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UT Grants High School Diplomas to Students in Vietnam

As thousands of students and families packed the Forty Acres for last weekend’s commencement ceremonies, UT also celebrated a lesser-known class of Longhorns—in...

 
 

Powers to Obama: Cost Is One Thing, Value Is Another

Cost is one thing, value is another, and confusing the two is a mistake. President Barack Obama this morning unveiled a plan to address rising college tuition costs...

 
 

Where Leaders Come From (Hint: Often UT)

Looking beyond the Ivy League In this prestige-obsessed society, some of our country’s leaders are educated at Ivy League schools. But it pays to remember...

 
 

Texas Named 29th-Best University in the World

The University of Texas at Austin is the world’s 29th-best university, according to a new ranking of the best 400 institutions across the globe. The Times...

 
 

Getting Involved Is What Makes Any Community Feel Small

When most students think of a campus with tens of thousands of students the word “small” does not come to mind. Yet at the University of Texas at Austin,...

 
 

At UT and A&M, The ‘Status Quo’ Is Striving for Excellence

The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University are premiere Tier One institutions. They did not get that national ranking or the acclaimed research,...

 
 
 
 
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