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What I’ve Learned at UT: ‘We’re All Human’

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For commencement week 2014, we asked graduating students to share one thing they’ve learned from their time at UT. Below, graduate student Umul Awan writes...

 
 

Fisher v. Texas: A Legal Expert Explains

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In yesterday’s long-awaited Fisher v. The University of Texas ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court neither banned nor affirmed the use of race in university admissions....

 
 

Bill To Extend Top Ten Percent Cap Passes House

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With time running out at the legislature, a UT-specific cap on the Top 10 Percent Law takes another step forward in the legislative process. The Texas House of...

 
 

UT Advocates Podcast: Kay Bailey Hutchison

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The former Longhorn cheerleader and veteran of the U.S. Senate discusses her love of UT, the importance of research and diversity, and how alumni can help protect...

 
 

UT Law Professor Raises Pulses on Race in Admissions

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In 1997, Texas Monthly called UT’s Lino Graglia “the most controversial law professor in America.” This week, he’s living up to that title by raising pulses...

 
 

Guest Column: Colleges Should Use Race in Admissions

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This column first appeared in the Texas Tribune. The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear Fisher v. The University of Texas at Austin, in which the University...

 
 

Guest Column: Race Has No Place In College Admissions

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This column first appeared in the Texas Tribune. The issue presented by Fisher v. University of Texas is whether a state university should give preference to some...

 
 

Lost Boys: UT Panel Explores Crisis of Race & Gender [Watch]

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Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high school are unemployed, incarcerated, or dead. That sobering statistic (from a 2010 College...

 
 
UT’s Rural Enrollment Up, Hispanic Enrollment Edges Down

UT’s Rural Enrollment Up, Hispanic Enrollment Edges Down

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How close is UT to creating a student body that looks like the rest of Texas? A new Office of Admissions report on enrollment diversity shows that progress is happening,...

 
 

Alumni Gear Up for Month of Service [Watch]

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Texas Exes around the country and even the globe are preparing for an entire month of community service projects. For the very first time, the Texas Exes are partnering...

 
 
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