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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...

Daily Texan supporters: Pay it forward, for student journalists

October 6, 2023

The campaign to raise $300,000 for permanent funding for 13 annual scholarships for Daily Texan staff members has passed the halfway mark, with three months left in the 2023 effort. If the goal is met,...

Two new honors for Griff Singer: Boost to student scholarship in his name, and first Friends of Daily Texan Lifetime Achievement Award

Two new honors for Griff Singer: Boost to student scholarship in his name, and first Friends of Daily Texan Lifetime Achievement Award

September 28, 2023

Two new honors have been added to the portfolio of S. Griffin Singer, respected Texas journalist and beloved former UT journalism professor at The University of Texas at Austin. At the recent Friends...

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...

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...

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...

Grants to honor UT Journalism faculty members

March 21, 2023

Two annual awards for Daily Texan staff members have been created in honor of journalism professors at the University of Texas at Austin. The Faculty Recognition Award is a cash award designed to...

Friends of The Daily Texan sets $300,000 goal to fund scholarships for Texan staffers

October 28, 2022

To ensure long-term funding of scholarships for staff members of The Daily Texan, the Friends of The Daily Texan is seeking your help to raise $300,000 to further build its  endowment fund, guaranteeing...

Former Texan staffer boosts Griff Singer Scholarship fund with $25,000 donation

September 1, 2022

  A $25,000 grant from an Austin journalist and her mother, a 104-year-old former journalist, has provided a significant boost to fully endow the S. Griffin Singer Scholarship, created recently by...

Friends of The Daily Texan create Griff Singer Scholarship for Texan staffer

July 27, 2022

S. Griffin Singer, respected Texas journalist and beloved former UT journalism professor, has been honored with an annual scholarship to be awarded in his name to a staff member of The Daily Texan. The...

Daily Texan alum Falkenberg, colleagues win 2022 Pulitzer in editorial writing

May 13, 2022

Samantha Ketterer, Staff writer The Houston Chronicle The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board on May 9 won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing for a series on voter suppression in Texas. The top...

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