Jordan Rudner

A Plan II and history student from Dallas, with a May 2016 graduation date, Jordan Rudner served as a Senior News Reporter in Spring 2013 and a General Reporter in Fall 2012. Supreme Court junkie. Tootsie pop enthusiast. Prefers her orange juice without pulp and for her change to be exact.

Recent Contributions

President Obama visits Austin, UT entrepreneurs

May 9, 2013

Obama was in Austin Thursday, but it was not just for the barbecue.
UPDATE: Plans for UT's Medical School would straighten out Red River, remove Frank Erwin Center

May 8, 2013

The UT Board of Regents heard plans regarding the medical school Wednesday.
Chemistry professor Brent Iverson to serve as dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies

May 7, 2013

The University is set to name Brent Iverson as the new dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies later this week.
Faculty Council criticizes new UT System policies, enacts curriculum changes at final meeting

May 6, 2013

Faculty Council passed two agenda items criticizing recent actions by the UT System, as well as four other proposals and resolutions at its final meeting of the year Monday.
Faculty member threatens departure as Faculty Council prepares to vote on disclosure policy

May 2, 2013

Faculty members are rallying against a new UT System disclosure policy that may diminish the University’s ability to recruit and retain professors.
For blind students, books are simple — it's the old buildings that present challenges

May 1, 2013

When Jennifer Applegate purchases her books for the coming semester, she brings the texts to the Student Services Building, where they are stripped from their binding and fed into a scanner.
University releases long list of confidential records to Board of Regents

May 1, 2013

After several months of dispute, the University agreed this week to release confidential records to UT System Board of Regents member Wallace Hall Jr.
Significant gender gap persists in University leadership positions

April 26, 2013

Five years ago, a study revealed that female faculty were less likely to have served in leadership positions at UT and more likely to wish they had been asked to serve. Today, little has changed.
Faculty leader seeks to give UT the advantage in creation of online classrooms

April 26, 2013

Though he has never taught in a UT classroom, Steven Mintz has a presence in nearly every introductory-level course the University offers.
Technology allows for global access to UT classes, personalized education

April 24, 2013

The UT classroom is coming to the web, and the web is coming to the classroom.
Observatory director to retire

April 24, 2013

David Lambert, astronomy professor, will step down from his position as director of UT's McDonald Observatory at the age of 75. The search for a new director has begun.
UTIMCO endowment assets reach record worth midway through fiscal year

April 24, 2013

UT System endowment assets hit a new high at the halfway point of the current fiscal year with a combined worth of $21.7 billion on Feb. 28.
As investigators search for the cause of the West explosion, UT students return to survey the damage

April 22, 2013

Five days after a fertilizer plant explosion rocked the small town of West, federal and state investigators are still at a loss as to what started the fire that triggered the explosion.
After fertilizer explosion, Austinites line up to send blood to West

April 19, 2013

In the hours following an explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, Austinites poured into local blood banks, waiting in lines for up to two hours to donate blood to be sent to hospitals near West.
Gov. Rick Perry declares West area disaster zone

April 19, 2013

When marketing senior Hannah Hutyra got a call from her mom, who said there had been an explosion, Hutyra said she didn’t understand why her mom sounded upset.
UT students, West residents react to fertilizer plant explosion

April 18, 2013

Melany Jean, a UT student from West, said the fertilizer plant, which is located in a residential area, has never been a cause for concern in the West community before.
Faculty question effect of regent action on UT's ability to retain and hire administrators

April 18, 2013

In the last two years, several administrators have stepped down or left for various reasons, including deans of law, natural sciences, social work, undergraduate studies and graduate schools.
Regents vote to supply information to legislators, allow Texas AG to conduct law school investigation

April 12, 2013

Complying with requests from several Texas lawmakers, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously voted Thursday to release documents requested by legislators.
UT searches for medical school dean

April 12, 2013

As plans move forward to create the Dell Medical School, which will be affiliated with UT Austin, a search committee has been formed to find the medical school’s inaugural dean.
Cheap leases may provide revenue

April 12, 2013

University Lands, a division of the UT System’s Office of Business Affairs, generated $1 million by leasing land in far West Texas on Wednesday.
Vice provost for undergraduate education and faculty governance departs for Cornell

