Archive for: diversity
19th MLK Day March Kicks Off on Campus
By Rose Cahalan
Austin’s 19th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community March kicked off from the UT campus yesterday. UT President Bill Powers, State Rep. Dawnna Dukes,...
Students Explore History of Campus Activism
By Rose Cahalan
In a 1971 Cactus yearbook photo spread titled “A Diverse Campus Society,” students are pictured studying on the lawn and walking to class. Some have...
Texas Exes, UT Partner on Huge Service Project
By Rose Cahalan
For the past 13 years on a Saturday in February, about 2,000 UT students wake up early to paint buildings, plant trees, build benches, and otherwise make a difference...
‘Fearless’ Exhibit Examines Openly Gay Student-Athletes
By Rose Cahalan
The photographs hang in a hallway on the ground floor of Gregory Gym—a corridor walked daily by thousands of students hurrying to and from the weight room, volleyball...
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Following the Precursors
By Jill Hokanson
In the six decades since Heman Sweatt—the first African American admitted to UT—walked through the doors of the law school, thousands of courageous and talented...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor