In honor of UT Austin’s first African American undergraduates, known as the Precursors, you are invited to a celebratory event titled “Facing the Winds of Change with Dignity, Courage and Wisdom” on Friday Sept. 9 at the LBJ Auditorium. The president’s reception begins at 2 p.m. and the program (free and open to the public) begins at 3 p.m.

The celebration, which will continue throughout the year with a series of events, is a partnership with the Office of the President, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, the African and African Diaspora Studies Department, the John Warfield Center, Texas Exes Black Alumni Network, the Black Ex-Students of Texas and Texas Athletics.

More details are available on the As We Saw It website.