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UT Tyler’s SJP Protests University Investments During Week of Action

October 20, 2026 Mateus Ferreira

By ALLISON MCDOUGALD/Staff Writer Photos By JINJER ROYCE/Staff Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Texas at Tyler held protests on campus Oct. 6-9, calling attention to Palestinian suffering and the university system’s [Read More…]

What Does UT Austin’s Potential Deal With The Trump Administration Mean For UT Tyler?

November 20, 2025 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer UT Austin has until Nov. 21 to accept a deal from the Trump administration, which offers universities preferential access to federal funds — if they agree to specific policy changes. This decision [Read More…]

University Cancels Palestinian Movie Screening; UT Tyler SJP Rebukes Decision

April 3, 2025 Mateus Ferreira

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Staff Writer Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Student Association organized a screening of “Farha,” a controversial film about the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948. The university canceled the event [Read More…]

UT System Set to Provide Undergraduate Texans from Low-Income Families Free Tuition

November 21, 2024 Larry Bonilla

By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor The University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to provide tuition free education to undergraduate Texans attending any of the UT System’s nine academic institutions, [Read More…]

UT Tyler Tenured Professor Accused of Hiring A Person To Teach Her Classes; New Senate Bill Complicates Firing Process

November 13, 2023 Nathan Witt

By NATHAN WITT/Editor-in-Chief A tenured UT Tyler professor accused of hiring someone who was not employed by the college to teach one of her online classes will soon learn whether she will keep her job. [Read More…]

BREAKING NEWS: $308 Million Building Coming to UT Tyler

November 18, 2022 Noah Tew

By NOAH TEW/ Editor-in-Chief and BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/ Managing Editor After waiting anxiously for several months for the final verdict, UT Tyler has received good news. The University of Texas System has approved $308 million for building a new [Read More…]