Best of Campus Watch: July | August 2015
From streakers to squirrels, hamburger theft and criminal ballerinas, the UT Police Department’s cheeky Campus Watch dispatches keep us updated on all the mischief...
Author Archive:
The Texas 10
This year marks the fourth time the Alcalde has asked alumni to tell us about their favorite UT professors for a teaching award we call the Texas 10. Honorifics...
May | June 2015 Good Reads
New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Homegrown: Austin Music Posters From 1967 to 1982 Edited by Alan Schaefer, with Joe Nick Patoski, ’75, and Nels...
May | June Alumni Authors
Lifted by the Great Nothing by Karim Dimechkie, MFA ’14 Former Michener fellow Karim Dimechkie’s debut novel is the story of a Lebanese-American boy exploring...
Mixed-Use Plan Approved for UT Tower
The most iconic building on the Forty Acres is about to get a major facelift. In a joint press conference Wednesday, officials from UT-Austin and the City of Austin...
Meet Mark Jbeily
Studying Arabic in Morocco, interning at the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs, writing an honors thesis on preventive war, and serving as the student leader...
March | April 2015 Good Reads
New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe My Beautiful City Austin By David Heymann Waxing nostalgic about how Austin used to be has become something of an...
The Dean Who Tweets
How UT’s dean of students stays connected. UT’s Dean of Students, Soncia Reagins-Lilly, likes to take selfies. Scroll down her Twitter feed (@MotherDean), and...
January|February Alumni Authors
Raising Questions: Daring to Denounce the Religious Right to Defend Our Civil Rights by Lauryne Wright, BJ ’83, Life Member Scattered with inspirational quotes...
2014 Distinguished Alumnus Awards
The 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Awards were among the most star-studded in the ceremony’s 56-year history. A Heisman Award recipient, a NASA astronaut who has flown...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor
