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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

Endowment fund drive at $450,000; $50,000 short of October goal

July 1, 2025

Recent donations have pushed the Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. endowment campaign to $450,000, $50,000 short of the goal. If the goal is met the 13 existing annual scholarships for Texan...

Bill Moyers, Presidential aide, distinguished journalist and broadcaster, dies at 91

June 26, 2025

By Janny Scott / The New York Times Bill Moyers, who served as chief spokesman for President Lyndon B. Johnson during the American military buildup in Vietnam and then went on to a long and celebrated...

UT former President Fenves named Chancellor at Emory University

May 28, 2025

By Clement Lee and Ellie Fvas / The Emory Wheel After five years, Gregory Fenves will leave his position as Emory University president on Sept. 1. As president, Fenves directed the University’s response...

Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, former Editor of The Daily Texan and member of Daily Texan Hall of Fame, Dies at 95

May 27, 2025

By Robert D. McFadden, The New York Times Ronnie Dugger, the crusading editor of a small but influential Texas journal who challenged presidents, corporations and America’s privileged classes to face...

Not your average senior

May 20, 2025

  From Moody College of Communication Austin in the ’70s was buzzing with history in the making: Vietnam War protests, the newly minted 18-year-old vote and political upheaval. Journalism...

Moody Writing Support Program extended a year, seeking donations

May 12, 2025

Thanks to a generous gift, the Moody Writing Support Program at Moody College of Communication at UT has received a reprieve to operate for an additional year. Without significant fund-raising, the program...

More about Pulitzer winner and former Daily Texan staffer Cassandra Jaramillo

May 8, 2025

  Not that she needed to win the Pulitzer Prize for this reason, but Cassandra Jaramillo has certainly validated her Rising Star Award presented by Friends of The Daily Texan in 2021. Congratulations,...

ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for ‘Life of the Mother’

May 8, 2025

By ProPublica ProPublica on May 5 won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for public service for the series “Life of the Mother,” which the judges described as “urgent reporting about pregnant women...

Houston Chronicle wins Pulitzer Prize for series on dangerous stopped trains

May 7, 2025

Reprinted from the Houston Chronicle A series of editorials outlining the failures of railroads and state officials to protect Houstonians from the dangers and inconveniences of stopped trains has won...

Former Daily Texan staffers and friends, we need your help now…

May 5, 2025

A final push to endow all current Daily Texan staff scholarships provided by  Friends of The Daily Texan will coincide with the end of the student newspapers’ 125th anniversary year in October. And...

In Memoriam: Leonard Norrod Graham

May 4, 2025

Leonard Norrod Graham Died April 20, 2025 Salisbury, CT. Leon Norrod Graham, Direct Marketing Executive and a former Editor of The Daily Texan,  passed away on Sunday, April 20, in...

Join the drive to update photo-video equipment for Texan photographers

April 29, 2025

The Daily Texan has a rich history in producing talented, award-winning photographers who have built outstanding careers after working at the student newspaper. Nine of the 26 Pulitzer Prizes won by...

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