UT President Hartzell says 49 people were terminated, professors union says 62 lost jobs - AOL

The American-Statesman on April 2 reported that UT laid off at least 60 staff members who previously worked in DEI-related positions, according to people familiar with the terminations. Read More

DEI layoffs: UT records reveal 59 jobs lost April 2 - Austin American-Statesman

Records obtained by the American-Statesman show 10 more people were terminated from the University of Texas on the same day 49 people were dismissed as a result of the state's ban on diversity ... Read More

UT confirms nearly 60 workers laid off, most in former DEI jobs; students not accounted - Yahoo

Hartzell said he closed the division and cut programs and positions to ensure UT's long-term success in the face of rising conservative pressure. Read More

Analysis: UT Austin undergoes 8 major leadership changes in a year - Austin American-Statesman

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell's resignation was sudden, but an analysis shows it was just the latest in a string of departures. News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 Opinion Advertise ... Read More

UT-Austin Faculty Say They’ve Lost Confidence in University President After Protest Arrests: Faculty, staff, and elected officials decry DPS deployment - News - The Austin ...

UT-Austin Faculty Say They’ve Lost Confidence in University President After Protest Arrests Faculty, staff, and elected officials decry DPS deployment By Lina Fisher , 10:53AM, Fri. Apr. 26, 2024 ... Read More

UT professors demand layoffs reversed, say cuts in wake of DEI ban violate rights - Dallas News

Advocates say about 60 employees, who used to do DEI work but were reassigned to other jobs since Jan. 1 when the ban went into effect, were terminated. Advertisement ... Read More

Exclusive interview: Why did Jay Hartzell leave UT job to become SMU president? - Dallas News

Jay Hartzell didn’t set out to leave the University of Texas’ flagship campus for a smaller private college near downtown Dallas. But after SMU board members began aggressively recruiting him ... Read More

UT President Jay Hartzell stepping down - MSN

After spending more than two decades at The University of Texas at Austin, UT President Dr. Jay Hartzell will soon serve as the next president of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, SMU ... Read More

UT Austin president Jay Hartzell hired as president of SMU - Click2Houston

Hartzell was named the 30th president at UT Austin in the fall of 2020 after serving in various roles within McCombs School of Business—including president—over a 25-year span. Read More

UT President Jay Hartzell says he will start 'building relationships' at SEC meetings

The University of Texas System Board of Regents cleared up some paperwork at this week’s meeting by approving the demolition of the Erwin Center, signing off on a new contract for Texas men’s ... Read More

More than 200 faculty say they’ve lost confidence in UT Austin President Jay Hartzell - Houston Public Media

Texas More than 200 faculty say they’ve lost confidence in UT Austin President Jay Hartzell. The UT Austin chapter of the American Association of University Professors is circulating a letter to ... Read More

Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs: At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting - News - News - The Austin Chronicle

Staff who lost their jobs “were formally in DEI positions prior to January 1, 2024, but had pivoted before January 1 to comply with SB 17 after a university-wide audit in summer and fall of 2023 ... Read More