July | August 2013

 

Breaking the Silence

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After two local alumni committed suicide, the Dallas Chapter came together to start a conversation about mental health. In fall 2012, the Texas Exes Dallas Chapter’s...

 
 

The Work-From-Home Wars

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When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer banned telecommuting at her company this spring, the uproar was instant and loud. Critics called the move a step back in the struggle...

 
 

Springtime in D.C.

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In April, 21 Flying Longhorns explored the sights and sounds of our nation’s capital. Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Washington, D.C. is a city of...

 
 

Top Hand

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Jack Harbin, BBA ’39, Life Member, Distinguished Alumnus, legendary oilman, financier, and philanthropist, has given the Texas Exes a home we can be proud of. Don’t...

 
 

Longhorn-Created, Apple-Approved

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These days, students graduating into the journalism field need to be able to do it all: reporting, writing, photography, video, and … creating apps? UT journalism...

 
 

Four Questions for Kedra Ishop

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Kedra Ishop has been UT’s director of admissions since 2009. How have you seen the typical UT applicant change since you’ve been director of admissions? Wow,...

 
 

Inside Texas Quidditch [Slideshow]

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It’s rare for a new sport to enter the mainstream—and even rarer for that sport to be drawn from a series of young-adult fantasy novels. But Quidditch has...

 
 

Keep on Truckin’

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If Sir Isaac Newton were a Texan and he pronounced his theory today, he might say that absent some other force, objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects...

 
 

Blueprint: The Dell Medical School

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After nearly 130 years of anticipation, a medical school is joining UT’s academic flagship in Austin. Like any upstart, the Dell Medical School will have to deal...

 
 

Talk Back: Responses to our May|June Issue

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The Centennial Issue Judy Hillegeist, BS ’71, had a few kind words for our 100th birthday. “Okay, put the May|June issue in a time capsule. This one’s a keeper....

 
 
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