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...
On Oct. 8, 1900, a new publication — The Texan — appeared on the campus of the 17-year-old University of Texas at Austin.
There’s no mention of its founding in that first edition, although its...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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