At a bipartisan policy forum on immigration, Gary Freeman, government department chair, said the U.S. legal immigration system is in need of re-evaluation.

Texas Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, encourages attendees at the 2013 African American Legislative Summit to give back to the community and "make things better for all of our young people."

Notebooks, printer cartridges and other office supplies were organized onto tables in the Anna Hiss Gymnasium on Tuesday for UT’s first Trash to Treasure Office Supply Swap.

UT is one of two universities in the nation participating in a new campus initiative called The Creative Activist Network, sponsored by Participant Media and Austin-based nonprofit, Students of the World. ​

A philosophy and classics professor drew connections between Ancient Greek myths and some common dilemmas of modern life during a lecture Thursday.

Scholars studying Jewish history are beginning to consider differences between actuality and people’s perceptions of Jewish history and culture, said Moshe Rosman, a professor of Jewish history at Bar Ilan University in Israel during a talk Thursday afternoon.