TxExplainer: The 2017 Legislative Session Is Over. So Now What?
As the 2017 Texas Legislative session kicked into high gear, tensions were high—bills were filed, laws were made, and even a fight nearly broke out. From funding...
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Remembering Distinguished Alumna and Soul Singer Barbara Smith Conrad
Barbara Smith Conrad at University of Texas at Austin commencement, 2000. Photo via UT Austin. Like the November|December 1998 issue of Alcalde wrote, alumna and...
May|June 2017 Good Reads
New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Rewrite Man: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Warren Skaaren by Alison Macor, MA ’91, PhD ’00 Rewrite...
The Way Back: Garnering Gavels
Unlocking the vault of UT history Among UT’s vast collection of artifacts are 160 gavels that once belonged to John Nance Garner. In 1931, as Speaker of the...
Not For Sale: Human Trafficking in Texas
On the second floor of the Refugee Services of Texas building, just off I-35 in Northeast Austin, a group of women chat and laugh as they craft handmade dolls. Dressed...
Remembering UT Distinguished Alumna Margaret Berry
Margaret Berry, BA ’37, Life Member, Distinguished Alumna, passed away just after midnight on Sunday morning, taking a piece of UT history with her. She was 101. “I...
TXEXplainer: 85th Legislative Budget Proposals
As the 85th Texas legislative session picks up, the Senate has proposed a bill to cut funding to higher ed across the state. But what does that mean for UT-Austin?...
Mark Updegrove Says Farewell to the LBJ Presidential Library
On April 10, 2014, LBJ Presidential Library director Mark Updegrove stood beside civil rights champion and Congressman John Lewis. Together, they had just welcomed...
Generations of Longhorn Roommates Become Lifelong Friends
When I first stepped foot into my 75-year-old dorm room my freshman year of college, I realized I’d been misled. It was the fall of 2012 and the little space on...
March|April 2017 Good Reads
New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Miles and Miles of Texas: 100 Years of the Texas Highway Department by Carol Dawson, BA ’75, and Roger Allen Polson,...
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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
