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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

Three new senior editors to lead The Daily Texan during 2024-25

June 19, 2024

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...

New Moody Dean to speak at Friends of Daily Texan March 22 event

February 3, 2024

Dr. Rachel Davis Mersey, recently appointed Dean of Moody College of Communication, will be the featured speaker at the 11th annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame gathering on the University of...

Rachel Davis Mersey named 7th Dean of Moody College of Communication

January 11, 2024

Rachel Davis Mersey has been appointed dean of Moody College of Communication, replacing Dr. Jay Bernhardt who resigned to become president of Emerson College. Mersey has served as Interim Dean since Bernhardt's...

Daily Texan supporters: Extend a helping hand to Texan student journalists

December 1, 2023

Last call for 2023 donations to the Friends of The Daily Texan  Endowment campaign to fund scholarships for Texan student journalists. The campaign to raise  $300,000 for permanent funding for 13...

Dobson, Wooldridge and Tejemos Foundation fund photojournalism endowment for Daily Texan staffers

September 19, 2023

A $60,000 grant to provide financial support to photojournalists at The Daily Texan at the University of Texas at Austin has been established by the Tejemos Foundation, founded by Austin residents Lynne...

In their own words: How your donation supports student journalists at The Daily Texan

September 19, 2023

When you support  scholarships for Daily Texan staff members by donating to the Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc. endowment, who receives the money and where are they now, after graduation? Read below...

Veteran Austin columnist and sports editor Kirk Bohls and wife fund annual scholarship for Daily Texan sports journalist

September 8, 2023

Veteran Austin American-Statesman columnist and sports editor Kirk Bohls and his wife Vicki have endowed a permanent grant to fund an annual scholarship for a Daily Texan sports journalist. Kirk and Vicki's...

Texas Student Media director in new, expanded role for Moody College

July 26, 2023

Gerald A. Johnson, director of Texas Student Media for the past 9 years, has accepted a new position at UT-Austin, but will still retain involvement in Texas Student Media, while adding additional duties...

Drag Audio House moves to Texas Student Media; new roles for Quigley and Outka

June 15, 2023

  By Sofia Vargas Karam / The Drag Audio Robert Quigley had a job opportunity – so he called up a long-time friend to get her advice. He met Katey Psencik Outka on a warm early October day in...

Rachel Davis Mersey appointed Interim Dean of the Moody College of Communication

June 13, 2023

Rachel Davis Mersey has been appointed Interim Dean of the Moody College of Communication. She has served as Associate Dean for Research at Moody College and held the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professorship...

Guest Essay from The New York Times: College Students Have Something to Say. It’s Just Not What You’d Expect.

May 31, 2023

By Jonathan Malesic Mr. Malesic teaches writing at the University of Texas at Dallas. April 7, 2023 In the debate over free speech and social justice, commentators on the right...

Celebrate The Daily Texan March 31

January 17, 2023

Supporters of student journalism at the University of Texas and fans and friends of The Daily Texan, please mark March 31 on your calendar. That’s the date of the annual Friends of The Daily Texan...

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