July | August 2021

 

New Summer Reads Introduce You to Important Trailblazers

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Lone Star Vistas Travel Writing on Texas, 1821-1861 by Astrid Haas   As Texas became a destination for large-scale immigration in the wake of Mexico’s...

 
 

New Coming-of-age Novel from Longhorn Author Tackles Questions of Faith and Family

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In Kelsey McKinney’s debut novel, the Texas landscape—sun-baked soil, vast blue skies, and oppressive heat—serves as a vibrant backdrop for the secrets...

 
 

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How UT’s Sustainability Infrastructure Reduced Waste in a Time of Crisis

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It’s early on a Sunday morning last October and the parking lot outside Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium is unusually empty. The night...

 
 

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Renowned Texas Newsman Neal Spelce Remembers Getting His Start in the Television Business

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In an excerpt of the Longhorn’s forthcoming memoir, With the Bark Off,  renowned Texas newsman Neal Spelce remembers getting his start in the television...

 
 

New Blanton Exhibit Showcases Prominent but Underrecognized Figure of the Second Harlem Renaissance

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“‘Black Is Beautiful’ was my directive,” writes photographer Kwame Brathwaite, in the monograph that accompanies his upcoming exhibition at the Blanton...

 
 

UT’s New Men’s Basketball Coach Wants to Bring the First NCAA Championship to his Alma Mater

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Chris Beard, BA, ’95, has been back to Austin many times since his days as a student manager for Tom Penders’ Running Horns. But when you’re an opposing...

 
 

The Way Back: Indie Darling

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From 1970 until 1997, Inner Sanctum Records thrived on West 24th Street as a place for UT students and Austinites to expand their musical minds at the first—and...

 
 

The Longhorns Behind an Iconic Accessory Explain the Key to their Success

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Back in 2014, about two years into their first business venture, Janie Cooke, BA ’89, and Caroline Nix, BA ’91, were presented with a playful challenge....

 
 

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Editor’s Note: As of Aug. 9, 2021, The LBJ Presidential Library is closed. The National Archives and Records Administration is temporarily closing the...

 
 

Ricky Williams’ Latest Passion Project was Written in the Stars

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From the time he was a child growing up in Southern California, to his time in Austin, his years in the NFL, and beyond, Ricky Williams has squeezed every bit...

 
 
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