Sep 21, 2018
DDCE, Community Members Celebrate Building Bridges Chair Mike Manor
From left: Mike Manor, Freddie Dixon, Nelson Linder, Flynn Lee Staff within the DDCE joined Austin community members at a farewell celebration for…
Aug 01, 2018
UT Acquires Historic East Austin Building as Community Engagement Center
Paying homage to one of its earliest Black students, UT Austin has purchased an historic commercial building designed…
Aug 01, 2018
Seed Money: Austin residents launch community garden with help from Texas Grants Resource Center
While mowing the vast fields surrounding St. John’s Episcopal Church, Hal Hughes often smiles to himself when he…
Aug 01, 2018
A Matter of Health: UT researchers gather with Austin residents to address solutions for healthcare disparities
As high-rise townhomes and trendy restaurants pop up along the narrow streets of East Austin, conversations about the…
Jun 07, 2018
Call for Community Assessment Survey Respondents
As the country and the city of Austin continue to experience economic segregation, health disparities and education inequity,…
Apr 18, 2018
Activist Scholars Convene at Two Social Justice-Themed Events
April has been a month of exploration for scholars, students and community members who participated in two social justice-themed events:…
Apr 11, 2018
Front Porch Gathering to Address Mental Health and Wellness Equity
Healthcare equity and access to mental health wellness are the topics of the next Front Porch Gathering event on Tuesday,…
Feb 28, 2018
Speakers to Discuss Race Relations 50 Years After Kerner Report at Two Campus Events
On Monday, March 5 the University of Texas at Austin’s Social Justice Institute and several campus partners…
Feb 12, 2018
UT Acquires Historic East Austin Building as Community Engagement Center
The building at 1191 Navasota is believed to be the first commercial building designed by John Saunders Chase. Paying homage…
Feb 05, 2018
Front Porch Gathering to Address School-to-Prison Pipeline in Central Texas
Austin residents, education advocates and community leaders will discuss the systematic criminalization of male students of color in Central Texas…