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2026 Pro Swim Series — Austin: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

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2026 PRO SWIM SERIES – AUSTIN

Thursday Finals Heat Sheet

Welcome to the 2nd finals session of the 2026 Pro Swim Series in Austin, and we are in for an exciting one tonight.

We will start the session with the event finals for the 200 IM and 50 freestyle, which swam their semifinals yesterday. World Record holders Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand hold the top times in both 200 IM events, which will be the first two events of the meet.

Simone Manuel and Maxime Grousset had the fastest semifinal times in the 50 freestyle and will each lead tonight’s event finals.

We will then move into the semifinals of the men’s and women’s 50 breaststroke where Skyler Smith and Van Mathias are the top seeds. Mathias is fresh off a Pro Swim Series record in the event, swimming 26.57 in prelims.

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Charlotte Crush and Kieran Smith are the top seeds in the first typical event finals of the evening, though they aren’t far ahead of their competition with Teagan O’Dell coming in behind Crush and Marchand and Yohann Ndoye-Brouard sitting less than a second behind Smith.

The women’s 100 fly could be one of the most exciting events of the session with Regan Smith coming in as the top seed ahead of Summer McIntosh. On the men’s side, Caeleb Dressel earned the top time, about half-a-second ahead of Grousset.

The session will wrap up with the 400 freestyle finals where last night’s 1500 champion Katie Ledecky is the top women’s seed, 11 seconds ahead of Rylee Erisman, who is looking for a strong swim to match her electric 500 from Winter Juniors.

The men’s 400 free could be a close race with Daniel Wiffen leading Ilia Sibirtsev and Bobby Finke by just over a second. Ryan Erisman is also in the mix there, and is coming off a massive best time in last night’s 1500 freestyle.

WOMEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Final

  • World Record: 2:05.70 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
  • American Record: 2:06.15 – Ariana Kukors (2009)
  • US Open Record: 2:06.79 – Kate Douglass, USA (2024)
  • PSS Record: 2:06.82 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2025)
  • World Jr Record: 2:06.56 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2024)
  • Pool Record: 2:08.51 – Madisyn Cox

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Summer McIntosh (TXLA) — 2:08.48
  2. Cyrielle Duhamel (FRA) — 2:13.73
  3. Teagan O’Dell (CAL) — 2:14.06
  4. Emma Weyant (GSC) — 2:14.23
  5. Lindsay Looney (TXLA) — 2:17.86
  6. Ava Chavez (CAL) — 2:18.86
  7. Rowyn Wilber (CLOV) — 2:18.92
  8. Maren Byrne (ALTO) — 2:19.05

Summer McIntosh swam to an easy victory in the women’s 200 IM, stopping the clock in 2:08.48 to come in more than five seconds ahead of the rest of the field and break Madisyn Cox’s pool record in the process.

McIntosh was out in 27.44, claiming the lead at the very start as the only swimmer under 28 seconds on the opening 50. She split 31.82 on the backstroke, the fastest in the field by more than two seconds. Nobody else was even under 34 seconds.

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The breaststroke leg saw McIntosh touch in 38.65 before she came home in 30.57 on the freestyle, locking up the top spot and the fastest split on all four 50s.

France’s Cyrielle Duhamel finished 2nd after sitting in 3rd for most of the race. She was out behind Teagan O’Dell, splitting 28.52/34.27/39.47 on the first 3 50s, but her final 50 of 31.47 was more than a second faster than O’Dell and moved her into the silver medal position.

O’Dell was 28.42/34.17/38.97/32.50 to finish 3rd in 2:14.06, three seconds off her lifetime best 2:11.24 from July.

