Lily Kepner
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Higher education reporter @statesman. Words in @BostonGlobe @GBH @USATODAY @dailyfreepress @BUSpark • Journalism @COMatBU '23. Pronouns: she/her.
Austin, TX
Joined September 2019
NEW: Records show that UT lost $47M in research grants under the Trump Administration’s cut - with more than 60 projects paused or terminated entirely. Beyond humanities, climate change, susceptibility to fake news & mental health projects were impacted.
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UT is heralded as a research powerhouse in Texas, exceeding $1 billion in total research expenditures last year.
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RT @baylisswagner: NEW: As #txlege weighs disaster policies, experts say they're is overlooking a key factor that made the July floods so d….
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Our analysis of FEMA flood maps in the Austin area show many homes devastated by July floods were in high-risk areas. Experts say the state must …
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RT @byEllaMcCarthy: Among the expenses: ~150 working lunches for City Manager T.C. Broadnax, totaling ~$3,300. After the @statesman began a….
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An American-Statesman investigation found City Manager T.C. Broadnax and other Austin leaders racked up expenses that appear to violate city policy.
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Overnight, Sherry and Terry lost their mother, Betty, and their brothers Doug and Gary in a flood that ravaged Big Sandy Creek July 5. Gary was the last to be identified in Travis County, 21 days later. "We don't want anyone to be forgotten," Sherry said. Here is their story:.
One family’s story of love, laughter and loss after Big Sandy Creek flood
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RT @baylisswagner: I went to Marble Falls on Friday to meet the family, friends and colleagues of Fire Chief Michael Phillips, who was wash….
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MARBLE FALLS — The first breath of the bagpipes rose like smoke into still air. …
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Two days after regents named @JimDavis_UT finalist for @UTAustin president, he & @JohnCornyn talked research, intelligence programs & "ending DEI initiatives." . SB 17 from 2023 is often considered the toughest state DEI ban on universities, but doesn't limit courses or research.
Great conversation with @UTAustin Interim President @JimDavis_UT about his vision for enhancing science & research, ending DEI initiatives, & recruiting students to the university’s top-tier intelligence programs. #HookEm
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RT @bgrumet: The first breath of the bagpipes rose like smoke into still air. They wailed the notes of “Amazing Grace” as mourners honored….
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MARBLE FALLS — The first breath of the bagpipes rose like smoke into still air. …
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UT AAUP: "We regret that the Board of Regents did not include faculty in a consideration of finalists for the position of President of the University of Texas at Austin, and urge the Board to take the views of faculty and all stakeholders seriously as the process moves forward.”.
Our statement: “The AAUP supports collaborative decision-making in administrative hiring, as has been customary at UT Austin until recently. This allows the perspectives of various stakeholders, including faculty, to be heard. 1/
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NEW: Catastrophic flooding wreaked havoc on the Travis County area July 5, taking at least 17 lives, leveling homes and destroying neighborhoods. I reviewed alerts, interviews and devastated areas to learn how the floods unfolded that night. Here is a timeline of what happened.
A timeline of the flooding that ravaged Central Texas on July 5
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UT System policy states a presidential search advisory committee should interview & recommend candidates to board, but it allows for an "alternative process" where regents can advance a candidate first. Hartzell was appointed under this process too. More:.
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Regents name Jim Davis as sole finalist as president of UT Austin, John Zerwas as sole finalist for chancellor position.
NEW:UT System Regents advance interim president @JimDavis_UT as a finalist for @UTAustin President under the Regents’ Rule 20201 Section 1.9 which allows for an alternative selection process with a special committee's review. Jay Hartzell was selected through this process in 2020.
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RT @utsystem: The UT Board of Regents has named @JohnZerwasMD sole finalist for UT System Chancellor and @JimDavis_UT sole finalist for @UT….
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John Zerwas, current interim chancellor, was also advanced as sole finalist for the chancellor position.
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NEW:UT System Regents advance interim president @JimDavis_UT as a finalist for @UTAustin President under the Regents’ Rule 20201 Section 1.9 which allows for an alternative selection process with a special committee's review. Jay Hartzell was selected through this process in 2020.
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RT @HeathKeri: .@statesman's Sunday edition remembered the people lost to flooding in the Austin area over the July 4 weekend. https://t.co….
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RT @baylisswagner: NEW: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX vetoed a unanimously-passed 2019 bill that would have allowed Texans to sign up for local emerg….
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A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in Texas emergency warning systems, experts and the bill’s authors say.
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TODAY: @utsystem will meet at 1:30 p.m. to potentially name a finalist to the Chancellor search and discuss personnel matters related to @UTAustin presidential search. Interim President @JimDavis_UT has held the post since February & John Zerwas is interim Chancellor as of June.
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RT @meganmmenchaca: The front pages of the @HoustonChron, @ExpressNews + @Statesman are all dedicated to the same story today:. Remembering….
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🚨Important message from organizers:. DO: (1) Sign up to help with a volunteer organization (listed in story) (2) Wear long pants, gloves, reflective vest, closed toed shoes (3) Keep volunteering, donating in weeks to come. DON’T: (1) Self Deploy (2) Bring kids (3) Block roadway.
'Don't self deploy': Texas volunteers urged not to interfere with search and rescue efforts
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NEW: People want to help, but volunteers say congestion hurts search & rescue, threatens safety locally. Org leaders talk to me about where help is most needed, how to safely help and how to sign up through relief orgs. “Do not self deploy,” one says.
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A week after Central Texas flash floods, organizers urge volunteers to register with relief groups — not “self-deploy” — as search and rescue …
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RT @baylisswagner: I’m here in Kerrville to cover President Donald Trump’s visit in the wake of devastating floods. He’s expected to speak….
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RT @baylisswagner: Ahead of his Kerrville visit, President Donald Trump greenlights Gov. Abbott's request for FEMA assistance for the flood….
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced the federal declaration Friday after formally requesting it for the Austin-area counties Thursday afternoon.
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