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University of Texas Sued for Removing Confederate Statues
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas is being sued for removing four Confederate statues from the main area of campus in Austin. The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed the lawsuit Wednesday, three days after the statues were quickly taken down following a late-night order from University President Greg Fenves. Three of the statues are […]
August 27, 2017
Students
Judge Tosses Texas Professors’ Lawsuit Over Guns on Campus
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit by three University of Texas professors who argued that a new state law allowing concealed handguns on campus could have a “chilling effect” on classroom debate. Sociology professor Jennifer Lynn Glass and English professors Lisa Moore and Mia Carter sued last summer, before the law […]
July 9, 2017
Sports
Texas Ex-track Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit Can Go Forward
AUSTIN, Texas  — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Texas by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out after the school learned of a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. Kearney’s lawsuit claims that […]
June 25, 2017
Students
Attacker Kills 1, Wounds 3 in Stabbings at University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — An attacker with a machete-like knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded at least three others Monday on the University of Texas campus, and authorities said a suspect was in custody. Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted that one person died at the scene near a gym. The others were taken to […]
May 1, 2017
Sports
University of Texas Track Coach Mario Sategna Returns after Investigation
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas track coach Mario Sategna has returned to the program after a months-long leave of absence and a school ethics and misconduct investigation. Texas officials announced Wednesday that Sategna had returned to duty after four months away from the Longhorns program. Officials acknowledged receiving “conduct complaints,” but did not provide any details […]
January 12, 2017
Students
University of Texas Honoring First Blacks who Enrolled
AUSTIN, Texas ― When Nathaniel Bradford enrolled at the University of Texas in 1963, he couldn’t join the band. Or a fraternity. Or play on the football team. The reason: He’s Black. The Austin American-Statesman reports the campus was slow to integrate, waiting until 1956 to enroll African-American undergraduates even though the U.S. Supreme Court […]
September 8, 2016
Sports
Texas Asks State Supreme Court to Block Track Coach Lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas recently asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out in 2013 after the school learned about a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. University lawyers argued in […]
September 7, 2016
African-American
Supreme Court Debates Value of Diversity in Higher Ed
Supreme Court Chief Justice questions the value of diversity in higher education during recent arguments of the Fisher vs. University of Texas Supreme Court case.
December 30, 2015
Sports
Minority Coaches Organize New Group
A group of prominent college coaches have launched a new organization devoted to helping minority coaches in men’s and women’s college basketball and college football.
April 21, 2015
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