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UT’s Eric Tang on Why African-Americans Are Leaving Austin

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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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Seeing Race

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In his class on the history of the Black Power movement, Leonard Moore ditches political correctness in favor of open, honest, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations...

 
 

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UT Scholar Tells Forgotten Story of African-American Psychiatric Patients

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Mental illness has a dark history in the United States—one too often clouded by stigma and ignorance. Now a UT researcher is uncovering the records of tens of...

 
 

Arguing Race in Admissions (Again): Coverage of the Fisher Appeal Hearing

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As Abigail Fisher’s lawsuit against The University of Texas nears its sixth year, the nation is still deeply divided on the use of race in admissions. Here’s...

 
 

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....

 
 

Larry Macon Just Won’t Stop Running

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Need some inspiration to keep that New Year’s resolution to exercise? Look no further than marathon maniac Larry Macon. Macon, JD ’70, broke the Guinness...

 
 

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...

 
 

Second Longhorn Run a Rousing Success

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Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. With a boom from Smokey the Cannon and the brassy tones of “Texas Fight” from the Longhorn Band, about 1,700...

 
 

UT Celebrates Jackie Robinson’s Legacy

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 wasn’t the first great stride for equality in America. In 1947, despite unanimous votes from fifteen Major League Baseball team owners...

 
 

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...

 
 
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