University reaches funding milestone
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include additional information about the National Research University Fund and quotes from President Richard Benson. UTD recently reached what administration members say is a major step toward becoming a premier research university. The university announced on July 25 that it had qualified...
UTD releases campus carry recommendations
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication. Recommendations for concealed handguns need Regents’ approval After months of behind the scenes work by a special committee, President ad interim Hobson Wildenthal has released UTD’s recommendations for the implementation of Senate Bill 11, a law allowing the concealed carry of handguns on...
UTD reaches Tier One status…but not really
Correction: The Association of American Universities was referred to inaccurately in an earlier version of this article. The Mercury regrets this error. Article leads to confusion about university’s quest for research status Editor’s Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. UTD reached Tier One status earlier last...
Provost prepares for presidency
With the departure of David Daniel as president of the university, the wheels have already been set in motion for the administration and university to move forward. Daniel, who will assume the role of Deputy Chancellor of the UT system on July 1, will be replaced by Hobson Wildenthal ,...