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An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

Sign up for Daily Texan Hall of Fame April 4 event; new sponsorship options (not as expensive you might think!)

February 18, 2025

Registration is now open for the April 4 Daily Texan Hall of Fame gathering, which will include a special celebration of the 125th anniversary of The Texan. Sponsored by Friends of the Daily Texan,...

Sponsor a student journalist to attend April 4 Daily Texan Hall of Fame event

February 18, 2025

Not able to attend the Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame event April 4 on the University of Texas campus but still want to support The Texan and its student journalists? Please consider sponsoring...

3 new Rising Star honorees; sign up for Daily Texan Hall of Fame event April 4

February 18, 2025

Three new Rising Star Award winners and 9 new Daily Texan Hall of Fame members will be honored April 4 on the UT campus. In addition scholarship grants from the Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. group...

Announcing 2025 Daily Texan Hall of Fame and Rising Star Award winners

January 27, 2025

  Who are the 9 new members of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame and the 3 new Rising Star Award winners to be honored April 4 on the UT campus? A highly respected globe-trotting foreign correspondent...

Katie Chang named Daily Texan spring managing editor

January 10, 2025

Katie Chang has been named Daily Texan spring managing editor. Chang is a junior at the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing degrees in Plan II Honors, Management Information Systems, and Urban Studies,...

Jay Hartzell to leave UT for presidency of Southern Methodist University

January 10, 2025

A message from UT President Jay Hartzell: When students ask for advice, I typically respond thematically: Follow your passions, take some chances, stretch outside your comfort zone, and think of how you...

Axios CEO Jim VandeHei’s memo: How to be a great reporter

December 19, 2024

Article from Axios. Thanks to  former Texan Editor in Chief  Tara Copp for passing along this information. Many people in media have asked us over the years for copies of a step-by-step memo Axios...

Year-end giving? Please support The Daily Texan and its staff

December 12, 2024

Considering an end-of-year donation in support of a non-profit organization? Please consider assisting The Daily Texan and its staff, via a donation to Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc., a 501c3 non...

Take a peek at documentary celebrating The Daily Texan’s 125th anniversary

November 17, 2024

Anxious to preview the documentary film celebrating the 125th anniversary of The Daily Texan? Ever wanted to add your name to scrolling Credits on a first-class documentary film on student journalism? Now...

Friends of Daily Texan accepting nominations for Daily Texan Hall of Fame

October 28, 2024

Join with us in suggesting a top candidate to be inducted into The Daily Texan Hall of Fame, sponsored by Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. Since its founding in 2013, the Friends of The Texan group has...

Documentary to explore the 125-year history of The Daily Texan

October 18, 2024

As The Daily Texan marks its 125th year of publication, work is underway on a documentary film to celebrate the student paper's celebrated history. The film will be produced by well-known Dallas film-maker...

Griff Singer receives 'friend of journalism award' from Texas Association of Journalism Educators

Griff Singer receives ‘friend of journalism award’ from Texas Association of Journalism Educators

October 14, 2024

The Texas Association of Journalism Educators has officially recognized Griff Singer as the group's most recent recipient of its Friend of Journalism Award. Singer was honored at the group's annual...

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