Larry Macon Just Won’t Stop Running
Need some inspiration to keep that New Year’s resolution to exercise? Look no further than marathon maniac Larry Macon. Macon, JD ’70, broke the Guinness...
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Guest Column: Race Has No Place In College Admissions
This column first appeared in the Texas Tribune. The issue presented by Fisher v. University of Texas is whether a state university should give preference to some...
Second Longhorn Run a Rousing Success
Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. With a boom from Smokey the Cannon and the brassy tones of “Texas Fight” from the Longhorn Band, about 1,700...
UT Celebrates Jackie Robinson’s Legacy
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 wasn’t the first great stride for equality in America. In 1947, despite unanimous votes from fifteen Major League Baseball team owners...
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Lost Boys: UT Panel Explores Crisis of Race & Gender [Watch]
Nearly half of young men of color age 15 to 24 who graduate from high school are unemployed, incarcerated, or dead. That sobering statistic (from a 2010 College...
UT’s Rural Enrollment Up, Hispanic Enrollment Edges Down
How close is UT to creating a student body that looks like the rest of Texas? A new Office of Admissions report on enrollment diversity shows that progress is happening,...
Students Explore History of Campus Activism
In a 1971 Cactus yearbook photo spread titled “A Diverse Campus Society,” students are pictured studying on the lawn and walking to class. Some have...
Leonard Pitts: “We Do a Bad Job Talking About Race in America”
“How are you all enjoying post-racial America?” So stung Leonard Pitts’ opening zinger at his lecture on campus last night. The Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Following the Precursors
July 12, 2011 9:01 am | 1 comment 
In the six decades since Heman Sweatt—the first African American admitted to UT—walked through the doors of the law school, thousands of courageous and talented...
Much Ado About Race
May 1, 2011 4:37 pm | no comments
How strongly students identify with their race could affect academic success. Just six of 10 African-American students nationally graduate from public high schools...
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pat white: A grandmother of Nine and a retired teacher of 41 years, I want to applaud Nate ...
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Julie Osterberg Sather: Vince DiNino came to Alexandria, MN to be our band director. I was blessed to le...
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Carl Schock: This legislation was needed. My suspicion is that many Texas Exes have consisten...
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Virginia: 76-37-5 !!!! Who cares How BEVO got the name.....UT will always have the fame. ...
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Rick Cherwitz: Predictable but sad! The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education put...
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