Student Housing /tags/student-housing Student Housing en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:01:00 GMT Developers have built thousands of windowless bedrooms in Austin. Now, the city may outlaw them. /austin/2024-04-17/developers-have-built-thousands-of-windowless-bedrooms-in-austin-now-the-city-may-outlaw-them University students, along with professors, have advocated for this change, arguing that living in bedrooms without windows is unhealthy. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-04-17/developers-have-built-thousands-of-windowless-bedrooms-in-austin-now-the-city-may-outlaw-them Audrey McGlinchy UT Austin students form union to help fellow renters in the state's most expensive city /austin/2024-03-04/student-housing-university-tenants-union The tenants union, launched Sunday, is intended to help students handle issues common to many renters in the city, such as escalating rents and delayed repairs. It plans to hold biweekly meetings and advocate for more affordable and accessible housing. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:23:04 GMT /austin/2024-03-04/student-housing-university-tenants-union Audrey McGlinchy UT Austin says it will help low-income students pay for housing /education/2023-04-19/ut-austin-says-it-will-help-low-income-students-pay-for-housing Students may be eligible for up to $1,800 for on-campus rent in one academic year. Some say that's not enough in the state's most expensive big city. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:01:41 GMT /education/2023-04-19/ut-austin-says-it-will-help-low-income-students-pay-for-housing Audrey McGlinchy UT Austin will allow students in dorms to have roommates of different genders /education/2022-04-06/ut-austin-will-allow-students-in-dorms-to-have-roommates-of-different-genders The pilot program is an option queer students on campus have been seeking for decades. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:16:00 GMT /education/2022-04-06/ut-austin-will-allow-students-in-dorms-to-have-roommates-of-different-genders Claire McInerny A New Neighborhood Group Hopes To Speak For Student Renters In West Campus /austin/2018-12-11/a-new-neighborhood-group-hopes-to-speak-for-student-renters-in-west-campus While many University of Texas students were busy studying for final exams, senior Allie Runas was thinking about cracks in the sidewalk.After years of� Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-12-11/a-new-neighborhood-group-hopes-to-speak-for-student-renters-in-west-campus Syeda Carrillo Goodall Wooten Residents Pack Up As Dorm Prepares To Close /austin/2018-05-09/goodall-wooten-residents-pack-up-as-dorm-prepares-to-close Residents of the Goodall Wooten dormitory say the building is closing after decades of providing affordable housing near the UT campus.Sebastian Caicedo,� Wed, 09 May 2018 12:00:00 GMT /austin/2018-05-09/goodall-wooten-residents-pack-up-as-dorm-prepares-to-close Syeda Carrillo Not Moving On: Student Whose Lease Was Terminated Wants Protections For All Renters /austin/2018-02-02/not-moving-on-student-whose-lease-was-terminated-wants-protections-for-all-renters Like many University of Texas freshmen, Rylan Maksoud was looking forward to moving out of his dorm to an apartment off campus in the fall.He signed a� Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:43:01 GMT /austin/2018-02-02/not-moving-on-student-whose-lease-was-terminated-wants-protections-for-all-renters Syeda Carrillo Ditching the ‘Rents Means Rising Rents, No Matter Where You Live in Austin /austin/2016-08-05/ditching-the-rents-means-rising-rents-no-matter-where-you-live-in-austin You may know that Austin's rapid growth is rapidly making it an expensive place to live. Home prices have jumped in recent years, and rents have followed� Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:01:18 GMT /austin/2016-08-05/ditching-the-rents-means-rising-rents-no-matter-where-you-live-in-austin Lauren Hubbard