Archive for: jefferson davis
History’s New Home
By Jordan Schraeder
UT’s Dolph Briscoe Center for American History gets a facelift—and a larger-than-life Jefferson Davis. If you first heard of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American...
The Great Coppini Caper
By Danielle Lopez
One UT alum’s search for 24 statues that mysteriously disappeared from campus The mystery began earlier this year at a pizza joint in Dripping Springs, just...
Davis Statue Will Be Moved to Briscoe Center
By Rose Cahalan
After a century of debate, the final word is in: The statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis will be moved from UT’s Main Mall to an exhibit at...
Task Force Releases Recommendations for Confederate Statues
By Andrew Roush
The group charged with making recommendations for the future of Confederate statues on campus released its report Monday, outlining five options for the memorials...
TXEXplainer: Confederate Statues on Campus
By Andrew Roush
On Wednesday, UT president Greg Fenves announced the formation of a task force charged with determining the future of the Jefferson Davis statue that overlooks...
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Letter from the Executive Director: Speaking Up
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Our 2020 Outstanding Young Texas Exes on How They Got Here—and What’s Next
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TxExplainer: What the 2021 Texas Legislative Session Has in Store for UT Austin
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Faces in the Crowd: Taking a Closer Look at Who Filled DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
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Alumna’s New Book on Burnout Argues Millennials Are Exhausted—and a Beach Vacation Won’t Fix It