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Fired UT-Austin lecturer with 'Marxism' interest facing criminal charge over anti-Israel protest police clash
A University of Texas-Austin lecturer not only lost his job but is now facing a criminal charge after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in an anti-Israel protest on the campus earlier this month. FOX 7 in Austin reported that 57-year-old Richard Heyman had been employed by the University of Texas for nearly 18 years. His most recent position at the school was as a lecturer. According to the university’s website, Heyman has taught courses in subjects like urban studies and contemporary...
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Texas’ DEI ban almost ended cultural graduations. Latina students at UT-Austin fought to keep theirs.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Liany Serrano Oviedo crouched in her yellow graduation dress, stared at the mirror and carefully blotted her tears with a wipe. It was a rare moment for the 22-year-old University of Texas at Austin senior to be alone and gather her composure.
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MIT protesters, police clash amid campus protest; 9 arrested
There was pushing and shoving as students clashed with police outside a parking garage on the MIT campus.