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The current movement, sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has empowered student-athletes to speak out in a way that many former athletes say they have never seen before.

Tuition for summer courses is usually reduced to 85% of the regular fall and spring rates, but due to the pandemic, this year’s summer tuition is 50% of the fall and spring costs. Students have taken advantage of the discount.

More than UT 100 students, employees and other community members are working shifts as contact tracers with the Dell Medical School and Austin Public Health initiative.

Student leaders are calling for change on the University campus following police killings of Black Americans such as George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. and Mike Ramos in Austin. According to the UT Senate of College Councils, 117 student groups as of Sunday had released statements or made donations to organizations.