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The University of Texas (Austin) is looking for a firm to develop a strategic communications and engagement plan to commemorate the landmark 1950 Supreme Court decision that desegrated its law school and monuments to honor UTA's first Black undergrads.
The Sweatt vs. Painter Interior Gallery and Entry commemorates Heman Sweatt, a Black mail carrier who was refused admission to the law school because of the Jim Crow-era "separate but equal" doctrine.
Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall argued Sweatt's case before the High Court and won a ruling that his client could not receive an education that was comparable to what was offered at UT Law.
The Sweatt gallery is to open in May 2023, while the Precursors—We Are East Texas Mall commemorative spaces are set for 2026.
UT is looking for a firm to convey relevant messages to key audiences across multiple platforms and engagement activities that involve and inform key stakeholders about its work, according to its RFP.
Its preferred communications consultant "will have experience in working with institutions of higher education and/or government organizations on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; experience in engaging and facilitating a variety of stakeholder and diverse community groups; experience in addressing bias and using culturally responsive and equitable collaborative approaches when working with diverse communities; and experience working with The University of Texas or other institute of higher education."
UT plans to award a one-year contract with four additional one-year renewal options.
Proposals are due Nov. 12 at https://purchasing.utexas.edu/resources/formal-bid-opportunities
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