Meet Anacleto Giovanni Contreras, a counselor at UT Outreach – Dallas (a unit within the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships). In his role, he assists students in developing a course of action for life after high school. “It may be attending a four-year university, a two-year college, trade school or… read more
Remaining Confederate Statues Moved from South Mall of Campus
Late Sunday, Aug. 20, University of Texas at Austin President Gregory L. Fenves announced the three remaining Confederate statues on the south mall of campus would be relocated to the Briscoe Center for American History. The statues were moved beginning around 11 p.m. In a statement to students, faculty and… read more
The People of DDCE: MarloJo Scroggins
Meet MarloJo Scroggins, associate director for Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). In this role, Scroggins coordinates all deaf and hard of hearing services for UT Austin students, staff and faculty as well as community members attending university sponsored events. This includes coordinating sign language interpreters, captioning services, and transcription… read more
New Report Addresses Need to Bridge Cultural, Language Gap in Primary Care
Culturally and linguistically centered health care services may significantly eliminate mental and physical health disparities, according to a new paper published in July issue of the Journal of Family Strengths. The report, authored by Dr. Octavio Martinez, associate vice president and executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health,… read more
The People of DDCE: Beth Darby
Meet Beth Darby, director for investigations and policy in the Office of Inclusion and Equity. Since she joined the DDCE in March 2017, Darby has been serving as a resource for university policies and procedures related to equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, whistleblowing, anti-harassment, retaliation and other civil right policies and legislation.… read more