April 12, 2013

Gretchen Ritter is leaving UT to be the first female dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University.
UT Regents vote to release documents to lawmakers, allow Attorney General to conduct review of Law School Foundation

April 11, 2013

The UT System Board of Regents held a special meeting today, amid ongoing tensions.
University Lands sale nets $70 million for UT and A&M systems' endowment

April 11, 2013

University Lands is responsible for 2.1 million acres of land that together make up the Permanent University Fund, a state endowment established in 1876.
Facing inaction from Board of Regents, University decides not to increase graduate tuition

April 9, 2013

Tuition increase decisions are usually in by January or February for the next academic year. This year, however, the UT Board of Regents failed to address graduate tuition in a timely manner.
Board of Regents call special meeting

April 8, 2013

The UT System Board of Regents will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss several ongoing issues
For female faculty members, the campus climate is becoming more equitable year by year

April 8, 2013

Female faculty members believe that progress in gender equality is being made, especially with the support of "male feminists" in a younger generation of faculty.
Regents asks to withhold information, prompts legislator to ask if board has “something to hide”

April 8, 2013

Board Chairman Gene Powell has asked the Texas Attorney General’s office if the System is allowed to withhold information from legislators.
"Religious Funding Exemption Bill," once called "GLBT Funding Opt Out," passed by A&M student senate

April 5, 2013

The A&M Student Senate passed the bill, entitled “The Religious Funding Exemption Bill,” by a vote of 35-28.
UT System Regent failed to disclose several past lawsuits during application process

April 4, 2013

UT System Regent Wallace Hall Jr. failed to disclose his involvement in at least six past lawsuits in his December 2010 application to serve as a regent, according to documents obtained by The Texas Tribune.
More students enroll in MOOCS in four days than enrolled in entire freshman class

April 3, 2013

The UT System opened its first-ever massive open online courses Friday on the online platform edX
Though deadline for graduate students looms, University has not set tuition

April 3, 2013

Prospective graduate students consider a number of factors when deciding what school they want to attend in the fall.
Smaller, faster search for provost begins today amid tension

April 1, 2013

The search committee to find a University provost will meet for the first time Tuesday, beginning a process more expedited than is typical for the high-level position.
University makes slow progress toward equal pay and treatment for female professors

March 29, 2013

The University has made slow progress in responding to a report that female professors are paid less, promoted later and more likely to leave before receiving tenure.
UT student watches from courtroom floor as justices debate marriage equality

March 27, 2013

Senior Dustin Haley was cold, soaking wet and sleep deprived.
Powers’ salary tied to various goals, including a higher graduation rate

March 26, 2013

As President William Powers Jr. pushes to increase four-year graduation rates, the single person who might stand to benefit the most is Powers himself.
Five years after major gender equity report, there’s still a lot of work to do

March 22, 2013

Five years after a thorough, University-backed report, a statistically significant pay gap between male and female full professors has shrunk, but the gap has not disappeared entirely.
After tense meeting, UT Regents cast narrow vote to continue Law School investigation

March 20, 2013

During an uncharacteristically heated meeting Wednesday, the UT System Board of Regents voted to continue an investigation of the UT Law School Foundation’s relationship with the University.
Powers: UT Provost search will be localized, expedited in face of instability

March 18, 2013

Search process for the new provost will occur on a smaller scale than normal.
UT Campus Climate Response Team address issues of bias

March 17, 2013

When a student sees derogatory graffiti on campus, Ryan Miller hopes to hear about it in his inbox.
UT System vice chancellor resigns

March 8, 2013

Barry Burgdorf, UT System vice chancellor and general counsel, has resigned.
Legislators seek to tighten restrictions on college graduation requirements

March 6, 2013

Representatives filed two bills amending a 1955 state law mandating six history credits to be included in graduation requirements.
Texas Student Media keeps paper daily but fails to address long-term concerns

March 3, 2013

The Texas Student Media Board voted to maintain the five-days-per week print schedule of The Daily Texan while halving wages for all staff and also reducing tuition reimbursements for student managers by 50 percent.
Texas Student Media board meets to address budget shortfalls

March 1, 2013

The Texas Student Media Board will meet Friday to discuss and possibly vote on a dramatically reduced budget for the 2013-2014 school year.
UT, Texas A&M faculty groups come together to discuss higher education

