The campaign to permanently endow scholarships for student staff members of The Daily Texan has surpassed its original $300,000 goal, leading the Friends of The Daily Texan to set a new target...
Moody College of Communication Dean Rachel Davis Mersey will serve as Interim Provost, effective Sept. 1, UT President Jay Hartzell has announced.
"In the relatively short time since Rachel came...
From the School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin
Over the past 60-plus years, Griff Singer has been a printer, a reporter, editor, teacher and newspaper consultant. And even...
Marlon Ray Taylor
Died July 2, 2024
Dallas, Texas
Marlon Ray Taylor died July 2, 2024, in Dallas after a long illness. His wife, Janie Paleschic, was by his side. He was 73.
He was...
From The Houston Chronicle
This weekend, the University of Texas officially enters the Southeastern Conference, a place where they like to say “it just means more.”
It means more to us as well.
That’s...
A new Editor-In-Chief and two new Managing Editors have been selected to lead The Daily Texan for 2024-2025.
They are:
McKenzie Henningsen, Editor-in-Chief until May 2025
McKenzie Henningsen is...
What’s the secret behind Texas Student Media’s success?
Nationally, TSM is widely known not just for editorial success of The Daily Texan and the other media entities that fall under its umbrella....
Mary Morphis Moody
Died June 7, 2024
The Woodlands, Houston, Texas
Mary Morphis Moody, former editor of The Daily Texan and longtime suburban editor for the Houston Chronicle, died June 7,...
Two former Daily Texan staffers will be inducted into the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame on June 21 during the Texas Press Association convention in College Station.
Libby Averyt, a Texan reporter,...
From The Guardian
Nine photojournalists — three from The Daily Texan — tell the stories behind their most powerful shots, as pro-Palestinian protesters face police crackdowns.
By Gail Fletcher and Julius...
Cynthia Keever
Died April 10, 2024
Austin, Texas
From The Austin American Statesman
Cynthia Lee Pendergrass Keever died peacefully at home on April 10, 2024, with her two children, Graham and Erin,...
Skeeter Hagler has pulled off a trifecta that will likely never be topped.
First, the Pulitzer Prize for his documentary on the life of a West Texas cowboy. Second selection to The Daily Texan Hall...
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