Interim president for UT Austin named during board meeting

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The University of Texas at Austin now has an interim president. On Wednesday, Chancellor James B. Milliken named James E. Davis as the interim president, which is "effective immediately," according to the UT System.This comes after Southern Methodist University announced in January that Dr. Jay Hartzell was stepping down as UT president to serve as the next president at SMU in Dallas.“I am grateful for the leadership and support of Chairman Eltife, the Board of Regents and