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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

Celebrating, in person, The Daily Texan’s 125th Anniversary

April 14, 2025

We – the Friends of The Daily Texan - gathered for a special celebration: to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of The Daily Texan. But there was more, much more: to hear directly of...

Gerald A. Johnson awarded Lifetime Achievement Award for his support of The Daily Texan and student media

Gerald A. Johnson awarded Lifetime Achievement Award for his support of The Daily Texan and student media

April 14, 2025

Gerald A. Johnson, former Director of Texas Student Media, has been selected as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Friends of The Daily Texan,  just the second time the award has been...

13 Texan staffers receive cash awards at Friends of Daily Texan annual event

April 9, 2025

Thirteen Daily Texan staffers received cash grant awards totaling $23,500 at the Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. annual Hall of Fame dinner on April 4 on the campus of the University of  Texas at Austin. Cash...

Rachel Davis Mersey named SMU Executive Vice President and Provost

April 7, 2025

DALLAS (SMU) – Rachel Davis Mersey will join SMU as executive vice president and provost on June 1. She will oversee University research and overall academic quality, including admissions, faculty development,...

Tickets available for Texan’s 125th anniversary; reception moves indoors

April 2, 2025

It’s not too late to sign up to celebrate The Daily Texan’s 125th anniversary at the Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame event this Friday, April 4. Register to attend or sponsor a student at...

What they don’t tell you about student journalism: If you spend 16 hours in a car, you might just end up on Good Morning America

March 16, 2025

Two Daily Texan reporters and a Texan photographer were determined they would cover the SEC Women’s basketball championship game, being played 1,075 miles away in Greenville, S.C.  The three student...

UT women’s basketball coach praises Daily Texan staffers for 16-hour one-way drive, and their dedication to sports coverage

March 13, 2025

Editor's note: this article is by Sam Fariss, reprinted from Hook 'em Headlines. The Texas Longhorns were coming off of one of the toughest losses in the last few years when head coach Vic Schaefer sat...

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,...

The eyes of Texan editors are upon you….in the basement of The Texan

February 18, 2025

Daily Texan alums, do you remember the photos of senior editors of the newspaper lining the walls in both the "new” and old Texan newsrooms? For decades it was a tradition to place a framed photo...

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...

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