The University of Texas at Austin (UT) will likely need to take down its large burnt-orange "TEXAS" mural on Guadalupe Street following a state directive that has also targeted other street art across Texas. (The Chron) Background: * The 40-foot-tall mural was installed in summer 2024

The University of Texas at Austin celebrated its 143rd spring commencement at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, with tens of thousands of attendees on hand to mark the graduation of more than 17,000 students across the university's colleges and schools. (UT News) Keynote speaker, Colt McCoy

* The University of Texas at Austin (UT)'s annual Capstone Collection Fashion Show, organized by University Fashion Group (UFG) since 1970, will undergo significant changes after this year's April 26 event — its last in its current form. What the show has been: * The show typically features around

* Texas Global has moved two May Term programs to new countries following the outbreak of conflict in Iran in February. How the decision was made: * UT began assessing risk levels and identifying alternate locations shortly after the conflict started in February. * The UT System Board of Regents draws on guidance

* On the evening of Thursday, April 16, the gala dinner for the inaugural Texas Global Alumni Summit was held at The Westin Josun Seoul. * Participants began arriving at 5:30 p.m. to pick up their pre-registered name badges and joined a reception featuring light finger foods, wine, and

* On April 17, plenary sessions—the second day of the inaugural Texas Global Alumni Summit—were held at The Westin Josun Seoul. * An early morning breakfast offered additional opportunities for networking. * The first plenary session, “Dean’s Roundtable: Innovation Across Borders,” brought together Dr. Sonia Feigenbaum and the deans of

* On the evening of April 17, a chimaek (fried chicken and beer) dinner was held at Banpo Hangang Park in Seoul as the closing gathering following the inaugural Texas Global Alumni Summit. * Walking into Sebitseom, beautifully illuminated along the Han River, guests arrived at the after-party reception venue. * Hosted

The milestone: * Michael and Susan Dell have become UT Austin's first-ever billion-dollar donors, with a new $750 million commitment announced this week. (Fortune) * The gift ranks among the largest philanthropic contributions ever made to a U.S. university. (UT News) What's being built: * Two

* Several campus construction efforts advanced this spring, with two major projects underway at the Main Building and Tower and at Battle Hall. * The Main Building and Tower restoration is slated for completion in summer 2027. The exterior is currently wrapped in scaffolding, which UT covered with a fabric overlay in

* UT Austin's Moody College of Communication announced in March that it will offer three new minors — digital game industries, advertising, and radio-television-film (RTF) — starting fall 2026, open to all students regardless of major. * Senior Associate Dean Cassandre Giguere Alvarado explained that advertising and RTF are Moody&

* UT Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences is working to weave artificial intelligence more deeply into its academic programs, with new faculty and undergraduate courses set to roll out this fall. * Two newly appointed assistant professors in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences — Dapeng Feng and Fa Li

• Dr. Jongyun Jung, a visiting post-doctoral researcher at UT Jackson School of Geosciences and his colleagues’ discovery of a new dinosaur species, Doolysaurus huhmini was made possible through micro-CT scanning at the University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography (UTCT) facility. UTCT is a pioneering institution

* The inaugural Texas Global Alumni Summit “Innovation Across Borders” is accepting sponsorships. * Details about various sponsorship packages spanning individual or in-kind and presenting sponsor can be found on the website: https://cvent.utexas.edu/event/c04122cb-5a82-4397-bd9a-8cd4cc42de68/sponsorship- * Sponsoring the event will provide opportunities to enhance