’s Center for Women in Law as a result of what some say is a discriminatory environment

Katie Balevic March 8, 2019

Editor's Note: Since the Texan began reporting on the story, we’ve received letters in support of Chanow.  The University’s Center for Women in Law is facing complaints of racism...

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