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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
By Eliza Pillsbury
The President’s Leadership Award began in 1985 with an endowment from Frank Denius, LLB ’49, Life Member, a past president of the Texas Exes and legendary Longhorn....
World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
By Eliza Pillsbury
The Blanton Museum of Art opened the doors of Ellsworth Kelly’s “Austin” early one morning for a group of Tower Fellows to experience the winter...
Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
By Jason Cohen
Bob Bowman has never previously lived or worked in Texas, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t coming home. In his case, “home” is a specific little patch...
Q&A: Michener Grad on Empathy and Mystery in Her Debut Novel
By Eliza Pillsbury
Lauren Aliza Green, author of The World After Alice One could easily misrepresent The World After Alice by fixating on the flaws of its characters. In the...
11 Places to Work From Home in Austin
By Alcalde Staff
Campus may be quieter now that the semester is over, but we know that Longhorns never stop working to change the world—from all over the globe. For those based...
Longhorns Gather Together for Texas Exes Graduation Celebrations
By Trinity Flaten
A mother and daughter giggled and held hands as they swayed back and forth, pulling towards each other then dancing away again, smiles plastered on their faces...
New Research From UT Could One Day Treat Chronic Pain Without Opioids
By Ava Motes
Three decades ago, if you had asked Dr. Stephen Martin how the molecules he synthesizes would be used today, he might have given you any number of answers ranging...
Memories of the Frank Erwin Center
By Avrel Seale
You might have noticed that a very large, distinctively shaped structure at I-35 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Austin is slowly disappearing. It is,...
Q&A: A Longhorn Uncovers Family History Across Continents and Generations
By Eliza Pillsbury
Margaret Juhae Lee, author of Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History. From starting at UT as a pre-med Plan II student to a graduate degree in the art history...
Beach Volleyball is the Next Frontier of UT’s Athletic Power
By Jason Cohen
“Texas is a volleyball school.” “Texas is a volleyball school.” No, that’s not an echo you’re hearing. Rather, Jerritt Elliott’s reigning...
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award
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The Long Game Brings Local Heroes From the Putting Green to the Silver Screen
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Beloved Director Celebrates 30 Years Leading the Scottish Rite Dormitory
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award