Giving Away 100 Grand
Ever philosophical, Paul Woodruff was even for deliberative than usual last fall as he selected students for his new class. Not only is it the splashiest course...
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Why Texas Is Like a Fine Scotch
Hey, they said it…but okay, we’ll take it! A funny website, Total Frat Move, has a story this week comparing each Big 12 school to a type of liquor. Each...
UT’s Chief Commercialization Officer Abruptly Resigns
It’s a classic American scenario: dynamic private-sector professional is recruited to a public entity, with high hopes he can slice through red tape and get...
UT Grad Struts the Catwalk on Project Runway
If you see a beautiful blonde on TV tonight who looks like a girl you used to see around campus, there’s a reason why. UT grad (and recent Alcalde cover model)...
Rare Bird of Fashion—and Academia
At age 90, New York style icon Iris Apfel is UT’s most unusual professor. Her eighties brought Iris Apfel more and more trappings of fame: Her own show at the...
Longhorns and Bears Get Ready to Rumble
Feel set for tonight’s season finale with the University of California Golden Bears? The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl starts in San Diego at 7 p.m. CST...
Behind the Scenes With Bevo
As an editor, I hold largely a desk job. Never could I imagine work would have me beaming the sun directly into the eyes of a 2,000-pound steer. When he lowered...
Who Would Be the Better Holiday Bowl Starter?
Mack Brown is playing coy about playing Ash and McCoy. That is, UT’s head coach says he won’t release a depth chart for the Bridgepoint Education Holiday...
Interim Dean: Law School Needs Faculty Unity, New External Dean
She hesitates to call it a crisis but concedes it is a word one might use when a university president forces a dean’s resignation mid-semester. Stefanie Lindquist...
Mother of All Longhorn Mamas Turns 100
When it comes to Longhorn bona fides, few mamas could top the credentials of Jane Cameron Koy, BA ’32, Life Member. Jane married one of the greatest athletes...
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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
