Over 70% of students believe their universities do a good job promoting free speech, although only about half rate their university’s response to protests highly, according to an April 8 study. Pro-Palestine...

Until 2021, a student could walk into the University Co-Op, and buy a jersey with their favorite athlete’s name and number on it, and that student-athlete would not have made a single penny from that...

Colleges and universities will be permitted to directly pay student-athletes for the first time if a judge approves a settlement involving the NCAA this week, sparking debate on how colleges should distribute...

The U.S. Department of Education reopened applications for income-driven repayment plans for federal student loans on March 26 following the initial closure of the repayment plans in February, according...

Pizza chain Via 313 filed objections on March 25 to a March 18 union vote at its North Campus location, according to a press release from Restaurant Workers United.  Via 313 said in the objection that...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 26 de marzo por Genevieve Britten y fue traducido al español por Maryella Diaz. El 14 de marzo una corte de apelación le permitió...

A federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration on March 14 to enforce an executive order that prompted the U.S. Department of Education to create guidance prohibiting “illegal” diversity,...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 27 de febrero de 2025 por Genevieve Britten y fue traducido al español por Sara Solano Aguirre. Students Fighting Climate Change,...

Students Fighting Climate Change, a student organization seeking to hold UT accountable for its role in the climate crisis, sent a letter on Feb. 13 to former President Jay Hartzell requesting he acknowledge...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 18 de febrero del 2025 por Genevieve Britten y fue traducido al español por Iñaki Zamarripa. El Moody College of Communication va...

A plant’s immune response to pathogens can cross-regulate the plant’s growth development, UT researchers and collaborators published in a Feb. 5 study. Plants contain pores called stomata that allow...

The Moody College of Communication will offer a new sports production and broadcasting minor in collaboration with Texas Athletics starting Fall 2025, according to a Feb. 11 news release. The 15-credit...

Now is an “opportune time to reevaluate” party strategy after last election’s “red wave” resulted in Republican representatives gaining control of the government, Texas House Representative Gina...

Former President Joe Biden ceded the presidency to Donald Trump on Monday and left behind a “mixed” record in higher education policy, law professor Lucas Powe said.  Biden created a student debt...

A federal judge overturned the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule on Thursday, undoing efforts meant to “strengthen civil rights protections for all, including for LGBTQI+ students and staff”...

The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid officially opened Nov. 21 — ten days before its initial release date — following four phases of testing. The day of the release, the U.S. Senate...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 12 de noviembre del 2024 por Genevieve Britten y fue traducido al español por Dieter Mouchkatine. Los estudiantes latinos transferidos...

Latinx community college transfer students add unique perspectives to the community, speakers at a UT program’s research webinar said on Tuesday, discussing Latinx student success and diversity,...

Psychology junior Kayla Sommer was enrolled in Texas Medicaid her whole life until she aged out of the program, causing her to scramble for alternative coverage. As a college student with limited funding...

Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de noviembre de 2024 por Genevieve Britten y fue traducido a español por Valentina Avendaño Figueroa. El Urban Institute publicó un criterio el 18...

UT’s Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies held a two-day conference Friday and Saturday about Russia’s role in contemporary history, where panelists discussed the Russia-Ukraine...

The Urban Institute published a rubric on Oct. 18 to guide higher-education leadership in supporting student parents through inclusion, representation and data collection. Kimberly Salazar, research...

A UT research effort funded by a $1.4 million donation from Love, Tito’s received its first material shipment in early October for a new machine that will allow the group to make progress studying the...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 16 de octubre por Genevieve Britten  y fue traducido al español por Angela Garcia. Un evento de vehículos eléctricos con sede en...

A United Kingdom-based electric vehicle event held its first stateside event in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on the University’s campus on Tuesday. EV SUMMIT, an annual event advocating for...

Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de setiembre de 2024 por Genevieve Britten y fue traducido al español por Valentina Avendaño Figueroa. La Facultad de Educación celebró el Mes...

The College of Education celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday with a lecture in honor of George I. Sánchez, a Mexican-American activist who fought for education reform.  Carlos Blanton,...