Student Experience

Former Law School dean and longtime professor John F. Sutton Jr. passed away in San Angelo on Friday.

As the NCAA tournament season ends, athletic conference chatter and the future of intercollegiate athletics take center stage.

Forty high school migrant students from across Texas were recognized today at the 26th Annual Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony at The University of Texas at Austin.

Professor Sheldon Ekland-Olson was surprised Thursday morning with the 2013 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship.

Forty exemplary high school migrant students will be recognized at the Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony at The University of Texas at Austin, and two will be named Exemplary Migrant Students of the Year. What: Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony

Gretchen Ritter, vice provost for undergraduate education and faculty governance, will be leaving the university to serve at Cornell University.

The Tower will shine orange April 11 to honor The Daily Texan, the state’s “College Paper of the Year” for the third consecutive year. Hook ’em!

Don’t let stress bring you down. Swing by Stressfest on April 10 to learn stress management techniques from experts around campus and enjoy a moment of calm. Learn more.

Undergraduate students in this year’s freshman class at The University of Texas at Austin are showing performance gains compared with freshman cohorts in past years, including a 98.5 percent retention rate from fall to spring semester, which is higher than any freshman cohort in the past five years.

@UTAustin has sky-high Twitter Klout (that’s social media influence). But it’s not the only UT feed worth following. Get the full list.

University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers will speak about UT Austin’s role in the national higher education dialogue at the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Convention on Saturday, April 6.