Going into a STEM field can be daunting, especially if you’re a girl. It can be even scarier considering only 28 percent of the STEM population is female. Over the past several years, however, people have been taking the initiative to minimize this gender gap disparity.
On Tuesday, Nov. 7 the University of Texas at Austin’s Fine Arts Library held an exhibit called “Experiencing Artist’s Books” in order to increase visibility of the university’s unique book collection.
University Leadership Initiative (ULI)’s Undocu Longhorn Week and Students for Equity and Diversity’s Faces of Immigration event gave students a chance to share their stories.
Dinner in the Dark was hosted on Oct. 26 by the Disability Advocacy Student Coalition (DASC) and featured a panel of University of Texas at Austin students who all live with visual impairments.
Through typography and design, Austin organization Type Hike encourages others to appreciate the country’s national parks and raise money to keep them accessible.
On Nov. 4, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life hosted renowned TED speaker Eric Liu to discuss his views on the power that young adults wield.
University of Texas at Austin History professor, Leonard Moore, appeared at the Millennium Youth Center on Thursday, Oct. 12 to discuss access, equity and campus climate at a community chat that provoked poignant and uncompromising dialogue about UT’s involvement in the greater Austin community.
