Student Experience

The UT Tower shines orange Nov. 30 in recognition of The University of Texas volleyball team’s fourth straight Big 12 Championship. Hook ’em!

When the football team takes the field Thursday, one Longhorn will celebrate his birthday. But instead of a birthday cake, he’ll feast on bales of hay.

Showing gratitude is more than a holiday tradition. Read why we’re thankful, share your reasons and learn how being thankful can make you happier. #ThankfulLonghorns

Read the full statement from University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers regarding today’s ruling in the case of Fisher versus University of Texas.

As another season approaches for Longhorn men’s and women’s basketball, The University of Texas at Austin wants to make sure that fans have the best on-campus parking information for home games.

The Tower will be ablaze in orange tonight (with fireworks at 8:30 p.m.) to celebrate the record-breaking success of The Campaign for Texas, which raised $3.1 billion. Hook ’em!

University of Texas at Austin students will have an opportunity to say “thank you” to the more than 271,000 donors who gave $3.12 billion during the Campaign for Texas at the university’s fifth annual “Thanks Day.”

U.S. News and World Report has ranked The University of Texas at Austin No. 30 in the world in its first-ever Global University Rankings, marking the fourth time this year a prestigious international group has placed UT Austin among the best international universities.

Two executioners watch over the Tarlton Law Library, but don’t worry they’re not enforcing rules. Read about these macabre artifacts.

The Tower will be dark on Oct. 24 to mark Longhorn Lights Out, a campus-wide energy-saving initiative that has saved 54,000 kWh of electricity since April 2013.

The Texas Exes’ annual Distinguished Alumnus Awards, to be held Oct. 17, are the highest honor conveyed by the alumni association. Learn more about this year’s winners.