February 25, 2013

Faculty from UT and Texas A&M express concern over the push for increasing graduation rates. They fear that the quality of education students receive may suffer.
Powers' speechwriter works in references, clarity

February 22, 2013

As a college student in the late ’80s, he worked in the Jester Center cafeteria. Today, he is UT President William Powers Jr.’s official speechwriter.
Gov. Rick Perry appoints three to serve on the UT System Board of Regents

February 21, 2013

Following several days of comments from state legislators about the proper role of the UT System Board of Regents, Gov. Rick Perry appointed three members to the board Thursday.
Olympic gold medalist, UT alumna Sanya Richards-Ross to speak at commencement

February 20, 2013

She stood on the podium at the London Olympics this summer, a gold medal around her neck, and now she will speak at UT’s spring commencement.
Faculty cite privacy concerns in face of new UT disclosure policies

February 18, 2013

After issues with conflicts of interest among UT professors and their research last year, a new amendment to research policy has been implemented. Faculty cite privacy concerns as a main issue.
Board of Regents directs universities to provide fixed-tuition options to students

February 15, 2013

Beginning in fall 2014, all nine academic institutions in the UT System will offer a four-year guaranteed tuition option.
Overlapping University policies create less clarity in Applewhite and Kearney incidents

February 14, 2013

UT uses two separate policies to deal with employee-student relationships, with overlapping disclosure procedures and a range of consequences.
University sees mixed progress in Commission of 125 goals

February 13, 2013

Almost nine years after the Commission of 125 issued a list of recommendations for UT to better serve Texas and society in general, the University has seen mixed results.
Available University Fund helps keep tuition low at System academic institutions

February 13, 2013

The UT System Board of Regents plans to discuss a guaranteed tuition option in order to decrease undergraduate tuition.
UT hosts expert panel to discuss ways to increase college completion rates

February 11, 2013

Panel discussed report released last month by the National Commission on Higher Education Attainment on the issue of raising graduation rates from the viewpoint of college and university leaders.
Provost Steven Leslie to step down at the end of the year

February 11, 2013

After six years as executive vice president and provost, Steven Leslie will be stepping down from his position to return to the College of Pharmacy in August.
Faculty and student groups push for instituting domestic partner benefits at UT

February 10, 2013

While the UT System Faculty Advisory Council will debate among each other about a whole range of issues during the legislative session, they are all on board when it comes to domestic partner benefits.
UT will offer financial aid as part of graduation-rate push

February 7, 2013

The University will commit $5 million to new financial aid programs, including one which provides loan forgiveness or stipends to those who undergo certain programs or training.
UT System Board of Regents in limbo with expiration of three terms

February 5, 2013

Though all will retain their status until new regents are appointed by Gov. Rick Perry and approved by the Texas Senate, three regents' terms expired last week.
Board of Regents to review employee-student relationships after recent events

February 4, 2013

The UT System Board of Regents announced it will begin a concentrated effort to review all policies concerning relationships between UT employees and students.
Texas Student Media board acknowledges financial hardships, plans action for March

February 4, 2013

The Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees acknowledged its financial hardships but declined to take specific actions at its meeting on Friday.
Major Applewhite admits 'inappropriate, consensual' action with adult student

February 2, 2013

Offensive coordinator Major Applewhite admits to “inappropriate, consensual behavior” in 2009.
Powers endorses report geared toward increasing administrative efficiency

January 30, 2013

Stressing efficiency as a means for increasing revenue, President William Powers Jr. called for instituting cost-saving measures.
National Association of Scholars has long history with University of Texas

January 28, 2013

The National Association of Scholars recently made headlines when it published a critique of the University’s Department of History.
As UT bans smoking on campus, it continues to benefit from tobacco investments

January 25, 2013

Although UT’s on-campus smoking ban will be fully implemented in March, a portion of the University’s endowment is invested in more than a dozen tobacco companies.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor visits Austin to promote new memoir

January 24, 2013

UT students had the chance to see U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in person when she visited Austin on Wednesday.
University names co-chairs of medical school steering committee

January 22, 2013

The University has named both co-chairs of the steering committee that will oversee plans for the recently announced medical school, which Travis County voters approved to partially fund via a ballot initiative in the November election.
“So You Think You Can Dance” steps through Austin

