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“We are turning grief into opportunity for others. … (The) students who will benefit today will go on to uplift students tomorrow.”

The parents of Savitha Shan, a UT student who was killed during the Sixth Street shooting in March, shared on Friday that they created the Savitha Shan Endowed Scholarship to honor their daughter’s legacy. With the help of the University, the endowment aims to raise $500,000 to support students whose families make less than $125,000.

https://thedailytexan.com/2026/04/13/scholarship-honors-continues-legacy-of-ut-student-killed-in-sixth-street-shooting/

The Texan spoke to UT president Jim Davis on Thursday in his first interview with outside press after over a year in office. Davis discussed uncertainty with federal funding, the consolidation of ethnic and gender studies departments and policies regulating the discussion of controversial topics and classrooms.

https://thedailytexan.com/2026/04/09/exclusive-ut-president-jim-davis-reflects-on-first-year-leading-university/