Yearly Archives: 2001
Response from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
June 25, 2001
We are disappointed that we will not receive a definitive ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. This had been our goal since the case began in 1992. We will continue our vigorous efforts to enroll students of all races within the limits imposed by the courts.
Houston Endowment Inc. invests in scholarships for Texas community college leaders
June 25, 2001
A recent $1 million gift from Houston Endowment Inc. to The University of Texas at Austin will help prepare new generations of leaders for Texas community colleges.
UT Austin President Faulkner to visit incoming freshmen in Rio Grande Valley during "Send-Off 2001" celebrations
June 25, 2001
A personal welcome to join The University of Texas at Austin community will be extended by the University’s president to incoming freshmen attending "Send-Off 2001" celebrations in Brownsville on Tuesday (June 26) and McAllen on Wednesday (June 27).
U.S. Supreme Court denies review of Hopwood case
June 25, 2001
"Today’s order resolves nothing," said Professor Douglas Laycock of the law school. "We are disappointed, but sooner or later the court will decide this issue. In the meantime, we will explore our remaining legal options, and we will work aggressively to recruit those minority students that the courts will let us admit."
Restoration experts begin work on historic structures at Winedale
June 21, 2001
Volz & Associates, an Austin architectural firm specializing in the repair, restoration and preservation of historic structures, has been employed by the Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin to undertake an initial on-site assessment of historic structures at Winedale.
C-Span to feature UT Austin professor on live broadcast about Mark Twain
June 20, 2001
Dr. Shelley Fisher Fishkin, professor of American Studies and English at The University of Texas at Austin, will be featured on C-Span's live broadcast Monday (June 25) morning from Hannibal, Mo.
El Paso area students welcomed as new members of UT Austin community
June 20, 2001
A celebration in El Paso welcoming incoming freshmen to The University of Texas at Austin provided an opportunity for parents to talk with President Larry R. Faulkner and other UT Austin delegates about their hopes and dreams for the students they are sending to the University.
El Paso "Send-Off 2001" celebration to provide personal welcome from UT Austin’s president to 123 incoming freshmen from El Paso area
June 18, 2001
Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of The University of Texas at Austin, will lead a delegation of University representatives to El Paso on Tuesday (June 19) to personally welcome 123 recent high school graduates who will be attending UT Austin this fall semester.
University-Center for Democracy agreement will expand UT Austin’s International democracy efforts
June 15, 2001
Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of The University of Texas at Austin, today (June 15) announced the signing of an affiliation agreement with the bipartisan Center for Democracy in Washington, D.C., to cooperate on programs designed to support the development and maintenance of democratic and free-market societies around the world.
UT Austin scientists find evidence that all radio-loud quasars may be blazars
June 14, 2001
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found new evidence to suggest that all radio-loud quasars may be blazars — and the differences between them may be related to the angle from which they are viewed. Quasars are quasi-stellar objects found in distant reaches of the universe and blazars are much brighter types of quasars.
