The University of Texas at Austin operates Admission Centers in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and in the Rio Grande Valley. In this episode, TX512 Host Sam Torres sits down with the leaders of these centers (Alex, David, Veronica, and Vitia) to talk culture, music, and how they are changing the world.  

Meet Dr. Erika Tabke, the UT professor of nursing and hero health practitioner that administered the first COVID-19 vaccination in Central Texas. TX512 Host and Dr. Tabke discuss SARS-CoV-2 and ways to safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.  

TX512 Host Sam Torres discusses elephants, ducks, music, fast food, and student support with some of the team at UT For Me Powered by Dell Scholars.  In January 2020, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and The University of Texas at Austin began a historic new partnership to close the gap in college graduation rates across income levels. The two organizations teamed up to dramatically expand individualized support services for all Pell-eligible students at the university through the UT for Me – Powered by Dell Scholars program.

TX512 Host Sam Torres talks UT Trivia, politics, diversity, and inclusion with UT Student Body President Anagha Kikkeri. 

TX512 host Sam Torres talks with the Dr. Tiffany Lewis and Thais Bass-Moore, founders of the Fearless Leadership Institute about travel, influence, and how they support women of color on the campus of UT-Austin. Learn more about F.L.I. by visiting https://diversity.utexas.edu/fli/, listening to the FLI Girls podcast or by following @fligirlspodcast on Instagram. 

This special episode of TX512 is an excerpt of the Fireside Chat that took place in the November of 2020 between prospective students and The University of Texas at Austin's President, Jay Hartzell. 

TX512 Host Sam Torres has a conversation with Anabella Tarango, Texas Ex and Co-Founder of the Latinx and Indigenous Leadership Institute. In this episode Sam and Anabella discuss food, music, novellas, amplifying Latina/x & Indigenous voices and providing support helping to students as they navigate college life. Follow LILI @liliutexas

TX512 Host Sam Torres discusses higher education social justice and the story of Heman Sweatt with Dr. Edmund T. Gordon founding and former chair of the African and African Diaspora Studies Department, Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology of the African Diaspora, and Vice Provost for Diversity at The University of Texas at Austin. 

In this short clip. Dr. Edmund T. Gordon discusses Heman Sweatt. Sweatt was an African-American civil rights activist who confronted Jim Crow laws. He is best known for the Sweatt v. Painter lawsuit, which challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine and was one of the earliest of the events that led to the desegregation of American higher education.

UT Austin Associate Director of Admissions, Mike Washington talks about the legacy of mother, mentor, and mediator Ms. Almetris "Mama" Duren, the namesake of Duren Hall. To hear more from Mike Washington listen to "A Conversation with Mike Washington." To learn more about Mama Duren, visit: https://diversity.utexas.edu/integration/2014/07/mother-mentor-mediator-the-contributions-of-almetris-mama-duren/.