My Sister Was Set to Have the Same Great Freshman Year I Had. Then Came the Pandemic.
I don’t know what it’s like to be a mother. But when you have a younger sibling, you find yourself slipping into a pseudo-parent role from an early...
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One of the Last People to Live in an Iron Lung Is a Longhorn
Paul Alexander still remembers the sound of the screen door slamming on that rainy July day in 1952. The then-6-year-old had just run inside after playing...
UT English Professor Deb Olin Unferth Hatches an Inventive Chicken Heist in Her Latest Novel
Picture this: A couple of egg industry auditors sneak onto a farm in the dead of night to steal a million chickens. It didn’t happen—but it could, says Deb...
How the Harry Ransom Center Led Author Jenn Shapland to Her Debut Novel
Jenn Shapland, MA ’12, PhD ’16, has always been a snooper. Growing up, she loved sneaking around the houses of people she babysat for, contemplating the secrets...
Fifty Years Later, a Look Back at UT’s Inaugural Earth Day Celebration
The year was 1970. Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson had just proposed the nation’s first Earth Day, encouraging citizens to promote environmental awareness through...
This Texas Exes Chapter Plants a Tree for Every Longhorn Football Win
About 60 miles west of Houston is Bellville, a place some 4,000 people call home. It’s the county seat of Austin County and not far from Brenham—famous for...
Match Made in Texas
Whether you believe in destiny or fateful meetings beneath the glow of the Tower, one thing is certain: UT is a beautiful place to fall in love.
After Conquering the Business World With Ross Perot, Steve McElroy Turned to Fine Art
Steve McElroy, BBA ’81, knows how to bet on himself. One day in 1988, he sent a letter to business magnate and former presidential candidate Ross Perot about...
Creator of UT’s Famous ‘Beyoncé Class’ Combines Memoir and Study in New Book
In one of the closing scenes of Beyoncé’s “Formation” music video, the final segment of her 2016 viral visual album Lemonade, she stands in front of the...
Four Books From the Longhorn Universe to Kick Off Fall 2018
Never Lost Again by Bill Kilday, BA ’90, MPA, MBA ’94 These days avoiding traffic jams and getting from Point A to Point B is as easy as plugging in information...
