Highlights From President Fenves’ Third State of the University Speech
Wrapping up the end of his second year as president of The University of Texas and marking the start of a new semester, Greg Fenves gave his third State of the...
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Monica Murrell Named 2017 Top Hand
Sitting in a room filled with nearly 100 other Longhorns, Monica Murrell, BA ’02, Life Member, never expected to hear her name called. What she thought was...
Longhorn Veterans Share What It’s Like to go From the Military to Civilian Life at UT
A little over a year ago, I sat with a former Marine sniper in the lobby of the LBJ School, passing time between panels at the first-ever Vietnam War Summit. A Longhorn,...
Harry Ransom Center’s ‘Mexico Modern’ Looks at Post-Revolutionary Mexico
In the sketch, ragged strokes outline a young Frida Kahlo, her head tilting sideways while she holds hands with her husband, muralist Diego Rivera. It was December...
5 New Books to Read in September From the Longhorn Universe
Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives edited by Holly Gleason Chock-full of essays written by and about female country artists,...
Meet Alejandrina Guzman, UT’s First Latina Student Body President
As the first Latina student body president at UT and the first student with a disability elected to the position in the Big 12, Alejandrina Guzman is ready to lead. After...
Hurricane Harvey’s Effects on Longhorn Community
After the devastating Hurricane Harvey hit land on Friday, flooding Texas cities and displacing more than 30,000 people, here’s what we know about its...
July|August 2017 Good Reads
Armadillo World Headquarters: A Memoir by Eddie Wilson, with Jesse Sublett The year was 1975 when Threadgill’s owner Eddie Wilson created Armadillo World Headquarters...
I’ll Be Loving You, Esther’s
Esther’s Follies, Austin’s iconic comedy theater, celebrates 40 years. On a late Thursday evening in Downtown Austin, the streets are waking up as bar-goers,...
May|June 2017 Alumni Authors
Supranational Union & New Medievalism by Lance Kennedy, BA ’09, Life Member Kennedy studies the Scottish National Party’s growth in prominence since the...
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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
