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    Supporting Mental Health on Campus, Introducing MHART

    Mental health is one of the most challenging issues facing society at large and our university community in particular. We’ve all been touched by it in some way as individuals, but we don’t have to deal with it alone.

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    Update on Our Fall Semester Plans

    As the fall semester approaches, welcome back to another school year on the Forty Acres. Clearly, we had all hoped that the launch of the year would have been very close to normal, but, as with many of our late summer and fall plans, things have become more complicated and stressful as the delta variant has spread throughout Austin and Texas

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    UT to Join the Southeastern Conference in 2025

    I am sure many of you have been inundated with news and speculation about the future of UT athletics throughout this long week…

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    Our Approach for the Fall Semester

    As the fall semester approaches, I have a feeling of déjà vu, albeit an unwelcome one…

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    Interim Leadership Named at Dell Medical School

    Last week, we announced that Clay Johnston was stepping down from his roles as Dean of the Dell Medical School and Vice President for Medical Affairs at UT.

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    Dell Medical School Dean Clay Johnston to Step Down

    Today, I’m writing to share that Clay is stepping down from his roles after more than seven years at the helm.

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