UT’s Eric Tang on Why African-Americans Are Leaving Austin
In 2014, UT professor (and Alcalde Texas 10 awardee) Eric Tang found that Austin is the only fast-growing U.S. city with a shrinking African-American population....
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The Dark Arts
From spoon-bending to séances, an art professor finds inspiration beyond the grave. Something strange happened in a UT art class a few years ago. Professor John...
UT Sociologist Harel Shapira on American Gun Culture
One in three Americans owns a gun, according to a 2015 Columbia University study. Yet the gulf between gun-owners and non-gun-owners may be wider than ever before—as anyone...
Junior the Wendy’s Guy Dies at 61
Updated, Monday, May 16: A suspect was charged with aggravated assault with a serious bodily injury in connection with Junior’s death. According to an affadavit,...
As States Cut Funding, Public Universities Rethink Budgets
Only 12 percent of UT-Austin’s funding comes from the state, down from 47 percent in 1984, part of a nationwide trend. According to the American Academy...
Suspect in Custody for Haruka Weiser Murder
Haruka Weiser (Facebook) Update, Friday, April 8, 10:30 a.m.: At a press conference on Friday morning, Austin police announced they arrested 17-year-old Meechaiel...
‘Starving the Beast’ Scrutinizes the Strange World of Higher Ed Reform
Wallace Hall, Jeff Sandefer, “dodgers and coasters,” Save Bill Powers, the “seven solutions,” a Cadillac education vs. a Bel Air: Terms...
Five Questions for Maurie McInnis
On July 1, 2016, Maurie McInnis will be UT-Austin’s next executive vice president and provost, president Greg Fenves announced Monday in an email to students,...
Flipping the Script
When Jasmine Kay Uy was assigned to create a site-specific artwork for a UT class, the junior studio art major knew what she wanted to do. “As an artist, you...
