After my first semester as a senior reporter for The Daily Texan in the fall semester of 2017, Peter told me, “When you first started, I didn’t think you were very good, but you’ve become...
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Stories are published in partnership with The Daily Texan and the UT chapters...
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Wearing the outdated class ring she ordered years ago along with her cap and gown, Veronica Rivera looked out in awe at the crowd of 30 people waiting to greet her.
It was Dec. 8, the fall 2018...
The UT System Board of Regents officially appointed James B. Milliken, the former City University of New York chancellor, as its new chancellor at a special meeting on Monday.
After naming the long-time...
Growing up in Houston, history junior Diana Landa heard her parents talk about life in Mexico, but couldn’t relate to them.
This summer, Landa visited Mexico and met her extended relatives for...
The UT System Board of Regents named James B. Milliken as the sole finalist for UT System chancellor at a special Saturday meeting.
This concludes the monthslong search for a successor to William McRaven,...
The UT System Board of Regents named former UT-Austin President Larry R. Faulkner the interim chancellor during a Friday special meeting.
Faulkner, UT president from 1998 to 2006 and a renowned chemist,...
CRIME:
Looking forward
Meechaiel Criner’s trial is set to begin July 9. Criner was indicted by a grand jury for capital murder in connection with the 2016 death of dance freshman Haruka Weiser.
Looking...
Five years ago, Eveling was shocked by her housing bill for her first semester at UT. Looking at the thousands of dollars she owed the University, she wondered what she would do.
“My tuition was...
As Texas’ 86th legislative session approaches, the UT System emphasized the importance of state funding and the upcoming elections during Tuesday’s Board of Regents meeting.
UT System university...
Walking on campus in April, Lori Brown remembered her son Harrison Brown’s first year at UT.
“Harrison had a moped down here,” Lori said with a laugh in the AT&T Center parking...
UT System chancellor William McRaven, who is leaving office in May, was honored with an endowment in his name during his final State of the System address on Friday.
McRaven, who joined the System...
Carmel Fenves, a textile artist and First Lady of UT, said her parents always worked for her to go to college, but could not offer advice to navigate the college experience.
“As much as my parents...
To help increase student success in Texas, UT-Austin and four other UT System universities will collaborate with schools flagged as “Improvement Required” by the Texas Education Agency for...
Next fall, UT will cover tuition for qualified Texas freshmen from families earning up to $30,000 through four-year awards.
On Friday, UT President Gregory Fenves announced the University will also...
Kate Lemley, a 2017 alumna, remembers almost having a meltdown after trying to navigate UT’s administration to get financial aid.
“When I was (at UT), my biggest problem with financial aid...
Next fall, UT will cover tuition for qualified Texas freshmen from families earning up to $30,000 through four-year awards.
On Friday, UT President Gregory Fenves announced that the University will...
Students were sent into a frenzy Tuesday as horror-film-esque rumors circulated — the turtle pond and the BOT greenhouse might be demolished. However, the turtle pond and greenhouse are not going...
Energy executive James “Jim” Hackett has become another contender to replace retiring UT System Chancellor William McRaven, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Hackett, 63, is now the second...
As UT System chancellor, William McRaven has traveled across Texas, meeting students from the System’s 14 institutions — something he will miss when he retires in May.
“The thing I...
With UT System Chancellor William McRaven set to retire in May, reports about former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson being a potential candidate have sparked discussions about who the Board of Regents...
With slightly higher tuition bills for the next two years, students will help UT fund efforts for student success and faculty salaries.
In March, the UT System Board of Regents allowed the University...
Earning roughly $119,936 one year after graduation, petroleum engineering majors have the highest earning potential out of all UT-Austin graduates, and outearn graduates of other fields of study by about...
After lawmakers’ attempts to overhaul higher education funding during the last legislative session, Texas universities may still face potential changes in 2019.
A committee of 10 state senators...
UT students now have a better glimpse at their economic future, thanks to an innovative UT System partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.
On Monday, the UT System released nationwide data on the earnings...
Advertising senior Madi Poirot remembers reading The New York Times headline, “After Sandy Hook, More Than 400 People Have Been Shot in Over 200 School Shootings,” in February and being surprised.
“I...
The UT System may be eyeing departing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to be its next chancellor, according to The Wall Street Journal and other media reports on Friday.
The UT System is in...
UT only covers the full tuition of roughly 60 percent of students from families earning $80,000 or less, University officials said after data from the UT System raised questions on Monday.
During the...
With newly approved tuition increases, UT students will face slightly higher tuition bills next fall.
The UT System Board of Regents, which governs all UT institutions, approved 2 percent tuition increases...
Comedian and actor Bill Murray made a brief appearance at the Moody College of Communication on Saturday morning.
“I have no idea why I’m here,” Murray said to a laughing crowd of...
Chemical engineering junior Diael Thomas has been able to do more at UT thanks to the Advanced Placement tests she took in high school.
Without the credits she earned through the AP tests, Thomas said...
Chanting “You can’t take our books away!” about 50 UT students and faculty members protested the removal of materials from the Fine Arts Library at SXSW EDU on Wednesday.
Members of...
The UT System is officially launching the search for a new chancellor to replace Bill McRaven, who is set to step down in May.
The System invited the public to submit comments and nominations for a...
The UT System Board of Regents allocated almost $7.4 million to promote students’ mental health, safe alcohol consumption and sexual assault prevention across UT institutions during a meeting...
UT President Gregory Fenves will reimburse the University $27,000 for violating UT-Austin rules by flying business class instead of economy multiple times.
A February audit by the UT System found Fenves’...
Following suspension threats from Texas school districts, UT-Austin reassured high school students on Monday that disciplinary actions for peaceful protests will not impact their admission chances.
Rice...
UT President Gregory Fenves will reimburse $27,000 for violating UT Austin rules by flying business class instead of economy multiple times.
A February audit by the UT System found Fenves’ business...
UT President Gregory Fenves proposed 2 percent tuition increases for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 academic years last December. Now, the future of every UT student's tuition will be up to the UT System...
Twins Julian and Joaquin Castro have both made names for themselves in American politics — but they could not have done it without their mother, Maria del Rosario ‘Rosie’ Castro.
While...
In an anonymous spreadsheet listing accounts of sexual misconduct in academia, UT appears multiple times.
The spreadsheet “Sexual Harassment In the Academy: A Crowdsource Survey,” first...
The UT System’s Institute for Transformational Learning was supposed to pioneer an online brand for UT, but it shut down two weeks ago.
After investing a total of $75 million in the institute,...
Felicia Green and her daughter Madison Baker are both Longhorns, but their college experiences are very different.
Baker, a communications studies senior, entered UT along with many recent high...
Hispanic. Latina/o. Latinx. Which term are you supposed to use? Well, it depends.
Researchers have grappled with discussing race and ethnicity for years, but there is still no clear solution, especially...
With a visit from the French ambassador and the creation of an endowment, UT commemorated its ties to France while ensuring future international academic collaboration.
Gerard Araud, the French ambassador...
UT-Austin and UT System institutions are no longer posting past open records requests on their websites.
The UT System’s open records policy required its institutions to display filed open records...
Employers can now reach students from all 14 UT System institutions through a single platform called UT Connects Talent.
The new employment-matching platform aims to expand and improve employment opportunities...
Over the last year, protections for undocumented students, known as DREAMers, have become leverage for negotiating border wall funding and immigration reform in U.S. politics. This is what these federal...
