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A Cruise Through France Connects Flying Longhorns to History and One Another

Gardens at Versailles. I’ve never been to France or Europe or really anywhere. I’m the classic case of a homebody, content to stay in places I know well...

 
 
The Way Back: Growing Up with the Tower

The Way Back: Growing Up with the Tower

Norma Bowman and her mother in front of the Tower during its construction, 1935. Do you remember the first time you saw the Tower? Was it on campus for a football...

 
 
The Way Back: Bevo in Bronze

The Way Back: Bevo in Bronze

The bronze longhorn statue is lifted onto the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center patio by crane. One of the more recognizable statues on the Forty Acres is a bronze...

 
 

The Blanton Museum of Art Debuts Its Stunning New Entrance and Grounds to Austin—and the World

When it first opened on campus in 2006, the Blanton Museum of Art was tucked away like a secret. It had one entrance, which directly faced its companion building...

 
 
The Way Back: Music Maker

The Way Back: Music Maker

Teaching violin allowed Cloteal Davis Haynes to share her love of music, 1973. You may have heard the name Cloteal Davis Haynes, BM ’72, MPAff ’77. She has...

 
 

The Shop Around the Corner

When Foxtrot founders and friends Taylor Bloom and Mike LaVitola were dreaming up their new upscale corner store in Chicago, they knew they had to offer one...

 
 
The Way Back: What a Drag

The Way Back: What a Drag

In an ever-changing Austin, one strip of road has kept a hold on UT’s student and faculty population: the Drag.   “As a new student at the...

 
 
What to Watch During the 2023 Texas Legislative Session

What to Watch During the 2023 Texas Legislative Session

Every new year brings another semester, another bluebonnet season, and new hopes for Longhorn football. And every other year? The legislature comes together...

 
 
The Way Back: A Place of Their Own

The Way Back: A Place of Their Own

Women at UT enjoyed dancing as one of their athletic options, 1923. Before the sports we know today, options for women’s physical education at UT Austin were...

 
 

Research Initiative Planet Texas 2050 Uses Art to Tell Story of Climate Change

The 2022 research symposium featured three dance performances. In 2018, researchers at The University of Texas decided to take a hard look at an important milestone....

 
 
 
 
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