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Tom and Jeanie Carter of Houston have pledged $1.5 million to benefit the School of Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. The bequest will ultimately create the Thomas L. and Eugenia G. Carter Chair in Undergraduate Studies, which will be held by the school’s dean.

Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences Thursday, March 8

In connection with the African and African Diaspora Studies Department, The University of Texas at Austin has appointed King Davis founding director of the Institute for Ur

EVENT: Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late Jackie Robinson and an educational consultant for Major League Baseball, and

The university’s Tower will shine orange the evening of Friday, March 2, in recognition of Texas Independence Day.

In honor of the men’s swimming and diving team winning its 16th consecutive Big 12 Championship, the Tower will shine orange the evening of Feb. 29.

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the university’s Tower will shine orange with “75” in the windows on the evening of Monday, Feb. 27.

The University of Texas at Austin’s Explore UT, known as “the biggest open house in Texas,” is expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors of all ages from throughout the state March 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., when more than 400 free activities in six realms of discovery will be featured on the…

Event:   The Project 2012 When:  Saturday, Feb. 25, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Where:  Dove Springs and Onion Creek Plantation Communities; Mendez Middle School (5106 Village Square) is the event headquarters.

Statement from Bill Powers, President of The University of Texas at Austin, on the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Fisher v. The University of Texas, et al. and the university’s commitment to a holistic admissions policy that is narrowly tailored to achieve the educational benefits of a diverse student body. 

Event: The Staff Ombuds Office at The University of Texas at Austin on March 8 will celebrate the grand opening and open house of its new campus location. When: Thursday, March 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

“The Gernsheim Collection,” co-published by the Harry Ransom Center and the University of Texas Press, has been awarded an Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, which honors a distinguished catalog in the history of art published during the past year.