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Dean Martinez on College Operations March 16-27
Mar. 15, 2020
This email is a follow-up from the announcement by President Fenves earlier about campus operations beginning tomorrow, Monday, March 16. To provide clarity, and following the spirit of President Fenves’ message: The University of Texas at Austin campus is continuing its essential operations and core functions. Wherever possible, staff who…
A Letter from Dean Martinez about COVID-19
Mar. 12, 2020
By now, you have likely read President Fenves’s March 11th email to campus indicating the extension of spring break for students by one week, and institutional efforts to increase social distancing measures in response to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Leaders at UT and within the College of Education have been monitoring…
Exercise Science Undergrads Win ACSM Texas Chapter’s Student Bowl
Mar. 09, 2020
Exercise science majors Cameron Vaughan, Hayden Rich, and Maria Hadjimarcou in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) edged out 35 teams from schools across Texas to win the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Texas Chapter’s Student Bowl. The Student Bowl is a Jeopardy-style competition where teams of…
College of Education Hosts Cultivating New Voices of Color 20th Anniversary Meeting
Feb. 28, 2020
For 20 years, Cultivating New Voices (CNV) has worked to build a strong community of cultural and linguistic thinkers from underrepresented minorities among teachers of English. “Community is everything. We are nothing without our community, and this is such a strong community,” says Tracey Flores, a former CNV scholar and…
The Color Complex
Feb. 26, 2020
In spring 2018, College of Education student Vida Nwadiei joined three undergraduates from other colleges on campus to compete in the inaugural university-wide program, the President’s Award for Global Learning. Now in its second year, the program promotes international research, social impact, and entrepreneurship in seven regions throughout the world.
