As part of my character, this was over word count. Three years of friendships, hugs, blood, sweat and tears cannot possibly fit in 540 words and, frankly, three departments and a global pandemic later,...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.
In the wake of summer protests against police brutality led by the Black Lives Matter movement, students...
Republican incumbent Chip Roy won his bid for reelection for United States House District TX-21 against his primary opponent Democratic nominee Wendy Davis, maintaining Republican’s 40-year legacy...
Thirteen University students and faculty called into the Thursday UT System Board of Regents meeting to express concerns about UT-Austin’s fall reopening plan.
UT-Austin, like the other...
The UT System law enforcement used force in 124 incidents in 2019, 37% of which were against Black people, according to the 2019 Use of Force report.
However, according to 2018 population estimates...
Tuition and fees at public universities and the increasing number of eligible students have outgrown the TEXAS Grant program’s ability to cover recipients’ tuition and fees, according to the...
Texas will invest an additional $118 million in federal funding in support of higher education initiatives, including new student aid, according to a July 22 press release from Gov. Greg Abbott.
“By...
Summer enrollment at Texas universities increased 16.4% from summer 2019 to summer 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a preliminary data report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating...
Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit membership group that believes using race in college admissions is “unfair, unnecessary, and unconstitutional,” filed a lawsuit against UT on Wednesday...
Update 7/14
The federal government has decided to allow international students to take all classes online and remain in the United States, rescinding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance...
Rapid contact tracing and testing of all exposed people by UT Health Austin helped control the COVID-19 outbreak among a group of UT students who traveled to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, during spring break,...
Students applying to the University for fall 2021 undergraduate admission will not be required to submit an SAT or ACT score as part of their application, according to a Tuesday UT News release.
The...
From January to May, the Permanent University Fund’s assets under management, which help support the UT System, have lost 5% in market value due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the May...
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a response from the Cockrell School of Engineering.
The UT National Society of Black Engineers released a statement with eight demands to...
Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout to reflect the most recent fall plans for each institution.
All eight UT System academic institutions have released their plans for fall...
Students and faculty honored George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police brutality and racism at a virtual vigil Wednesday evening.
The African American Culture Committee, a subcommittee...
Up to 2,100 of the 11,000 classes offered this fall will be held online, Interim UT President Jay Hartzell said in a University-wide email Wednesday.
Students can take all their classes online...
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Daily Texan’s coverage of how coronavirus concerns are affecting UT-Austin. Read the rest of our coverage here.
The city of Austin confirmed...
Editor’s note: This story is part of The Daily Texan’s coverage of how coronavirus concerns are affecting UT-Austin. Read the rest of our coverage here.
Update 3/13 5:35 p.m.: All eight...
After declaring a state of local disaster, Austin Mayor Steve Adler canceled South by Southwest at a press conference Friday afternoon. According to an official statement from SXSW, this is the first time...
The UT System is consolidating research samples and data from different institutions so that researchers across the UT System can access them in one single biobank instead of several.
The UT System...
For the first time in about ten years, UT Libraries updated its service platform this month, said Travis Willmann, communications officer for UT Libraries.
Willmann said the new platform has all...
UT System academic institutions, including UT-Austin, will increase their undergraduate tuition by 2.6% per year for the next two academic years.
The UT System Board of Regents announced the systemwide...
Only 58% of first-time Texas college students were considered college-ready in fall 2018, according to a report presented at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board meeting Thursday.
According...
The UT System established a search advisory committee to find potential candidates for the next UT Medical Branch president, according to a Wednesday press release.
David Callender, former president...
The University is planning to implement restrictions on tuition assistance for University staff to comply with an updated state law passed in 2015, said Steven Blackwell, Human Resources
benefits manager.
The...
Every morning, associate professor of instruction Amanda Hager leaves her home in Seguin, Texas at 7 a.m. to drive a two-hour commute to her 9 a.m. class.
Hager, who teaches in the department...
While UT System institutions have had a 100% tobacco-free policy since 2017, the system does not currently collect data about tobacco use on campuses to see if the policy led to a decrease systemwide,...
Former Texas state representative John Zerwas assumed his new position as executive vice chancellor for health affairs for the UT System Oct. 1.
