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Student Leaders: ‘We Refuse To Be Complacent’ About UT
For the past two years, there has been an unfortunate ritual at the end of the spring semester at The University of Texas at Austin. While students are cramming...
Wildflower Center Opens 16-Acre Texas Plant Arboretum
Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Magnificent red oaks, cedar elms, and other trees native to Texas—some more than a century old—will be the stars...
Publish or Perish
Is the story of print books and bookstores in its last chapter? As CEO of Barnes & Noble, William Lynch is the country’s single most pivotal person at...
From Marfa to Mauritania: The Rise of the McDonald Observatory
Four hundred and fifty miles west of The University of Texas at Austin, thirty-seven miles (as the car drives) north of Marfa, and almost 6,800 feet above sea level...
Students Present $100,000 to Two Nonprofits
As the semester wrapped up, 31 freshmen in Dean Paul Woodruff’s freshman signature course, Ethics and the Art of Giving, were able to experience the gift of giving...
UT Faculty Council Resolves to Support President
Occasionally, when the University’s leader comes to speak to the faculty about decisions they dislike, Faculty Council meetings get tense. But on Monday, as...
Texas’ Talking Heads
As the election cycle heats up, prominent UT grads take to the airwaves to offer sane perspectives from all points on the spectrum. Five Longhorns-turned-TV-stars...
Now Is No Time for Instability
Fellow alumni and friends of the University: We need to bring your attention to an important issue regarding the future of The University of Texas. The UT System...
Powers: ‘It’s An Honor’ To Serve As UT President
Less than 24 hours after rumors started swirling about his future at UT-Austin, President Bill Powers is speaking out. Last night a blog post reported that UT System...
UT Family Lines Up Behind President Bill Powers
Sometimes a rumor from a single unnamed source can spur thousands to action. So it’s been for the Longhorn community in the last 18 hours after one anonymous...









































