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Matthew McConaughey Takes Stock of His Life in New Memoir ‘Greenlights’
By Danielle Lopez
Last year, Matthew McConaughey packed his bags and headed to Fort Davis, Texas, where his story first begins (“That’s where I was conceived,” he explains)....
Texas Longhorn Football Players March to the State Capitol in Honor of George Floyd
By Danielle Lopez
June 4, 2020; Austin, TX, USA; Members of the Texas Longhorns march to the Texas State Capitol from the UT Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lola Gomez/American Statesman...
Two Longhorns Land a Life-Changing Opportunity with Target
By Brittany King
When Ariel Lee got the chance to attend NextGen Summit, a three-day conference built for rising entrepreneurs in New York City, she jumped at the chance. It...
Longhorn Daron K. Roberts’ New Children’s Book Offers a Lesson in Empathy For All Ages
By Danielle Lopez
When I speak with Daron K. Roberts, BA ’01, Life Member, over the phone one early morning in June, the former NFL coach, UT lecturer, and founding director...
Reflecting on the Beauty of Waller Creek Amid Massive Campus Construction
By Valerie Salinas-Davis
AS a student at UT in the early ’80s, I walked across Waller Creek at 21st Street and San Jacinto Boulevard hundreds of times. I would head...
This UT Alumnus’ New Book Depicts the Black Student Experience at UT
By Danielle Lopez
How “The Black Yearbook” aims to capture the Black student experience at UT.
UT President Jay Hartzell On Leading Through a Fall Semester Unlike Any Other
By Danielle Lopez
As Jay Hartzell comes into focus on my screen, he’s eager to show me his burnt-orange tie, holding it up to his computer camera so I can get a clear...
Fort Worth and Arlington Texas Exes Chapters Host Student Send-Off
By Danielle Lopez
Every year, Texas Exes chapters wish incoming Longhorns good luck as they set off for Austin. For many chapters, it looked like this year send-offs were going...
Back to School: Reimagining the World of Fashion From Home
By Sofia Sokolove
On the day I sit in on Eve Nicols’ “Aesthetics: Theory & Practice” textiles and apparel course, the professor of instruction is waxing poetic about fabric,...
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Letter from the Executive Director: Speaking Up
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Our 2020 Outstanding Young Texas Exes on How They Got Here—and What’s Next
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TxExplainer: What the 2021 Texas Legislative Session Has in Store for UT Austin
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Faces in the Crowd: Taking a Closer Look at Who Filled DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
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Alumna’s New Book on Burnout Argues Millennials Are Exhausted—and a Beach Vacation Won’t Fix It