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Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis

Illustration of the interior of a restaurant filled with millennials on their computers or devices. An old mural of an African-American jazz band overlooks the scene, suggesting gentrification.

A Right to the City

July 2, 2018 by Rachel White

Just south of Manor Road on Airport Boulevard, there’s a dimly lighted blues club where new and old East Austin meet. There, at the Skylark Lounge, local African American piano icon Margaret Wright plays happy hour on Thursday and Friday nights, giving city newcomers a taste of the bygone culture that once engulfed Austin’s eastern […]

Surreal illustration of a church in Austin amid a neighborhood. A ghostly mist floats above the church and into the grey sky. The apparition is in the shape of a profile of an African-American’s face.

Leaving Home: Austin’s Declining African American Population

November 21, 2016 by Victoria Davis

In December of 2015, author and former Austin resident Ellen Sweets wrote a farewell letter to Austin that was published in TribTalk: Ever since I decided to leave Austin, I’ve tried to write a farewell devoid of anger and frustration, and every time I’ve had to move on to writing something else. A Facebook post. […]

Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award Medal

Regents Honor Outstanding Teaching

December 4, 2014 by Michelle Bryant

Four liberal arts professors received the 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards. They were among the 27 faculty award winners of the UT System Board of Regents’ highest teaching honor, which recognizes extraordinary educators from system institutions. The awards program is one of the nation’s largest monetary teaching recognition programs in higher education, honoring outstanding performance in the […]

Edmund Gordon with students in front of Tower

Gordon Receives Presidential Citation

December 4, 2014 by David Ochsner

Edmund T. Gordon, chair of the African and African Diaspora Studies Department (AADS) in the College of Liberal Arts, was recognized on April 17 with a Presidential Citation from UT Austin President Bill Powers. As one of the university’s highest honors, this prestigious award was established to recognize the extraordinary contributions of individuals who personify […]

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