Fall 2020
Nov 01, 2020
Book finds similarities in two different icons of the civil rights movement
Peniel Joseph was in elementary school the first time he joined a picket line, he says, fighting for workers’ rights. He has been involved in social justice efforts ever since.…
Nov 01, 2020
UT Health Austin staff members have been at forefront of pandemic response
In November 2019, Jennifer Harrison met with her associate director of occupational and lab safety for a monthly clinical safety meeting. As part of a routine check, she was asked…
Nov 01, 2020
Black staff and faculty organizations continue to support members virtually
COVID-19 quarantines might have taken away the food and in-person fun, but the sense of community is still there. Women’s Empowerment Chats for UT Staff and Faculty of Color and…
Nov 01, 2020
Looking forward with President Jay Hartzell
The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously voted to name Jay Hartzell president of UT on Sept. 23. Hartzell, who spent most of the past 25 years at…
Nov 01, 2020
Voces Oral History Center documents how Latino community is being affected by COVID-19
Since 1999, the Voces Oral History Center in the Moody College of Communication has been documenting the voices and stories of the Latino community. The project began by recording the stories of…
Nov 01, 2020
Miss your department potluck? Enter the Texas Connect Recipe Contest
For many of us, spending more time at home has meant spending more time cooking. Have you discovered a new go-to recipe or rediscovered an old family favorite? We’d like…
Nov 01, 2020
10 tips to help you better manage stress
We’ve all heard some version of the phrase, “You can’t take care of others unless you first take care of yourself.” But the need for self-care has become even more…
Nov 01, 2020
Making fearless leaders: Group empowers young Black and Hispanic women
Last March, as is tradition, young Black women and Latinas celebrated the end of the Fearless Leadership Institute Leadership Retreat by closing their eyes. Before them, a select few women from…
Nov 01, 2020
Stronger Together: Protect Texas Together campaign works to keep community safe
A quick search of #ProtectTexasTogether on Twitter brings up hundreds of images of University of Texas students, staff and faculty members and alumni, all wearing face masks of different colors and designs and…
Nov 01, 2020
Online database, new book give access to some of Briscoe Center’s vast collections
About 18 miles of intensely organized shelving protects what Don Carleton, executive director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, calls “the evidence of history.” The center collects and…
Nov 01, 2020
Why and how UT leaders are pursuing a more diverse faculty
In July, amid nationwide discussions about race and hearing deep concerns from members of the UT community, President Jay Hartzell, then still interim, announced a list of initiatives to promote diversity, equity…