Emma Weyant finished 4th in 2:14.23, another new personal best, dropping from the 2:14.74 she swam in the semifinal

MEN’S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY – Final

  • World Record: 1:52.69 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2025)
  • American Record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte (2011)
  • US Open Record: 1:54.43 – Ryan Lochte, USA (2010)
  • PSS Record: 1:55.68 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2023)
  • World Jr Record: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos, HUN (2021)
  • Pool Record: 1:55.50 — Hubert Kos

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Leon Marchand (TXLA) — 1:57.65
  2. Carson Foster (NYAC) — 1:58.96
  3. Kieran Smith (RAC) — 1:59.86
  4. Grant Sanders (UN-FL) — 2:01.93
  5. Gerhardt Hoover (CS) — 2:05.80
  6. Cullen Kahl (MAC) — 2:06.18
  7. Ethan Heasley (HEAT) — 2:07.57
  8. Rafael Arizpe Arriaga (IM) — 2:07.69

Leon Marchand picked up the win in the men’s 200 IM final, touching in 1:57.65 to earn the top time by more than a second.

Marchand was the fastest on the first three 50s, splitting 24.97/29.79 and 33.57 on the fly/back and breaststroke splits, and his freestyle leg of 29.32 was 3rd behind Carson Foster and Kieran Smith.

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Texas teammate Carson Foster finished 2nd in 1:58.96, a little more than three seconds off his lifetime best 1:55.65 from the 2024 Olympic Trials. Foster was 2nd through the entire race, splitting 25.48 on the opening 50 to get out just ahead of Kieran Smith. He was 30.03 on the backstroke and 34.50 on the breaststroke to put himself comfortably in the 2nd place position. He brought the race home in 28.95, the fastest freestyle leg in the field for the silver medal.

Kieran Smith was 3rd in 1:59.86 after splitting 25.60/30.01/35.16/29.09 to also come home faster than Marchand on the final 50. His final time was about three seconds off his best 1:56.97, also from the 2024 Olympic Trials.

WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – Final

  • World Record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2023)
  • American Record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass/Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
  • US Open Record: 23.91 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
  • PSS Record: 24.17 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2016)
  • World Jr Record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
  • Pool Record: 24.17 – Sarah Sjostrom

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Simone Manuel (TXLA) — 24.79
  2. Beryl Gastaldello (FRA) — 24.85
  3. Marie Wattel (FRA) — 24.97
  4. Anna Peplowski (ISC) — 25.14
  5. Analia Pigree (FRA) — 25.23
  6. Claire Weinstein (UN) — 25.53
  7. Chloe Stepanek (LIAC) — 25.84
  8. Emma Harvey (BER) — 26.85

The women’s 50 free was tight with the top two swimmers touching just six hundredths apart. Simone Manuel came out on top, touching in 24.79 to just beat France’s Beryl Gastaldello, who swam 24.85 for 2nd.

Manuel was just off the 24.77 she swam in the semifinals while Gastaldello dropped on hundredth from her semifinals swim of 24.86.

Marie Wattel finished 3rd in 24.97 to wrap up the sub-25 swimmers in the event.

Anna Peplowski was 5th in 25.14, setting a new lifetime best, dropping from her 25.29 from June of this year.

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MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – Final

  • World Record: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo, BRA (2009)
  • American Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2019)
  • US Open Record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2019)
  • PSS Record: 21.51 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2020)
  • World Jr Record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew, USA (2017)
  • Pool Record: 21.44 – Fred Bousquet

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Andrej Barna (SRB) — 21.77
  2. Maxime Grousset (FRA) — 21.82
  3. Jack Alexy (CAL) — 21.92
  4. Brooks Curry (CAL) — 22.00
  5. Matt King (ISC) — 22.13
  6. Nikita Baez (FRA) — 22.25
  7. Chris Guiliano (TXLA) — 22.31
  8. Masahiro Kawane (MEI) — 22.45

The men’s 50 freestyle was even closer than the women’s with the top three swimmers touching just 0.15 seconds apart. Andrej Barna was able to hold off a late surge from Maxime Grousset to touch in 21.77, winning by just five hundredths.

Grousset finished 2nd in 21.82, about two tenths off the 21.62 he swam in the semifinal.

