longtime director

African and African American Studies Center renamed

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 10/21/2008 - 11:23am

Event: The Center for African and African American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin will celebrate its new name: the Dr.

John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies. The renaming honors the late professor's legacy as an advocate for ethnic diversity and service as founder and longtime director of the [...]



 

Law Professor Roy Mersky dies at 82

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 2:24pm

Professor Roy M. Mersky, the Harry M. Reasoner Regents Chair in Law and longtime director of the Tarlton Law Library and Jamail Center for Legal Research at The University of Texas School of Law, died Tuesday, May 6, in Austin after a brief illness.

Mersky, a decorated World War II veteran and civil rights advocate, [...]