January 18, 2013

The creators of FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” are embarking on their 10th nationwide search for primetime-ready dancers, and they are starting in the Live Music Capital of the World.
Gathering higher education data on student veterans proves difficult

January 16, 2013

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) asked universities to track their graduation rates. But before UT can provide those statistics, the school will need to figure out how many student veterans there are.
UT launches national security policy center named for former Gov. Bill Clements

January 13, 2013

UT launches national security policy center named for former Gov. Bill Clements.
New Liberal Arts Building grades out as a gem

January 13, 2013

New building provides home for College of Liberal Arts students.
UT launches national security policy center named for former Gov. Bill Clements

January 10, 2013

When government officials plan for the future, they look to the past.
UT student's play finds audience at Austin private schools, UT after AISD controversy

November 30, 2012

Just like how the baby penguin at the center of “And Then Came Tango” finds a loving family with two male penguins, the play has found an unexpected home at local charter schools, private schools and UT.
Texas Photography Club offers free photography services, draws large crowd in West Mall

November 30, 2012

The Texas Photography Club, active for the first time in several years, is trying to gain notice in the public eye by getting behind the lens.
#GivingTuesday fights the follies of the holiday season

November 26, 2012

Thanksgiving is a holiday for food, family and giving thanks, but it is often overshadowed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Deadline set for completing Big Tex rebuilding

November 19, 2012

The committee in charge of rebuilding Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas has not selected a builder, approved a final blueprint or even generated a cost estimate.
College Republicans optimistic for new session despite Romney's presidential loss

November 16, 2012

“I don’t think we did very well in defining our narrative, and we let the Obama campaign define who we are as Republicans,” Zeng said.
Former first ladies, children share insight into life in the White House

November 16, 2012

Speakers examined the role of the first lady, a position that former Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Myers said changes with each new administration.
New Politics Forum examines American electorate through election results

November 12, 2012

For analysts and political scientists, the election serves as a source of data that can provide insight into the American electorate.
Students celebrate Thanks Day, generous UT alumni

November 7, 2012

“It takes so many people to make sure your education is the best you can make it while you’re here.”
Rally continues discussion on diversity following Fisher case

October 30, 2012

Although arguments in a U.S. Supreme Court case about affirmative action in UT’s admissions policies ended three weeks ago, campus discussions of diversity are far from over.
Longhorns Teach for America raises awareness on education reform

October 24, 2012

Yellow no. 2 pencils are a ubiquitous tool for taking notes and scratching essays, but Tuesday the pencils themselves were the message.
Swastikas concern residents at off-campus dormitory

October 22, 2012

Austin police received a report Saturday that swastikas had been carved into the doors of two suites in the University Towers private dorm complex.
UT celebrates National Coming Out Week

October 11, 2012

To conclude National Coming Out Week, student organization StandOut will be hosting a “Closet Door Signing” event meant to garner support for LGBT students Thursday.
Offensive protest shocks students

October 11, 2012

A small group of unidentified protesters using homophobic and anti-Islamic slurs demonstrated Wednesday afternoon outside the Texas Union and were quickly joined by counter-protesters from LGBT rights groups and members of the Muslim Students’ Association.
Students, professors host lectures to discuss social issues

October 9, 2012

The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies is hosting a series of lectures that examine this political cycle’s issues through a lens of gender identity while placing them in historical context.
Gibson discusses judicial election finance

September 26, 2012

Talk is first installment of this year's Human Rights Happy Hour Speaker Series, in an effort to inform students about international and domestic issues.
Slow preparations for fast

September 25, 2012

Jewish students and administrators on campus will begin a traditional Yom Kippur fast Tuesday night, but before that happens, a few will spend hours thinking about and preparing food.
Lecture series focus on freshmen, required for Signature Courses

September 18, 2012

Many students appreciated the chance to get introduced to UT’s research programs.
Students take initiative, bring back theater honor society

September 13, 2012

After a 75-year intermission, national theater honor society Alpha Psi Omega is back for another act at UT.
AISD employees will be rewarded with tickets to UT athletic events for attendance records

September 10, 2012

Austin Independent School District employees with the best attendance records will get free tickets to UT athletic events after the district begins a new initiative aimed at improving faculty attendance rates.

