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In order to discover and address systemic problems facing men of color in higher education, the Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights continues the legacy of one famous African-American.
Executive director of the UT Autism Project, Pamela Buchanan, said she has always had a passion to do something worthwhile while engaging in community service.
Buchanan received the outstanding faculty/staff volunteer award at the 2012 Tower Award ceremony Wednesday evening. Buchanan has worked with families dealing with autism for 15 years, and co-founded UTAP seven years ago. UTAP pairs an autistic child one-to-one with a UT student who becomes his or her parent, guardian and safety net, Buchanan said.
Frank Deford realized early on that he had a gift that allowed him to write eloquently and creatively. He also realized he wanted to use that gift to tell sports stories.
With UT’s help, some migrant students follow both the harvest and their academic dreams.
The University’s Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program, a service provided by the K-16 Education Center, marked its 25th year on Monday with a ceremony honoring 40 high school migrant students who completed distance learning courses through the program, said Linda L. Glessner, executive director of the department of Continuing and Innovative education.
After a day filled with multiple java stops and shots, where do you go to unwind and rid yourself of liquid anxiety? A new bar in Austin has got the answer, and it’s called kava.
Last week, Greg Smith, former executive director at Goldman Sachs, resigned from his job of 12 years with a scathing op-ed in The New York Times. Smith said he resigned because he believes the company has shifted its interests from its clients to itself over the last few years and he could no longer support such an organization.
Jim Nicar, former Texas Exes director of history and traditions, was fired Monday after 20 years of service as a part of a strategic planning process the organization is undertaking.
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech official defends the delay in alerting students to the shootings of two students to begin the unprecedented 2007 massacre, saying officials did the best they could.
Robert M. Byers is the executive director of government relations at Virginia Tech. He testified Wednesday at the civil trial brought by the parents of two students among the 32 left dead by the April 16, 2007, attack by a lone gunman.
Students voiced concerns about increasing college tuition and the structure of the student financial aid website at a discussion Monday.
I am writing in response to a story that ran earlier this month titled “Students with disabilities seek better accommodations from UT.” Overall I thought the article was very well done. It shared student concerns while also reflecting the work that the University is doing to try and meet students’ needs and uphold the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Executive Director Stephani Wolfe, left, and Disabilities Services Coordinator Justin Rogers, middle, listen to students give their imput during an open forum of Services for Students with Disabilities Tuesday night in the Student Services Building.
The first low-income resident apartment complex in the heart of downtown may soon begin construction, which will provide a refuge for Austin’s starving artists and those looking to get back on their feet.
A green energy research company working directly with the University will soon relocate to an energy-efficient neighborhood one-and-a-half miles from campus.
On Friday, Jan. 20, VSA Texas, also known as Very Special Arts, will be hosting the Disability from Real to Reel Film Series to showcase local and international films by and about people with disabilities.
COLLEGE STATION — A 90-year-old Aggie tradition turned to tragedy early Thursday morning as the Bonfire stack that dozens of students were building suddenly collapsed, killing 12 Texas A&M students and leaving 28 other injured.
Students and parents wept and watched as rescue teams worked more than 19 hours carefully removing logs from the stack, hoping to recover students who might have been trapped alive under the pile.
NEW YORK — NBA players delivered a resounding but risky response to one more ultimatum from NBA Commissioner David Stern: See you in court.
The players’ association rejected the league’s latest proposal for a new labor deal Monday and began disbanding, paving the way for a lawsuit that throws the season in jeopardy.
Negotiating went nowhere, so now the union is going away.
And Stern said “nuclear winter” is coming.
A group of University students has taken the initiative to show underprivileged, underrepresented and unique high school students what they have the ability to do.
From Monday through today, the senior class of Garza Independence High School has been shadowing UT students from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. GIHS is an alternative, self-paced high school for students who were not able to finish or fit into a traditional high school setting and is part of Austin Independent School District.
NEW YORK — Everyone wants flawless skin, flat abs and a fab rear. But men don’t always admit it.
So, companies that sell products promising to help guys lose weight, conceal bloat and enhance skin have to walk a fine line between men’s vanity and masculinity. But how do you market moisturizer to the Marlboro Man?
[Corrected Oct. 25: Changed Susan Rieff's title]
Balcones Resources supported victims of the recent Bastrop wildfires by hosting a benefit in their honor.
Equality legislation for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community in Texas has rarely had much success, but now has a better chance of passing in the 2013 Texas legislative session based on progress made in the previous two sessions, said Dennis Coleman, executive director of Equality Texas.
Switching to natural gas — which Texas produces more of than any other state — could result in an annual reduction of 30 million tons of carbon dioxide, said an industry expert Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES — Shoehorned into a small living room in a South Los Angeles apartment, a dozen parents discuss why their kids’ school ranks as one of the worst in the nation’s second-largest school district.
The answers come quickly: Teachers are jaded; gifted pupils aren’t challenged; disabled students are isolated; the building is dirty and office staff treat parents disrespectfully.
The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation is attempting to prevent homelessness in Austin through a $50,000 grant to the nonprofit organization Green Doors.
Without health insurance, many Austin musicians would be without work or the ability to support their busy schedules, said Nakia Reynoso of Nakia and the Blues Grifters.
He said that without the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians there would have been many days where he would be in bed, sick and unable to perform.
[Corrected on Monday, August, 29, 2011 at 10:47 p.m.: removed second graf]
UT is following a national trend with increased Hispanic undergraduate enrollment, according to the Office of Admissions and the Pew Hispanic Center.
