Harry Ransom Center Acquires Lifework of Famous Photographer Fritz Henle
“My father’s three mantras were ‘beauty,’ ‘truth,’ and ‘freedom,’” the daughter of the late photographer Fritz Henle, Tina Henle, tells me...
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How the Pluckers Founders Built Themselves a Wing-Dom
It’s 2 a.m. Saturday and the bars are closed. A group of rowdy students, home from their trek down Austin’s Sixth Street, bust into the Pluckers Wing Bar tucked...
Lives On Hold: Longhorn DACA Recipients Tell Their Stories
Lawmakers spent the last six months negotiating the future of the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival Program. Longhorn Dreamers talk about this period of uncertainty...
Abroad In Hollywood: How the One-of-a-Kind UTLA Program Prepares Students for Show Business
(Editor’s Note: In December 2018, UTLA Director Phil Nemy was placed on administrative leave, pending investigation by UT Office of Industry Engagement into...
Chuck Harris Named New Executive Director of the Texas Exes
After an almost year-long search, the Texas Exes has found a new leader. Chuck Harris, BBA ’86, Life Member, president of the Total System Services company Netspend,...
Good Reads: 4 New Books from the Longhorn Universe to Read This November
Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldy Advice for Everyday Troubles By Taisia Kitaiskaia, MFA ’15 For years, Kitaiskaia ran an advice column for The Hairpin titled “Ask...
Author Kate Dawson on Her Debut Book ‘Death in the Air’
Journalism professor Kate Dawson’s debut book tells the true story of how 12,000 people in post-World War II London died one winter. In 1952 London, two killers...
A Longhorn’s First Time at Texas-OU Weekend
The final seconds of the 2017 Texas-OU game were some of the most stressful moments of my young life. As I stood around the huge screen at the Texas State Fair...
UT-SG is Working to Bring Back Texas v. Texas A&M Rivalry
Six years ago, Longhorns and Aggies took to the football field for their final battle in a 117-year-long tradition (never forget: UT won 27-25). But no matter...
UT Becomes Leading Texas Public University in Graduation Success
In 2011, former UT president Bill Powers set the ambitious goal of raising four-year graduation rates from 51 percent that spring to 70 percent by 2017. Today,...
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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
