Texas student-athletes are prepared not to participate in the recruiting efforts of incoming players or donor-related events if a number of changes to inclusion are not made by the fall semester, they said in a letter shared Friday on social media.
The letter, which says it is "on behalf of the UT student-athletes," calls on the school's administration to implement or draft a plan for implementation regarding a number of issues, including:
- The renaming of multiple buildings
- The replacement of statues with more diverse statues designed by artists/sculptors who are people of color
- The inclusion of modules for incoming freshman discussing the history of racism on campus
- An outreach program for inner cities
- More diversity in the UT Hall of Fame
- The athletic department donating 0.