Journalism in the Americas

Celebrating UT Austin’s First Black Graduate Degree-Holders in Zoology

Making discoveries about health and the natural world were among Oscar Thompson’s and Exalton Delco’s achievements. Astronomy, biology, chemistry – the College of Natural Sciences has long offered ...
KXAN

Barriers broken & DEI eliminated decades later: UT Law continues honoring its first Black graduate

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Virgil C. Lott’s family walked the halls of the University of Texas at Austin Law School, more than 70 years after he became the first Black student to graduate from there. “Oh wow, ...
KVUE

UT Austin ranked No. 1 public university in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is the best public university in the state, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The 2026 rankings put UT at the top for public ...
San Antonio Express-News

As doors close and funding fades, students worry UT-Austin is taking Texas’ new DEI ban too far

Aaliyah Barlow needed to raise $20,000 by the end of the month. As president of the University of Texas at Austin’s Black Student Alliance, a student group, the junior is in charge of securing funding ...