No Court Fight Over Student Government; Elections Reset
UT will avoid a protracted legal fight over the constitutionality of its student government election rules, and the elections for president will take place next...
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Sri Lankan Texas Exes Unite
We see groups of Texas Exes get together internationally all the time, but the exuberance of the group that gathered not long ago in Sri Lanka made it the favorite...
UT Makes Final Four of Academic March Madness
Boy, do we love the words “beating Harvard,” especially when it comes to academics. The way the experts have it figured, UT would do just that if our...
On Honest Friendship
We’re all fans here, so let’s be frank: at The University of Texas, there is an awful lot to cheer about. World-changing research. Dynamic professors. Brainy...
U.S. News Rankings Mostly Good For UT
It’s a horse race, but we’ll tell you what’s happening. The latest edition of the venerable college rankings from the U.S. News and World Report...
Alumna’s Innovative Teaching Featured on 60 Minutes
A UT-Austin alumna made 60 Minutes last night for the best of reasons: her teaching innovation. Courtney Cadwell, BA ’95, Life Member, is an educator in Los...
Jon Stewart Endorses Neil deGrasse Tyson for President
Walt Disney? Candidate for president? Astroevangelist Neil deGrasse Tyson (The Alcalde’s, ahem, March|April cover model) was called all of that and more on...
Texas Front and Center as Race Case Reverberates Nationally
The announcement that the Supreme Court will hear the case of Fisher v. Texas on race in admissions rocked the country’s higher education world last week....
Phones, Tablets, and Laptops in Class: Distracting or Enriching?
In a conversation about the state of education in Texas today, it takes less than three minutes for one word to crop up: technology. When students bring gear like...
Rewriting Race in Admissions
As a high-profile challenge to UT’s policies plays out, The Alcalde convened a roundtable of administrators, professors, and alumni to talk about where admissions should...
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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
