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The View from Parlin

An English professor pays tribute to his home on campus. The girl just ahead of me is talking excitedly on her iPhone. She is in a world of her own, and I listen....

 
 

The Texas Theatre: A Look Inside Oswald’s World

This Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Below, UT English professor Don Graham considers how Lee Harvey Oswald...

 
 

A University of the First Class: Don Graham

On the occasion of the Alcalde’s 100th anniversary, we asked Longhorns what “a University of the first class” means to them.  Don Graham PhD ’71 Professor,...

 
 

Fightin’ Words

Too many writers and outsiders make a mockery of Texas. Don Graham says those are fightin’ words, and explains why we should celebrate, not satirize, our...

 
 
 
 
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