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

Friends group adds sports-focused grant, 8 scholarships now open to staff members

July 23, 2021

The Friends of The Daily Texan Board of Directors has voted to fund an additional scholarship for a Texan staffer, bringing the total to 5 annual grants provided by the Friends plus three generous grants...

Friends donation to boost digital needs of The Daily Texan

June 22, 2021

A portion of money raised during a recent fund-raising campaign by Friends of The Daily Texan, Inc.  will be used to support the online effort of the student newspaper at the University of Texas. The...

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...

Texan Editorial Adviser Bob Hilburn and his cousin Larry McMurtry

April 18, 2021

Editor's Note: Those who worked at The Daily Texan on the University of Texas campus in the 1960s, 70s and 80s remember  “Mr. Hilburn.“ He was the editorial adviser to the student paper, and a renowned...

Vartan Gregorian, friend of The Daily Texan, and Savior of the New York Public Library, dies at 87

April 18, 2021

Editor’s note: One of the best friends of The Daily Texan during the Erwin years has passed on. Vartan Gregorian had such a distinguished career that his early years at the University of Texas  barely...

Tumulty on Nancy Reagan: More than a love story; a partnership that made Reagan President

April 1, 2021

Editor's note: Below is information about Daily Texan and UT graduate Karen Tumulty's critically-acclaimed biography of Nancy Reagan. In addition, here is a link to an except in The Washington Post about...

Honoring current and former Texan staffers: Celebrate (and Please Donate)

March 10, 2021

With COVID-19 forced cancellation of Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner and fund-raiser last fall, the Friends group has created a “virtual” celebration to honor those who would normally...

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...

First Black female sports editor of Texan talks about sports coverage during a pandemic

November 9, 2020

Editor's Note: This article focusing on Myah Taylor, first Black female Sports Editor of The Daily Texan, recently appeared in Spectrum News Austin. (Since the article was written, the Friends of The...

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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