How the Texas Exes’ Founding Shaped the State’s History
It’s a story nearly as old as the state of Texas itself, dating back to when the university was just a 40-acre piece of land, and Old Main grandly stood upon...
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Setting the Bar: Meet the 2019 President’s Leadership Awards
Every year, a few special students reveal themselves to possess a sense of passion and ambition that turns heads. Whether they’re mentoring peers, creating nonprofits,...
Longhorns and Aggies Unite for Orange & Maroon Legislative Day 2019
For just one day every two years, Longhorns and Aggies come together to storm the Texas State Capitol in the name of higher education for Orange & Maroon...
Longhorns Give Back to the Community Through Project Worldwide
Every February, thousands of Longhorns near and far come together in the spirit of service for Project Worldwide, a monthlong initiative co-hosted by the Texas Exes...
Celebrating UT’s First-Generation Students on Campus
“Statistically speaking, I shouldn’t even be at UT,” senior Margarita Herrera says when we meet. She proceeds to list off a number of reasons: she’s...
Getting to Know New UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken
James B. Milliken is sitting in a bright, polished conference room with marble floors and gaping windows that overlook Austin in The University of Texas System’s...
Texas Exes Welcomes 2018 Distinguished Alumni Home to the Forty Acres
Each year, some of UT’s finest alumni return home to the Forty Acres for a weekend to celebrate their accomplishments and receive Texas Exes’ highest...
New Books from the Longhorn Universe to Read this 2018 Holiday Season
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? By Chris Barton, BA ’93 New York Times bestselling-author Chris Barton reconstructs the life of Barbara Jordan and her journey...
UT Austin Researchers Use Virus That Killed Bevo XIV to Fight Hepatitis C
It was the fall of 2015, and football season was just getting started when the news broke. For weeks, people had been getting curious: Why is Bevo XIV not at the...
Maiden Voyage: Discovering the Magic of Travel on the Emerald Isle
Do you believe in fairy tales? I do. And if you spend just a week in Ireland, you might, too. In the first week of June, I embarked on my very first trip abroad,...
