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Online programs have allowed the school to educate students across the state, said Tanya Sudia, the interim dean and chief ...

Von Eschenbach said the university wanted to be part of the collaboration because it serves students who are motivated but struggle to mount the barriers to a college degree.

The first Black graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Oscar Thompson, studied zoology, as did trailblazing Longhorn Exalton Delco, Ph.D.