Jack Alexy was a tenth back of Grousset in 21.92, his fastest swim of the three sessions, and he came in just ahead of teammate Brooks Curry’s 22.00.

WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – Semifinal

  • World Record: 29.16 Rute Meilutyte, LTU (2023)
  • American Record: 29.40 – Lilly King (2017)
  • US Open Record: 29.62 – Lilly King, USA (2018)
  • PSS Record: 29.62 – Lilly King, USA (2018)
  • World Jr Record: 29.30 – Benedetta Pilato, ITA (2018)

Top 8 Qualifiers

  1. Anna Elendt (TXLA) — 30.85
  2. Skyler Smith (NCAC) — 30.86
  3. Kate Canales (AAAA) — 31.96
  4. Ella Peterson (DADS) — 33.10
  5. Maya McCarney (NCAP) — 33.38
  6. Caprie Moreno (TIDE) — 33.59
  7. Grace Hunt (YSSC) — 33.83
  8. Kia Alert (CW) — 33.86

The 1st semifinal went to Texas swimmer Anna Elendt in 30.85, touching more than two seconds ahead of Ella Peterson, who finished 2nd in the 1st semifinal with her 33.10 to qualify 4th overall.

Skyler Smith won the 2nd semifinal, just a hundredth slower than Elendt, touching in 30.86 to win her heat by more than a second. Kate Canales finished 2nd in 31.96, qualifying 3rd.

Maya McCarney was 33.88 for 5th from heat two, and the rest of the final will be made up of swimmers from the 1st semifinal.

Caprie Moreno (33.59), Grace Hunt (33.83), and Kia Alert (33.86) round out tomorrow’s event final.

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MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – Semifinal

  • World Record: 25.95 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2017)
  • American Record: 26.45 – Nic Fink (2022)
  • US Open Record: 26.52 – Michael Andrew, USA (2022)
  • PSS Record: 26.57 — Van Mathias, USA (2025)
  • World Jr Record: 26.97 – Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA (2017)

Top 8 Qualifiers

  1. Van Mathias (ISC) — 26.62
  2. Mitch Mason (TFA) — 27.34
  3. Denis Petrashov (CARD) — 27.37
  4. Finn Brooks (ISC) — 27.52
  5. Jack Kelly (NYAC) — 27.55
  6. Brian Benzing (ISC) — 27.58
  7. Andres Puente Bustamante (TFA) — 27.63
  8. Jeremie Delbois (FRA) — 27.67

Van Mathias did not rebreak his PSS record from the prelims, but he earned a dominant victory in the men’s 50 breaststroke, touching in 26.62 to come in seven tenths ahead of 2nd place finisher Mitch Mason from his same semifinal.

Denis Petrashov was also in the 2nd semifinal, and he qualified 3rd overall in 27.37, just three hundredths back of Mason.

Indiana’s Finn Brooks was 4th after winning the first semifinal in 27.52, just three hundredths ahead of Jack Kelly’s 27.55.

WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – Final

  • World Record: 2:03.14 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2023)
  • American Record: 2:03.35 – Regan Smith (2019)
  • US Open Record: 2:03.80 – Regan Smith, USA (2023)
  • PSS Record: 2:03.99 – Regan Smith, USA (2024)
  • World Jr Record: 2:03.35 – Regan Smith, USA (2019)
  • Pool Record: 2:05.52 – Regan Smith, USA (2025)

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Charlotte Crush (LAK) — 2:09.79
  2. Teagan O’Dell (CAL) — 2:11.13
  3. Rowyn Wilber (CLOV) — 2:14.38
  4. Tessa Christiansen (AAAA) — 2:16.17
  5. Georgia Wimberly (LAC) — 2:16.69
  6. Sydney Wasylenky (TOPS) — 2:16.77
  7. Lucy Gilbreath (HCA) — 2:17.81
  8. Haddie Vohs (FASTIN) — 2:21.99

The women’s 200 backstroke was missing American Record holder Regan Smith, and Charlotte Crush stepped up to the plate, swimming 2:09.79 to lock up the win by more than a second over Cal freshman Teagan O’Dell.