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Recent Contributions

President Obama visits Austin, UT entrepreneurs

UPDATE: Plans for UT's Medical School would straighten out Red River, remove Frank Erwin Center

Chemistry professor Brent Iverson to serve as dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies

Faculty Council criticizes new UT System policies, enacts curriculum changes at final meeting

Faculty member threatens departure as Faculty Council prepares to vote on disclosure policy

For blind students, books are simple — it's the old buildings that present challenges

University releases long list of confidential records to Board of Regents

Significant gender gap persists in University leadership positions

Faculty leader seeks to give UT the advantage in creation of online classrooms

Technology allows for global access to UT classes, personalized education

Observatory director to retire

UTIMCO endowment assets reach record worth midway through fiscal year

As investigators search for the cause of the West explosion, UT students return to survey the damage

After fertilizer explosion, Austinites line up to send blood to West

Gov. Rick Perry declares West area disaster zone

UT students, West residents react to fertilizer plant explosion

Faculty question effect of regent action on UT's ability to retain and hire administrators

Regents vote to supply information to legislators, allow Texas AG to conduct law school investigation

UT searches for medical school dean

Cheap leases may provide revenue

Vice provost for undergraduate education and faculty governance departs for Cornell

UT Regents vote to release documents to lawmakers, allow Attorney General to conduct review of Law School Foundation

University Lands sale nets $70 million for UT and A&M systems' endowment

Facing inaction from Board of Regents, University decides not to increase graduate tuition

Board of Regents call special meeting

For female faculty members, the campus climate is becoming more equitable year by year

Regents asks to withhold information, prompts legislator to ask if board has “something to hide”

"Religious Funding Exemption Bill," once called "GLBT Funding Opt Out," passed by A&M student senate

UT System Regent failed to disclose several past lawsuits during application process

More students enroll in MOOCS in four days than enrolled in entire freshman class

Though deadline for graduate students looms, University has not set tuition

Smaller, faster search for provost begins today amid tension

University makes slow progress toward equal pay and treatment for female professors

UT student watches from courtroom floor as justices debate marriage equality

Powers’ salary tied to various goals, including a higher graduation rate

Five years after major gender equity report, there’s still a lot of work to do

After tense meeting, UT Regents cast narrow vote to continue Law School investigation

Powers: UT Provost search will be localized, expedited in face of instability

UT Campus Climate Response Team address issues of bias

UT System vice chancellor resigns

Legislators seek to tighten restrictions on college graduation requirements

Texas Student Media keeps paper daily but fails to address long-term concerns

Texas Student Media board meets to address budget shortfalls

UT, Texas A&M faculty groups come together to discuss higher education

Powers' speechwriter works in references, clarity

Gov. Rick Perry appoints three to serve on the UT System Board of Regents

Olympic gold medalist, UT alumna Sanya Richards-Ross to speak at commencement

Faculty cite privacy concerns in face of new UT disclosure policies

Board of Regents directs universities to provide fixed-tuition options to students

Overlapping University policies create less clarity in Applewhite and Kearney incidents

University sees mixed progress in Commission of 125 goals

Available University Fund helps keep tuition low at System academic institutions

UT hosts expert panel to discuss ways to increase college completion rates

Provost Steven Leslie to step down at the end of the year

Faculty and student groups push for instituting domestic partner benefits at UT

UT will offer financial aid as part of graduation-rate push

UT System Board of Regents in limbo with expiration of three terms

Board of Regents to review employee-student relationships after recent events

Texas Student Media board acknowledges financial hardships, plans action for March

Major Applewhite admits 'inappropriate, consensual' action with adult student

Powers endorses report geared toward increasing administrative efficiency

National Association of Scholars has long history with University of Texas

As UT bans smoking on campus, it continues to benefit from tobacco investments

Justice Sonia Sotomayor visits Austin to promote new memoir

University names co-chairs of medical school steering committee

“So You Think You Can Dance” steps through Austin

Gathering higher education data on student veterans proves difficult

UT launches national security policy center named for former Gov. Bill Clements

New Liberal Arts Building grades out as a gem

UT launches national security policy center named for former Gov. Bill Clements

UT student's play finds audience at Austin private schools, UT after AISD controversy

Texas Photography Club offers free photography services, draws large crowd in West Mall

#GivingTuesday fights the follies of the holiday season

Deadline set for completing Big Tex rebuilding

College Republicans optimistic for new session despite Romney's presidential loss

Former first ladies, children share insight into life in the White House