Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
Michael Minasi
Gabriel C. Pérez
Ivan Zaplatar and Cole Kershner (foreground) attend an outdoor graduation ceremony in the West Austin neighborhood of Highland Park on May 26.
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon
Austin police officers force protesters off I-35 during a nationwide demonstration May 30 against police brutality and systematic racism after the killing of George Floyd.
Gabriel C. Pérez
Police officers face off with protesters on I-35 in downtown Austin, during a demonstration May 31 against police brutality and racism.
Michael Minasi
Demonstrators protesting police violence disperse after officers deploy tear gas on I-35 near Austin police headquarters on May 31.
June
University President Russell Dawn said during a recent online forum with students that the Board of Regents made the decision final earlier this month following a two year evaluation, according to the newspaper.
Dawn said new costs for changing to remote learning and other expenses related to the pandemic accelerated problems and without changes a financial crisis was looming.
“It was a long and challenging process,” Dawn said. “It involved people from a variety of areas across the institution. It involved a great deal of data. We actually had consultants come in and help us put together the data we would need in order to do a really thorough job of it.”
$20K worth of toys donated, inspired by COVID shutdown
By Veronica Meadows and Fox 2 Staff
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The Robot Garage donated $20k worth of toys to a local non-profit
Fox 2 - As COVID has hit many with hardships; owners of The Robot Garage turned their struggling business into a big blessing for Brilliant Detroit.
Brilliant Detroit is a nonprofit that provides parenting classes, tutoring, and other resources to families throughout the city.
Community engagement manager Esmeralda Torres says, They have been truly struggling during this time, especially our families who aren t working, lost their jobs so to be able to give this little bit to them this is the best part of my job.
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