Student Experience

Throughout the summer, incoming students are exploring the Forty Acres, making new friends, registering for classes and getting in a Longhorn State of Mind during Orientation. Take a look at what the newest Longhorns are saying about the upcoming school year.

Read the statement from The University of Texas at Austin President Gregory L. Fenves on the recent Supreme Court announcement.

UT Austin President Gregory L. Fenves has established the Task Force on Historical Representation of Statuary to discuss the future of the Jefferson Davis statue on campus.

Read the full statement from UT Austin President Gregory L. Fenves regarding the Jefferson Davis statue on campus. 

The university is ranked No. 19 in the world for high-impact science, according to the Nature Index, which tracks publication in the world’s top research journals — the latest in a series of global rankings that recognize UT Austin among the world’s elite research universities. 

The university will officially reopen at 7 a.m. today, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, and resume normal operations.

The university continues to monitor the weather with our regional partners. 

Due to deteriorating weather conditions, UT Austin will close at 5 p.m. on June 16.

Gregory L. Fenves, president of UT Austin, is commissioning a complete and independent review of the Texas Athletics Student Services division, which provides all student-athletes with academic guidance and resources.

Read the full statement from UT Austin on recent Chronicle of Higher Education story. 

Today, Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) announced its acquisition of the SITES rating system developed through a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the United States Botanic Garden.