President Powers on Fisher Case Brief
AUSTIN, Texas — August 6, 2012, the University of Texas at Austin filed its brief to the United States Supreme Court as respondent in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The plaintiff...
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Amicus briefs have been filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of The University of Texas at Austin’s holistic admissions process.
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Opening the Black Box on Education
If Priscilla Aquino Garza’s future had hinged on a standardized test, she might never have attended either Harvard University or The University of Texas at Austin. “I’m just not a good tester,” said...
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Community Lost
Hurricane Katrina is still teaching lessons seven years after it struck the Gulf Coast. The hurricane upended the lives of thousands of New Orleans residents. It forced people from their homes and...
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Supreme Court Case Puts Affirmative Action Issue Back in National Media...
UT President Bill Powers speaks with media after U.S. Supreme Court hearing.Photo: Paul Fetters Fisher v. The University of Texas at Austin, a case that brings the issue of race in the admissions...
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New Tools for Teaching Ethics
From Wall Street to Main Street, waves of corporate scandals have made headlines in recent years. Much of the malfeasance has involved good people who were swept up in an unethical tide and lacked the...
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2012 Retrospective: Looking Back on a Historic Year
2012 has been a year of historic significance on the Forty Acres. The university green-lighted a new medical school, defended its policies in the Supreme Court, captured two national championships,...
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UT in the News: Tracking Sand, Creating Vaccinations
Researchers, scholars and experts from The University of Texas at Austin are sought by news outlets every week for their knowledge, expertise and insights. Here’s a selection of some big media hits...
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Shirley Franklin Kicks Off Barbara Jordan Week
Shirley Franklin, the mayor of Atlanta from 2002 to 2010, will deliver the keynote address at the 17th Annual Barbara Jordan Forum luncheon Feb. 19. The talk is the kickoff to a week of student-led...
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Future Attorneys Provide Pro Bono Service
UT Law students participated in free clinics in the Rio Grande Valley in January, helping people apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which grants temporary legal...
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