As part of his new position, he oversees and provides...
Total summer enrollment at UT decreased about 12% from 2015 to 2019, according to data provided by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
All colleges, except for three, saw decreases...
Overall University enrollment decreased by 1.4% since last year — from 51,832 to 51,090 students, according to a press release published last week.
“Overall student population is always...
The Latinx community is becoming more politically involved during Donald Trump’s presidency, said Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy.
Reflecting on the...
As the Texas population continues to grow, the UT System is working with other institutions to ensure all Texans have access to higher education, UT System chancellor James Milliken said.
Milliken and...
As more people watch sports on TV, the University is working to keep its fans in the stands, UT athletics director Chris Del Conte said.
“You got your honey next to you, your remote control...
The UT System will now be working with its eight academic institutions, including UT-Austin, to develop potential tuition and fee increases and ensure any increases are absolutely necessary for the...
Editor's Note: This story has been updated since it was originally published.
The University’s four-year graduation rate didn’t change since last year, according to a UT press...
The William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center, formerly called the Student Activity Center, was officially renamed during a ceremony on Friday after former UT President Bill Powers.
The UT...
UT President Gregory Fenves spoke about plans for new University housing, his goals for the 150th anniversary in 2033 and UT’s free speech policy at the State of the University on Wednesday.
During...
UT President Gregory Fenves announced plans to have enough housing for all undergraduate freshmen in the State of the University address on Wednesday. He also announced initiatives for graduate students...
Harrison Keller, UT’s deputy to the president for strategy and policy, was selected as the next Commissioner of Higher Education of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday.
Keller...
Senate Bill 12 has increased employer, employee and state future contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 12, which adds a onetime supplemental payment to eligible members...
When Dr. Gurur Biliciler-Denktas was planning to have her second child while working in the UT System, she didn’t opt to use the 12 weeks of unpaid family leave provided by the system. Instead, she...
For active shootings near UT System schools, the 625 sworn UT System police officers are available to be deployed at the discretion of the UT System and the affected university’s police department.
After...
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering named their first female chair, Diana Marculescu, on Aug. 26. Marculescu will begin on Dec. 1, succeeding the current chair, Ahmed Tewfik.
Marculescu...
The UT System budget has increased nearly 7.4% since the last fiscal year due to an increase in projected budgeted revenue, according to the recently approved budget report.
The UT System Board...
Students do not have to take classes on the Forty Acres to fulfill core requirements or get class credit. Local community colleges and the University Extension program also allow students to fulfill their...
The Student Activity Center, one of the most popular student spots on campus, will be renamed after former UT President Bill Powers.
The UT System Board of Regents approved renaming the building...
The Student Activity Center, one of the most popular student spots on campus, will be renamed after former UT President Bill Powers.
The UT System Board of Regents approved renaming the building as...
UT stored the graduating class of 2019 and 2020’s class rings in the Tower for the first time ever on Thursday night. The following day, the ring ceremony was held in front of the Tower, which was...
A bill geared toward local property tax relief may threaten Austin’s commitment to its no-kill policy.
Senate Bill 2 proposes a 2.5% local property tax revenue cap, which could send the City of...
In the 1940s, UT alumna Jan Roberts spent her time in the Hall of Texas studying with her future husband. More than 70 years later, she spoke fondly of her memories at the opening of the newly-renovated...
When the topic of Republican Muslims came up in a majority-Muslim group chat of Pakistani UT students, multiple Muslims responded by calling Republican Muslims “Shayateen,” Islam’s version...
Latino males along the border are more likely to attend college post-graduation compared to those living in urban areas, according to the first policy brief by Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino...
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...
UT and international scholars gathered last week at a three-day conference to discuss liberal democracy. The conference, held at UT’s School of Law, featured six sessions and covered a range of topics...
The Cockrell School of Engineering and the College of Natural Sciences hosted the first Black Excellence in STEM festival on Friday to showcase significant black figures and their contributions to the...
On Saturday, the Texas Memorial Museum hosted its fourth annual Texas Wildlife Day, a free event where the public can learn about various aspects of wildlife through activities and exhibits.
The...
