University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife announced that the Board and Chancellor James B. Milliken have selected Dean Jay Hartzell of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin to serve as the university’s interim president.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will hold a special meeting via conference call at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8.

The UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers, which recognizes educators who have demonstrated leadership in education and are committed to improving learning, has inducted four new members.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the four new members were inducted via videoconference on Friday. A face-to-face induction ceremony will be held at a future date to be determined.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents will hold an emergency meeting via conference call at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, March 27.

The agenda for the meeting is posted on the Secretary of State’s website. Members of the public can access the meeting from the Board of Regents website (click on the date under "Webcast Links") or by calling (737) 209-7950 and using participant code 8349049#.