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The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) [7] is a public research university in Arlington, Texas, United States.The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Texas System in 1965.
The 2024–25 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.They are led by second-year head coach K. T. Turner and play their games at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
University of Texas at Arlington: 45,949 Arlington: Mavericks: NCAA Division I Non–Football: University of Texas at Dallas: 31,570 Richardson: Comets: NCAA Division III (American Southwest) Non–Football: University of North Texas System: University of North Texas: 42,375 Denton: Mean Green: NCAA Division I FBS University of North Texas at ...
Aerial view of the University of Texas at Arlington campus, 1967–1969. In April 1965, the Texas Legislature transferred Arlington State College (ASC) from the Texas A&M University System to the University of Texas System (UT System). The following year, Maxwell Scarlett was the first African-American graduate in ASC history.
The school was beset by financial troubles and lawsuits, ultimately closing after the 1915–16 academic year. In 1916, Arlington Military Academy was founded by John B. Dodson, and it lasted for only one academic year. From 1917 to 1965, what is now the University of Texas at Arlington was a member of the Texas A&M University System.
The teams shared Arlington Stadium for the 1973 season. Originally named the Arlington Athletic Center, the stadium was built in conjunction with the softball venue, now known as Allan Saxe Field, on the southwestern most corner of the University campus. The Center was a joint venture with the City of Arlington.
The founding member of the A&M System is Texas A&M University, established in 1876. Prairie View A&M, also established in 1876, is an HBCU.The A&M System, like all schools in Texas was racially segregated by state law, from its founding until the 1960s. [6]
From 1917 to 1965, what is now the University of Texas at Arlington was a member of the Texas A&M University System. In March 1917, it was organized as Grubbs Vocational College (GVC), a junior college that was a branch campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (AMC), which later became Texas A&M University. Open only to white ...