Crush’s swim was nearly three seconds off her lifetime best 2:07.05 from the USA Swimming Nationals in June. She grabbed the lead at the start, splitting 30.17/33.17 on the opening 100 to turn in 1:03.34, eight tenths ahead of O’Dell. She came home in 33.22/33.23 to split 1:06.45.

O’Dell was out in 1:04.14 after splitting 31.02/33.12 on her opening two 50s. She came home in 33.59/33.40, touching in 2:11.13 with her final 100 of 1:06.99. O’Dell’s lifetime best is 2:07.97 from the 2024 Olympic Trials.

Rowyn Wilber rounded out the podium in 2:14.38, just off her lifetime best of 2:14.07.

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MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – Final

  • World Record: 1:51.92 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
  • American Record: 1:51.92 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
  • US Open Record: 1:53.08 – Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009)
  • PSS Record: 1:55.04 – Jiayu Xu, CHN (2017)
  • World Jr Record: 1:55.14 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2017)
  • Pool Record: 1:54.21 – Hubert Kos, HUN (2025)

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (FRA) — 1:56.68
  2. Leon Marchand (TXLA) — 1:57.90
  3. Humberto Najera (CAL) — 1:58.87
  4. Mewen Tomac (FRA) — 1:59.58
  5. Kieran Smith (RAC) — 1:59.64
  6. Carson Foster (NYAC) — 2:01.66
  7. Mathys Chouchaoui (FRA) — 2:01.68
  8. Derek Hernandez-Ojeda (NTRO) — 2:03.64

France’s Yohann Ndoye-Brouard got out fast in the men’s 200 backstroke, taking a commanding lead in the first 100 and holding onto it through the remainder of the race, touching in 1:56.68 for the top time by more than a second.

He turned in 56.74 at the 100 mark after splitting 26.92/29.82, sitting more than a second ahead of Humberto Najera’s 57.77 in 2nd. He came home in 59.94 with final 50s of 30.25/29.69 to earn the win.

Leon Marchand finished 2nd overall, touching in 1:57.90 after turning in 3rd at the 100. He was out in 58.13 after splitting 28.01/30.12 to sit four tenths behind Najera and just a tenth ahead of Mewen Tomac’s 58.27. Marchand came home strong though, splitting 30.00/29.77 to touch in 59.77, passing Najera. Marchand’s lifetime best sits at 1:57.14 from June of 2025

Najera was 1:48.87 in 3rd overall, and Tomac finished 4th in 1:59.58.

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – Final

  • World Record: 54.60 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
  • American Record: 54.60 – Gretchen Walsh (2025)
  • US Open Record: 54.60 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
  • PSS Record: 54.60 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
  • World Jr Record: 56.33 – Mizuki Hirai, JPN (2024)
  • Pool Record: 55.60 — Gretchen Walsh

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Regan Smith (TXLA) — 56.18
  2. Summer McIntosh (TXLA) — 58.56
  3. Marie Wattel (FRA) — 59.58
  4. Ava Chavez (CAL) — 1:00.33
  5. Simone Manuel (TXLA) — 1:00.46
  6. Mena Boardman (CS) — 1:00.79
  7. Emily Wolf (FASTIN) — 1:01.16
  8. Emma Harvey (BER) — 1:01.23

The women’s 100 fly was not as close as most people were anticipating. Regan Smith dominated the event from the start, and won by more than two seconds over Summer McIntosh.

Smith was out in 26.59, nearly a second ahead of McIntosh’s 27.52. She also had the fastest closing 50 in the field, splitting 29.59 to be the only swimmer under 30 seconds and the only swimmer under 31 seconds. McIntosh had the 2nd fastest final 50 of 31.04.

