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Introducing Ward Farnsworth, the Latest UT Law Dean

in 40 Acres on May 9, 2012 10:04 am | no comments

As the new dean of The University of Texas School of Law, Ward Farnsworth will see that the best and worst of outcomes have befallen his predecessors. Former law...

Camp Texas Counselors Can Dance. Who Knew?

in Special, TXEX on May 9, 2012 9:59 am | no comments

Incoming students who attend Camp Texas consistently go on to be campus leaders and have fulfilling experiences at The University of Texas, but who knew dancing...

All Hail the Texas Exes’ 2012 Distinguished Alumni

in Association on May 8, 2012 9:59 am | no comments

Since 1958, the Distinguished Alumnus Awards have been the Texas Exes’ highest honor, reserved for an elite group of alumni whose professional successes and...

Machree Gibson Wins Heman Sweatt Legacy Award

in Association, TXEX on May 7, 2012 1:40 pm | no comments

Just three generations have passed since UT was integrated, and the courageous ones who did the integrating are still active among us. Friday was a night to celebrate...

Not All Fun and Games: Bus Hits Student During Foam Sword Fight

in 40 Acres, Special on May 4, 2012 2:56 pm | 2 comments

A lighthearted campus ritual turned serious this afternoon when a UT student was injured by a CapMetro bus that plowed through a red light. The student was one...

UT-Austin Medical School Gets a Go From Regents

in Promote & Protect on May 3, 2012 4:05 pm | 2 comments

It’s an open secret that the United States can’t educate all the doctors the country needs. There aren’t enough slots in existing medical schools...

What to Make of the New Medical School and the Tuition Freeze

in Blog on May 3, 2012 4:02 pm | 4 comments

Thursday was a big day for The University of Texas at Austin. The UT System Board of Regents met and made some decisions that will have lasting effects on our alma...

Regents Raise Tuition at All Petitioning Schools But UT-Austin

in Promote & Protect, Special on May 3, 2012 3:48 pm | 2 comments

Tuition for in-state undergraduates at UT-Austin will not go up for at least another two years, but other categories of students—as well as those at nearly every...

Band of Brothers

in May|June 2012, Scholarships, Special, TXEX on May 3, 2012 1:46 pm | no comments

Clark Plost was ready to give up on UT. Then he found a family—and a scholarship—through the Texas Wranglers. As told to Rose Cahalan My freshman year at UT...

So Fun, It’s Practically Not Legal

in 40 Acres, May|June 2012 on May 2, 2012 12:54 pm | no comments

Since time immemorial, law school has entailed marathon study sessions, intimidating professors, and social-life shut-downs. Not anymore—at UT’s School of Law,...