The Burnt-Orange Stranger
It took me a long time to get to know Willie Nelson. My first introduction to him was not as the suit-wearing Nashville upstart, nor as Shotgun Willie, the outlaw,...
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Senate Confirms Abbott’s Nominees to UT Board
Shortly after taking office in January, Gov. Greg Abbott, BBA ’81, Life Member, named three nominees for the UT System Board of Regents. The Texas Senate confirmed...
Is Outcomes Funding Incoming?
The Governor of Texas has endorsed it, as have powerful members of the legislature from both parties. Universities have, over time, come to endorse it, too. And...
What’s Great About UT Is What’s Great About Texas
On the occasion of Texas Independence Day, Alcalde assistant editor and erstwhile reluctant Longhorn Andrew Roush, BA ’09, reflects on what makes our state great. I’ll...
All in Good Time
Texas has one of the best student-loan programs in the country. So why can’t UT tell students about it? The story behind Texas’ B-on-Time student loan program...
Whitman Shooting Lingers Over Campus Carry Debate
At 11:48 a.m. on August 1, 1966, 25 year-old University of Texas engineering student Charles Whitman invented the mass, public shooting. A former Marine, well-trained...
Abbott Lists Research Funding Among Emergency Items
A State of the State address, like the better-known State of the Union, is a commonplace civic ritual. Like its federal counterpart, the address is ostensibly used...
Admissions Report Stresses Need for Clarity
Update: The UT System has announced the members of the committee formed to study the recommendations of the Kroll report. You can see the members here. A small...
Abbott Aims to Add Distinguished Alums to UT Board
The UT System Board of Regents has generated its share of headlines in recent years. On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott added another. Abbott, BBA ’81, Life Member,...
UT System Releases AG’s Law School Review
The UT System released a set of documents last Friday that comprise the state attorney general’s review of the now-ended forgivable loan program at UT Law....
