Arabic lecturer Uri Horesh ended his hunger strike against the University of Texas’ lack of domestic partner benefits about three weeks ago, but no visible changes in the way the University addresses the issue have been made.

Horesh will finish this semester and then take a new job at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, where he will serve as director of the Arabic language program.

The Pride and Equity Faculty and Staff Association at the University has been working on the issue of domestic partner benefits with human resources and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement for more than a year, and the hunger strike did not impact the issue, said Julien Carter, associate vice president for human resources.

“Over the past year, the newly formed [domestic partner benefits subcommittee] has been proactively researching national trends and designing a University-wide survey to assess the impact that the lack of [domestic partner benefits] has had on recruitment and retention of faculty, staff and even students,” said Lynne Milburn, association co-chair and subcommittee chair, in a January Daily Texan Firing Line. “This information will be synthesized into a report we will present to President Powers. We are very close to completing this project.”

Carter said the association is still working on the report and that it will be available in the next several weeks.

Horesh said he sees no improvement in the situation despite his efforts.

“Nothing has changed at all. For a short time, it seemed like there were people starting to mobilize,” he said. “I can’t say I know anything actively going on now.”