An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

New date – April 8, 2022 – for Friends of The Daily Texan dinner

November 9, 2021

A new date – Friday, April 8, 2022 – has been set for the next annual Friends of The Daily Texan dinner. Dinners planned for fall of 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19 health concerns. The...

‘Darkness’ – new from The Drag Audio Production House – now available

November 2, 2021

The Drag Audio Production House in the Moody College of Communication at UT Austin has released its season two podcast, "Darkness," focusing on the serial bombings that took place in Austin in 2018. "Darkness"...

Voices Investigation: Few Black, Latinx students are editors of top college newspapers

September 15, 2021

Researched, reported and published by staffer members in Voices, an independent news website that publishes during the Asian American Journalists Association’s summer convention. The Asian American...

Friends Oct. 1 Hall of Fame dinner postponed

August 27, 2021

The annual Friends of The Daily Texan dinner planned for Oct. 1 is being rescheduled due to the current worsening health situation in Austin. A new date will be announced as soon as possible; next spring...

It’s Here: “Growing Up in the Lone Star State: Notable Texans Remember Their Childhoods”

July 29, 2021

A 40-year labor of literary love, enhanced by detailed in-person interviews, is complete.  “Growing Up in the Lone Star State: Notable Texans Remember Their Childhoods” is now available to readers. Co-author...

Hold the date – Oct. 1 – for annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner

July 23, 2021

Please mark Friday, Oct. 1 for the Friends of The Daily Texan annual Hall of Fame dinner on the University of Texas campus. The scheduled dinner/reunion will include honoring the 2021 Daily Texan Hall...

Friends fund drive raises $31,000-plus to support Daily Texan needs

June 21, 2021

The ongoing Friends of The Daily Texan fund-drive has reached $31,460, all to be used for Texan scholarships, project needs and other items to support the student newspaper at The University of Texas at...

Fund-raising drive for The Daily Texan nears end; your support appreciated

May 5, 2021

Now, more than ever, The Daily Texan needs your help. When Covid-19 hit hard a year ago, The Daily Texan was prospering, excelling editorially, fully staffed. And Texas Student Media was headed for a...

Travel virtually across the globe with two Pulitzer Prize winning former Daily Texan photographers

November 24, 2020

For two decades, two Associated Press Photographers who met at The Daily Texan traveled war zones and pockets of peace in Central America, South Asia, Africa and the Mideast, taking photos that would win...

Seven Daily Texan staffers receive scholarship grants from donors, Friends group

October 28, 2020

Seven staffers at The Daily Texan at the University of Texas at Austin have been selected to receive grants totaling $7,500 for the 2020-21 school year. The grants are sponsored by Friends of The Daily...

Texan 2020 Hall of Fame Honorees: covering the globe from war zones to Wall Street, hospital operating rooms to classrooms…and beyond

September 23, 2020

A dedicated and talented group of honorees with an almost unbelievable range of experiences - locally to globally - comprise the 2020 Daily Texan Hall of Fame class. Consider these success stories of...

Annual Friends Hall of Fame, Daily Texan Scholarship Awards Dinner To Go Virtual for 2020

September 8, 2020

The Friends of The Daily Texan annual gathering will be a virtual event this year, including awarding of seven scholarship grants for Texan staffers and honoring of new Daily Texan Hall of Fame members. The...

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