Former congressman and El Paso city councilman Beto O’Rourke will teach a class at the LBJ School of Public Affairs about voting rights in Texas, titled “Texas Democracy and the Fight for Representation.”
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The Texas State Employees Union and Underpaid at UT, a graduate student worker organization, hosted a town hall Wednesday where UT System staff, faculty and students voiced support for demands related...
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UT will offer almost 60% of spring classes online with a similar number of courses having online, hybrid and in-person modality as in the fall semester. Students living in residence halls may...
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The UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved Jay Hartzell as permanent president of the University on Sept. 21 after he served as interim president since June 1.
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UT advisers are struggling to implement recent grading policy changes, which they say are a sign of the University’s continued disregard for their contributions on campus.
“The recent and...
A history professor filed a lawsuit against the University accusing a supervisor of retaliating against him after he distributed a report highlighting pay disparities faced by Black and Hispanic employees...
Austin is moving into the Stage 4 risk category for COVID-19, meaning businesses should reduce operations to 25% capacity and residents should end all nonessential travel and gatherings, Austin Public...
This year, it is not possible to transfer The Big Ticket to another student online or in person, according to Texas Athletics.
In past years, students would use group chats to buy and sell tickets for...
Editor’s Note: This story is developing and will be updated.
The Austin Fire Department responded to a fire and evacuated residents at a West Campus condominium complex, Monday evening.
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UT’s Senate of College Councils hosted a virtual COVID-19 town hall Monday with the University administration to answer questions about testing mandates, pass/fail policies and COVID-19 safety.
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The 5th United States Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit against the University by a group of students who said the University’s free speech policies on verbal harassment, intimidation and...
With early voting available at two locations on campus, political student organizations have worked to reduce the obstacles students face when voting to ensure their voices are heard.
Before early...
A former Austin-American Statesman photographer filed a lawsuit Oct. 16 against Bevo XV’s owners and handlers for gross negligence after sustaining permanent injuries photographing the 2019 Sugar...
Reworking programs to assist nontraditional students is an urgent issue in Texas, with millions of Texans out of work, the Commissioner of Higher Education said during a committee meeting Monday.
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Bars in Austin cannot safely open to 50% capacity with the current COVID-19 infection and hospitalization trends in Travis County, Austin Public Health officials said at a Wednesday press conference.
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The University updated its COVID-19 dashboard Sept. 30 to include active cases and positivity rates for both proactive community testing and clinical testing. As of Thursday evening, the dashboard shows...
Some students are receiving their COVID-19 test results and contact tracing notifications days later than the University promised, leaving students to figure out their own plans for action.
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A University staff member died after contracting COVID-19, University President Jay Hartzell said in an email to the community Thursday.
The University is not yet naming the staff member out of respect...
The University will not release information on the location of individual COVID-19 cases due to privacy laws, a University spokesperson said. But experts say the laws wouldn’t prevent UT from doing...
Austin Public Health has seen indications that some COVID-19 case clusters are associated with the football game against UT-El Paso on Sept. 12, said APH Chief Epidemiologist Janet Pichette.
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The University updated its COVID-19 dashboard Wednesday to include information about active cases and positive test rates for certain tests.
There are 58 estimated active cases on campus as of Tuesday,...
As the presidential election approaches, students are making plans to vote in person while staying safe during the pandemic.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced in July that early voting in person will begin...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include information from a Wednesday afternoon press briefing.
The UT Board of Regents unanimously approved Jay Hartzell as the permanent president...
UT graduation rates for 2020 hit record highs, with the four-year graduation rate at 72.2% and the six-year graduation rate at 87.6%, according to a Tuesday press release. These metrics increased from...
Students who are self-quarantining and are secondary contacts are still allowed into UT dining halls to pick up food, sources from University Housing and Dining and University Health Services said.
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Austin Public Health experts encouraged people not to gather in large groups and warned that criminal charges will be taken against hosts of large gatherings at a media Q&A Friday morning.
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When Kate Parks started coughing, she wasn’t sure if she had COVID-19 or another illness related to her history of respiratory issues. She scheduled her telehealth appointment for symptomatic testing...
Dozens of students gathered at the Texas Rho fraternity house in West Campus before the Longhorns’ opening football game Saturday, prompting the Austin Fire Marshal to shut the party down.
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Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a comment from a UT spokesperson.
The University announced Wednesday it will continue to automatically admit the top 6% of eligible high...
Some students are choosing to leave their Austin housing and return home, fearing the University will send students home as coronavirus case numbers rise within the UT community.
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Transfer students at UT would normally experience in-person transfer orientation and social events to find their place at campus, but this fall they are being forced to adapt to an unusual semester.
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UT has not declared a set number of confirmed COVID-19 cases that would cause a campus shutdown but has declared student death as a potential shutdown trigger.
University spokesperson J.B. Bird...
The Perry-Castañeda Library opened Thursday with limited capacity and safety measures in place to enforce social distancing and will continue to provide resources largely online.
All other libraries...
Student Government will focus on student safety and work with the University to listen to and accommodate a wide range of students this fall while operating remotely, student body president Anagha Kikkeri...
After other universities have reopened and closed down weeks later due to coronavirus outbreaks, some UT students said they are not confident in the University’s policies to prevent the spread of...
Many students say they plan to use the Protect Texas Together app this fall to track their symptoms and location on campus and seek medical help if needed but are concerned their peers might not.
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Interim Provost Daniel Jaffe announced Wednesday that Samuel Poloyac will serve as the next dean of the College of Pharmacy, effective Oct. 15, in an email to the community.
Poloyac currently...
The University is asking students to self-quarantine for 14 days prior to returning to campus in the fall, according to a message to the community from Interim President Jay Hartzell on Wednesday.
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As protests continue around the country against police brutality and systemic racism, students and activists are increasingly calling for cities to defund the police.
On June 26, the Minneapolis City...
Over 6,500 students have signed a petition calling for the University to lower tuition for the fall 2020 semester as of Monday.
After the University’s fall plans were released June 29, UT Interim...
The University will rename the Robert Lee Moore Hall as the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building and acknowledge the origins of “The Eyes of Texas” while continuing to sing it as a University...
Interim President Jay Hartzell announced via universitywide email Tuesday that a University custodial staff member died Monday night due to COVID-19 related complications.
This is the University’s...
Austin City Limits Music Festival announced Wednesday that it will not be taking place in fall 2020 due to health and safety concerns from the coronavirus outbreak.
The statement, released on...
As coronavirus case numbers in Texas reach an all-time high, cases are also on the rise among many college students in Austin.
University Health Services has seen a surge in cases among students due...
Interim President Jay Hartzell said in an email Tuesday that about 3,500 of 11,000 courses will now be online this coming fall.
Last month, University officials said about 2,100 fall classes would...
With decreased tuition rates and online classes, the summer semester started on Thursday with higher enrollment than previous summers.
Tuition for summer courses is usually reduced to 85% of the regular...
Jay Hartzell, dean of the McCombs School of Business, started his role as interim president of The University of Texas at Austin on June 1. The UT System Board of Regents appointed Hartzell as interim...
Austin City Council members on Thursday unanimously passed five items in response to police violence and systemic racism.
The items, which are co-sponsored by all 11 council members, include reallocating...
Students, faculty and staff will be required to wear masks in campus buildings this fall, head of academic planning Art Markman said in an interview with The Daily Texan on Friday.
Masks will be encouraged...
The University is aiming to hold most fall classes in-person, with the 400 biggest classes moving to an online-only format, Interim President Jay Hartzell told The Daily Texan in an interview Monday.
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