Formed in Fall 2025 at the direction of President Jim Davis, the Core Curriculum Task Force undertook a thorough, yearlong review of the University’s existing general education curriculum and outlined a new version of the Core worthy of UT Austin as one of the nation’s leading public universities. With input from students, deans, other faculty, and respected academic leaders from other universities, the task force found that since its last review over 20 years ago, the current core has deviated from its original purpose and quality. View the report »
The Core Curriculum Task Force consists of 22 distinguished faculty members from across the University:
| Devin Stauffer (Chair) | Professor of Government | College of Liberal Arts |
| Kristin D. Patterson (Project Manager) | Associate Professor of Instruction in Biology and Undergraduate Education | College of Natural Sciences |
| Carola Binder | Associate Professor of Economics | School of Civic Leadership |
| H. W. Brands | Professor of History | College of Liberal Arts |
| Douglas Bruster | Professor of English | College of Liberal Arts |
| Scott Carrell | Professor of Economics | College of Liberal Arts School of Civic Leadership |
| Renita Coleman | Professor of Journalism and Media | Moody College of Communication |
| James Curley | Professor of Psychology | College of Liberal Arts |
| Michael Drew* | Professor of Neuroscience | College of Natural Sciences |
| Patricio A. Fernandez | Associate Professor of Philosophy | College of Liberal Arts School of Civic Leadership |
| Maria Pia Gualdani | Professor of Mathematics | College of Natural Sciences |
| Jill Ingram | Professor of Humanities | Center for Humanities |
| Robert G. Ingram | Professor of Humanities | Center for Humanities |
| Adam Klivans | Professor of Computer Science | College of Natural Sciences |
| Robert Koons | Professor of Philosophy | College of Liberal Arts |
| David Leal | Professor of Government | College of Liberal Arts |
| Kirk Lynn | Professor of Theatre and Dance | College of Fine Arts |
| Steven Mintz | Professor of History | College of Liberal Arts |
| Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay | Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology | College of Pharmacy |
| Richard J. Reddick | Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy | College of Education |
| Dana Stauffer | Associate Professor of Instruction in Government | College of Liberal Arts |
| Michael Webber | Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Cockrell School of Engineering LBJ School of Public Affairs |
| William Inboden, ex officio | Executive Vice President and Provost |
| Juan Dominguez, ex officio | Interim Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs |
| Drayton Cullen, ex officio | Chief of Staff to the Provost |
| Melissa Taylor, ex officio | Senior Vice Provost of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships |
*Michael Drew transitioned into a new role as Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs in March 2026, in the midst of the task force work.