McIntosh touched in 58.56 for 2nd overall, about a second-and-a-half off her lifetime best 57.01 from last month’s U.S. Open Championships.

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Marie Wattel finished 3rd in 59.58, rounding out the podium and the sub-minute swimmers. She was in 7th at the 50 mark, splitting 28.33, but she came home very strong, touching in 31.25 to pass four swimmers.

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – Final

  • World Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021)
  • American Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel (2021)
  • US Open Record: 49.76 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021)
  • PSS Record: 50.42 – Ilya Kharun, CAN (2025)
  • World Jr Record: 50.62 – Kristof Milak, HUN (2017)
  • Pool Record: 50.24 – Shaine Casas, USA (2025)

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Maxime Grousset (FRA) — 50.95
  2. Caeleb Dressel (SJAC) — 51.62
  3. Clement Secchi (FRA) — 52.45
  4. Jack Dahlgren (AQJT) — 52.73
  5. Luke Barr (TFA) — 52.91
  6. Patrick Sammon (NYAC) — 53.54
  7. Ethan Heasley (HEAT) — 54.80
  8. Jimmy Beeson (YSSC) — 55.25

Reigning World Champion Maxime Grousset took the top time in the men’s 100 fly, picking up his 1st win of the session after he was just out touched in the men’s 50 freestyle.

Just like in the women’s event, Grousset got out to a quick lead, splitting 23.45 at the 50 mark to turn almost seven tenths ahead of Caeleb Dressel‘s 24.14 in 2nd. He came home in 27.50, the 2nd fastest closing 50 in the heat to win the event by nearly a second.

Dressel finished 2nd overall in 51.62, his fastest time in the event since the Paris Olympics. Dresel had the fastest closing split in the field of 27.48.

Clement Secchi from France finished 3rd in 52.45, a position he held throughout the race after splitting 24.20/28.25.

WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – Final

Top 8 Finishers

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  1. Katie Ledecky (GSC-FL) — 4:00.54
  2. Claire Weinstein (UN-CA) — 4:07.37
  3. Rylee Erisman (LAKR) — 4:11.02
  4. Emma Weyant (GSC-FL) — 4:11.48
  5. Brinkleigh Hansen (SPA-FL) — 4:11.78
  6. Anna Peplowski (ISC) — 4:14.47
  7. Emily Wolf (FASTIN) — 4:17.06
  8. Becca Mann (TAC-NC) — 4:20.10

Katie Ledecky crushed the women’s 400 freestyle, swimming 4:00.54 to earn the top time by almost seven seconds over Cal’s Claire Weinstein.

She was out in 57.58, already taking a commanding lead. Fro there, she split 1:00.57/1:01.19/1:01.20 to touch in 1st by a large margin. Ledecky was coming off the 2nd fastest time in history in the 1500, and mentioned in her post race interview that her 400 ‘hurt’ likely as a result of that swim yesterday.

Claire Weinstein was 2nd in 4:07.37, splitting 59.39/1:02.91/1:02.78/1:02.29 to lock up 2nd place in the event.

The bronze medal went to Rylee Erisman in 4:11.02, a massive best time. She takes more than 3 seconds off her pre-meet best of 4:14.74 from March of 2024 and two seconds off her prelims time of 4:13.25. She split 1:00.26/1:03.54/1:03.70/1:03.52 to hold off Emma Weyant’s 4:11.48 for 4th.

MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – Final

  • World Record: 3:39.46 – Lucas Martens, GER (2025)
  • American Record: 3:42.78 – Larsen Jensen (2008)
  • US Open Record: 3:43.33 – Rex Maurer, USA (2025)
  • PSS Record: 3:43.55 – Yang Sun, CHN (2016)
  • World Jr Record: 3:44.31 – Petar Mitsin (2023)
  • Pool Record: 3:44.70 – Leon Marchand, FRA (2025)

Top 8 Finishers

  1. Ryan Erisman (CAL) — 3:46.75
  2. Ilia Sibirtsev (UZB) — 3:49.03
  3. Lucas Henveaux (CAL) — 3:51.17
  4. Bobby Finke (SPA-FL) — 3:51.41
  5. Denis Loktev (ISR) — 3:52.96
  6. Luke Hobson (NYAC) — 3:54.03
  7. Gabriel Jett (CAL) — 3:54.89
  8. Daniel Wiffen (CAL) — 3:56.15





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There was a significant reduction in the number of antisemitic incidents in Rhode Island in 2025, according to a national Jewish advocacy group.

