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First LGBTQ+ faculty council studies campus climate, potential changes to UT practices

By Lauren Grobe - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 11:41 pm

UT’s first LGBTQ+ faculty council, created in May, is currently looking into ways to best support a part of the faculty population which historically has been underrepresented.
UT Police Oversight Committee to address homelessness, SB 18

By Emily Hernandez - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 11:39 pm

The UT Police Oversight Committee has not met since February, but University officials are planning for the committee to meet soon and be more “hands-on” in overseeing the UT Police Department this school year.
Austin Police Department, UT System Police see rise in female recruits

By Austin Martinez - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 11:38 pm

The Austin Police Department and UT System Police are seeing more women apply and being sworn in as police officers.
Survivor speak-out provides support, community to students

By Anna Canizales - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 12:14 am

Over a dozen students shared art and spoke about their experiences with interpersonal violence to heal and connect with others in a safe environment Wednesday night.
Stan Richards School to build student advertising, public relations lab on BMC fourth floor

By Neha Madhira - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 12:12 am

To celebrate the five-year anniversary of naming the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations, the school will add a student advertising and public relations workspace to the Belo Media Center’s fourth floor.
Podcaster Kristen Meinzer speaks at National Young Women’s Day of Action Luncheon

By Saachi Subramaniam - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 12:08 am

Students and faculty ate lunch, spoke with peers and listened to a talk on representation for women of color in media Wednesday at the National Young Women’s Day of Action Luncheon.
Students discuss immigrant experiences on panel

By Cara Daeschner - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 12:03 am

When traveling between South Korea and the United States, Yoon Lee faced questions of his identity from people living in both countries.
UT recommends four-year suspension for Pi Kappa Phi fraternity for hazing violations

By Emily Hernandez - Updated on October 31, 2019 at 12:01 am

UT’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity chapter hazed pledges by forcing them to eat soup laced with ghost pepper and cat food, according to a recent University investigation.
UT joins 19 universities to bring inclusivity to STEM faculty

By Mariane Gutierrez - Updated on October 30, 2019 at 11:58 pm

To recruit a more diverse STEM faculty, the University joined 19 other universities in a three-year effort to change current faculty recruitment practices.
Student Government proposes adding more required modules for emergency situations

By Neelam Bohra - Updated on October 30, 2019 at 12:42 am

Student Government introduced a resolution Tuesday in support of the Office of Emergency Preparedness implementing campus-wide education modules, which would focus on emergency situations such as fires, weather-related evacuations or active shooter situations, according to the resolution.

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