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Dr. Sonia Feigenbaum appointed to new global engagement position

Emily Hernandez November 14, 2018

A new senior vice provost for global engagement and chief international officer has been appointed to oversee the International Office and strengthen UT’s global presence on and off campus.  Sonia...

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Last-minute charges to ‘What I Owe’ cause UT-Austin registration stress

Katie Balevic November 13, 2018

After registration for spring courses opened two weeks ago, students complained that last-minute charges to their What I Owe accounts might prevent them from registering on time. Government sophomore...

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ContribUTe 2018 raises over $4,000 for student aid services

Sara Schleede November 12, 2018

Many on-campus facilities aim to help students with financial emergencies, food insecurity and interpersonal violence, but these services cannot function without enough funding. ContribUTe 2018, led...

Expensive transcripts pose problems to students looking for opportunities

Zoë Howard November 8, 2018

Texas A&M University, UT-Dallas and Texas State University are some of the public Texas universities that offer free unofficial transcripts to students. However, UT-Austin is not on this list. UT...

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Students thank donors with handwritten letters

Adriana Rezal November 8, 2018

Students wrote handwritten thank you cards for UT donors during the ninth annual UT Thanks Day. The two-day event started on Wednesday and continued Thursday morning outside the Perry-Castañeda...

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Employees of UT System, institutions contribute more than $300,000 to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign

Neelam Bohra November 5, 2018

Individuals associated with the UT System and its 14 institutions have donated more to Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke’s campaign than any other organization-affiliated individuals,...

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Morgan O'Hanlon November 1, 2018

How many times have UT students appealed Title IX sanctions to the President’s Office? That’s the question former Daily Texan reporter Will Clark was trying to answer late last year as he reported...

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Swimmer crosses the Pacific, helps UT researchers

Katie Balevic November 1, 2018

Long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte is a little over one third of the way done with his swim across the Pacific Ocean, and he is helping UT researchers along the way.  Lecomte will be the first person...

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Students who change their name with UT experience confusion with coverage

Lauren Grobe October 31, 2018

Students who want to change their name can use a name change service through the Gender and Sexuality Center, but students may not be familiar with what the name change encompasses. The service started...

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Peace Corps Prep Certificate program coming to UT-Austin

Hannah Ortega October 31, 2018

The Peace Corps Prep Certificate program is coming to UT in January and will help students take courses relevant to the service group. UT-Austin will join the University’s Dallas and El Paso locations...

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UT ‘15 alumna awarded Houston Teacher of the Year

Maysa Mustafa October 30, 2018

UT alumna Alejandra Ortega recently received the Houston ISD Teacher of the Year just three years after graduating. Ortega teaches eighth grade math at the same middle school she attended when...

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UT’s President’s Award for Global Learning finalists selected

Bonny Chu October 30, 2018

Fourteen student finalist teams were selected for a grant to take on international projects to benefit and serve communities abroad. The inaugural President’s Award for Global Learning, created...

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