Planning for school starts far before the first day of class, and for transfer students, school preparation starts months in advance. From perfecting their applications to working multiple jobs to cover...
Many UT students can relate to the stressful ordeal of applying to UT using the ApplyTexas application. With its outdated format and confusing directions, many qualified out-of-state students do not apply...
Despite one in five undergraduate students in the U.S. also raising children while enrolled at their secondary institution, the number of undergraduate student-parents at UT is relatively unknown. This...
According to a 2016 study in the International Journal of Waste Resources, situational factors play a leading role in determining whether or not people –– especially students in higher education...
When I was applying to UT as a high school senior, I was thinking about medical school. I came in as a neuroscience major, and in my mind my degree was going to be people-focused.
After a conversation...
Daniel Jaffe, interim executive vice president and provost, released a statement recently declaring that UT wants to “minimize the number of people returning to the campus community at any one time”...
As the second semester of online learning came to a close, student advocates pushed for more lenient grading policies amid the ever-rising unemployment rates, reports of student burnout and the ongoing...
As economic distress becomes a prominent effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are striving to save every penny.
Despite difficult times, University Housing and Dining has not changed their...
Let’s face it: The way United States history is taught isn’t inclusive. Our public education system barely touches on the history of minority groups that do not fit into the white, cisgender,...
A new study shows that COVID-19 cases are most contagious during the first week of illness, before symptoms even appear. Given that the most common way to get the virus is through contact with others,...
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to rage in Texas, UT decided to hold some in-person classes this past semester. This decision pushed some faculty, teaching assistants and lab workers to work on...
Finals are the pinnacle of college stress, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only compounded that fact.
The pandemic has led to a variety of stressful situations for many students, and navigating...
