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The University of Texas System Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, via conference call.

The agenda for the meeting is posted on the Secretary of State’s website. Links to the complete agenda book and live webcast are posted on the Board of Regents’ website. All times listed in the agenda are approximate.

President Emerita Natalicio was one of our nation’s most respected and beloved leaders in higher education. She dedicated her entire career to transforming the landscape of higher education in El Paso and the Paseo del Norte area, and guided UTEP to research-university status as a nationally recognized institution.

Lumina Foundation has awarded The University of Texas System a $550,000 grant to use the power of data to help more students—especially historically underserved and minority populations in Texas—start and complete quality degrees at UT institutions.

Aligned with Lumina’s Guided Pathway Approach, the UT System’s Data Agency, Action, and Insight: Redesigning Student Pathways to Ensure Equity initiative will fund three interrelated projects to propel student success. These projects include:

"The UTSA president announced that he was ending the recent practice of displaying a large Come and Take It flag at football games. While he explained this was because of recent use of the flag by some groups for their particular causes and not connected to the flag’s historical context, such symbols have deep meaning for many Texans who value our state’s history. The Board of Regents does not support abandoning traditions and history that mean much to students, alumni, and other Texans.