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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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.”

Commemoration

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