About
The Alcalde, founded in 1913 and pronounced “all-call-day,” is the alumni magazine of The University of Texas. It is published six times a year and mailed to the 96,000 members of the Texas Exes.
The magazine aims to keep Exes connected to the University by providing accurate, useful, and interesting information, in print and online. Our editorial policy is nonpartisan. We do, however, openly advocate higher education and report on topics that relate to the University or higher education in general from the point of view of informed supporters.
When Texas was ruled by Mexico, the alcalde was the Spanish word for a town’s mayor or chief magistrate. This magazine is named for Gov. Oran Roberts, one of UT’s first law professors, who as governor signed UT’s charter. His nickname was “The Old Alcalde.”
Join the Texas Exes here to receive The Alcalde.
To submit class notes, birth announcements, obituaries, fan photos, or other alumni news, email alumninotes@alumni.utexas.edu.
To submit photos or story ideas, or for general magazine inquiries, contact:
Lynn Freehill, Editor
512-471-8084
Rose Cahalan, Assistant Editor
512-471-3799
Jordan Schraeder, Assistant Editor
512-232-5863
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13 Comments
I changed my Texas Exes mailing address but received a forwarded copy of the Alcalde from my old mailing address. How can I update my Alcalde address as well? Thanks! John Adams, Life Member 43008
Hi John, we checked your file and you should be getting the magazine sent to the accurate address beginning with the September issue. Let me know if you don’t!
Just received the July/August issue and enjoyed reading it…but guys consult a map…I found my way to The University of Texas from Atlanta to attend and graduate, but it looks like you do not know exactly where the city is (page 57). To the best of my knowledge, Atlanta has never been located in Alabama.
Hi Kellie,
Yeah we really goofed that! We’ll be running a correction in the September issue. Thanks for reading so closely!
INTERVIEW with Ken Ashworth in July/August Alcalde
Shame, shame on you for publishing the vitriolic interview with Ken Ashworth without any suggestion of what Frank Erwin’s views may have been in the dispute.
Fortunately Ashworth discredits himself by essentially expressing the view of “Just give us academic administrators the money and don’t ask what we do with it”.
If that is also “Alcalde’s” view, then please take me off your distribution
Hi there
I have not been receiving the magazine for a while now, and I am not sure if the problem is address related. The correct address should be the following:
Juan Carlos Sosa PTY 999
2250 NW 114th Ave. Unit 1
Miami, Florida 33172-3652
This is a PO BOX in Miami as I live in Panama and I receive all my US related correspondende there.
My alumni number is 389961.
Best regards,
Juan Carlos Sosa
My boss asked me what an Alcade is. I and my coworker both explained that it was UT’s Texas Exes alumni publication, but he wanted to know what the word Alcade meant. I couldn’t answer him, and I couldn’t find it with a web search. What is the meaning of the name, and from where did it come?
George, alcalde roughly translates as “mayor” or “magistrate.” It refers to the time with Texas was ruled by Mexico, and the head honchos in town were called alcaldes. The word is still used today in parts of Mexico.
The magazine is named The Alcalde after Gov. Oran Roberts, one of UT’s first law professors, who as governor signed the University’s charter. His nickname was “The Old Alcalde.”
Sorry for my misspelling and thank you.
How is “alcalde” pronounced??
ALL-CALL-DAY
My Alcalde comes to my work and I am about to leave my job and would like it to come to my home. I have both addresses on file and I thought I had updated it but it seems to keep going to my office. Please tell me what I am doing wrong.
Thanks,
Alyssa (Akins) Briggs
One of the companies we work with is interested in advertising to you alumni through the Alcalde, can you give me information on the publication (demographics). Are there any other ways to reach your current and alumni members?