Student Experience
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Statement from UT Austin President Bill Powers on the White House Report About Sexual Assaults on American College Campuses
The following is a statement from University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers regarding the recent report from the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault:
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UT Remembers on May 2 to Honor Members of University Community Who Died in Past Year
EVENT: UT Remembers, a day of remembrance honoring more than 180 members of the university community students and current and retired faculty and staff members who died during the previous year.
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Statement from UT Austin on the Exploration of Shared Services
In these days of dwindling higher education funding, we have to be responsible stewards of tax and tuition dollars. Consolidating administrative roles that are now spread across campus, and doing so largely through attrition, can help save $30 million to $40 million each year that can be spent on our educational mission.
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Statement from UT Austin President Bill Powers on Schuette Decision
The following is a statement from University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action:
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April 16 Tower Lighting Honors The Daily Texan
The lighting celebrates the Texan being named Best Newspaper by the College Media Association.
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Mary Ellen Poole Appointed Director of the Butler School of Music
Mary Ellen Poole, dean of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, has been appointed director of the Butler School of Music and holder of the Florence Thelma Hall Centennial Chair in Music at The University of Texas at Austin, effective Sept. 1.
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Photo Gallery: Civil Rights Summit
Go up-close and behind-the-scenes at the historic Civil Rights Summit, held on campus at the LBJ Library April 8-10.
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Opinion: LBJ’s Legacy Lives On
Robert Hutchings, dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, draws on LBJ’s legacy to empower a new generation of students to tackle the great policy challenges of our time.
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Clements Center to Welcome U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
The William P. Clements, Jr. Center for History, Strategy and Statecraft at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to present an address by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
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UT Austin Offers Experts on Civil Rights for the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library
Experts from across multiple disciplines at UT Austin are available to speak with the media on topics related to the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library April 8-10.
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UT Austin Experts Offer Insight on Fort Hood Shooting
AUSTIN, Texas One hundred miles from Fort Hood, The University of Texas at Austin has experts available who can offer insights to help understand Wednesday’s tragic shooting. This list will likely expand. Please check back for additions.
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Watch the Civil Rights Summit Live
All the tickets may be spoken for, but you can still watch the speeches and panels, thanks to extensive livestream coverage. Get the details.




