Contextualization and Commemoration Initiative (CCI) guides the design and construction of new commemorative initiatives on UT’s campus. The CCI supports these initiatives through research, creative work, and teaching.
Our Initiatives
Sweatt v. Painter Gallery & Entry
Precursors We Are Texas East Mall
Researching Our Pasts
Town Hall Meeting
On November 9, 2023, CCI held a Town Hall Meeting to provide updates about our initiatives on the UT campus. The event was held in person and livestreamed.
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Featured Events
Panel Discussion: The Architecture of Racial Commemoration
Watch a panel of designers, architects, and scholars discuss commemoration.
Speaker Series: Olivia Mena
Watch Dr. Mena’s talk “Beyond Sweatt v. Painter: A History of Race, Science, and Segregation at UT.”
Speaker Series: Michael Gillette
Watch Dr. Gillette’s talk, “Heman Sweatt, his Lawsuit, and the Civil Rights Movement in Texas.”
Speaker Series: Jodi Skipper
Watch Dr. Skipper’s talk, “Commemoration, Public Scholarship, and the Transformation of Higher Education.”
Speaker Series: Ruth Simmons
Watch Dr. Simmons’ talk, “Examining University History.”
Speaker Series: Dwonna Goldstone
Watch Dr. Goldstone’s talk, “The ‘Last’ Vestige of Segregation at UT: Desegregating the Dormitories.”
Speaker Series: Tara Dudley
Watch Dr. Dudley’s talk, “Laying the Foundation: Black Constructors of Austin and UT.”
Speaker Series: Jeff Jackson
Watch Dr. Jackson’s talk, “Black Power at Ole Miss, 1848–2021.”
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