According to the Anti-Defamation League’s latest Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, there were 26 antisemitic incidents in the state last year. That’s down from the 52 incidents counted by the group in 2024.

Samantha Joseph, New England regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, says a big reason for the reduction is a steep decline in antisemitism on college campuses.

“It shows that campus administrators are taking their responsibilities very seriously to provide a safe environment for all of their students,” said Joseph.

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Brown University had over $500 million in federal funding frozen by the Trump administration last year following investigations into alleged antisemitism on campus. The funding was restored after Brown reached a settlement with the administration.

The reduction in antisemitic incidents in Rhode Island reflects a wider trend in New England as a whole. According to the ADL’s report, there were 400 antisemitic incidents in the region in 2025, compared to 638 the previous year.

While she’s pleased about the overall drop in antisemitic incidents in Rhode Island, Joseph says a number of concerning trends continue to persist. In particular, the state is still seeing more anti-Jewish incidents than it did prior to the October 7 attacks on Israel that launched the Gaza War in 2023.

Joseph is also concerned about the violent nature of local incidents of antisemitism.

“Even though overall incidents are down, assaults are up and assaults with a deadly weapon are up significantly,” said Joseph. “Our communities remain concerned for their safety, and our work is far from done.”

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday evening as a cold front arrives in Central Texas. KXAN’s First Warning Weather Team will keep you updated on the weather coverage.

Risks to be aware of are damaging wind gusts that could reach as high as 60 to 75 mph and large hail up to quarter size.

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5:22 p.m.: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued for all counties except for Milam County.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

3:51 p.m.: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Mason, San Saba, and Lampasas County until 9:00 p.m.

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3:30 p.m.: The primary risk for Sunday’s severe weather is damaging wind gusts which could cause power outages.

3:26 p.m.: Storms will likely move toward the I-35 corridor around 6 p.m. Most of the storms will enter the Hill Country around 6 p.m. and the Austin metro counties after 8 p.m.





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Money and rankings don’t make a great university. Providing opportunities for disadvantaged students and protecting academic freedom, however, do.

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Case in point: Michael and Susan Dell recently surpassed $1 billion in giving to the University of Texas at Austin, launching a plan to build a new medical center and advanced research campus in north Austin.

To be sure, this is a magnanimous gift that will fund important initiatives. While enormously grateful for this contribution, I am disappointed that this gift was not accompanied with a strong message from Michael Dell admonishing the University for gutting DEI and infringing upon academic freedom.

As a colleague of mine astutely observed: “Good luck recruiting doctors and med students. The attacks on DEI and political climates will mean a lot more than rankings and money long-term.”

UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife, referencing the Dell gift, is right: “We are transforming this site into a new campus the world has never seen before.” Yes, never seen, but in a very negative and dangerous way!

Last week, I received a message from the Texas Exes: “This is your last chance to show your support during 40 Hours for the Forty Acres, UT Austin’s Texas-sized fundraising event. Can we count on you?”

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My answer: “No, absolutely not. I won’t give one dime to a university that no longer is committed to diversity and preserving academic freedom.”

Having proudly taught at UT for 41 years, I am sad to say this.

– Richard Cherwitz, Ph.D. is the Ernest A. Sharpe Centennial Professor Emeritus, Moody College of Communication and Founding Director, Intellectual Entrepreneurship Consortium (IE) at The University of Texas at Austin.

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