Editor’s Letter
Letter from the CEO: One of Our Own
By Leslie Cedar
The meaningful life of JJ Baskin Just a few weeks before I became the executive director of the Texas Exes in July 2011, word got out that I was assuming the role,...
Editor’s Letter: Boots on the Ground
By Tim Taliaferro
When a global issue gets personal. It never felt like a war, not to me. From the confines of my life in Austin, what our deployed military personnel experienced...
Editor’s Letter: Live and Learn
By Tim Taliaferro
Keep discovering long after you leave the Forty Acres. In the summer of 2001, I arrived at the University of Texas for orientation certain about what I wanted to...
Editor’s Letter: Not Just for the Coffee Table
By Tim Taliaferro
Whatever you do, do not place this issue of the Alcalde onto your coffee table and forget about it. You should really read it all the way through. I know that the...
Editor’s Letter: A Case for Nuance
By Tim Taliaferro
A celebration of thoughtful reply. Of all an editor’s responsibilities, among the most thrilling and bedevilling is responding to reader comments. In my tenure...
We’re Golden: Alcalde Wins National Award
By Tim Taliaferro
Drumroll, please. We have some news to brag about … Last week I got an email from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, the governing...
Editor’s Letter: All Fun, Some Games
By Tim Taliaferro
Infusing some play into your reading experience. Like anything else, putting together a magazine can get rote, if you let it. Keeping up the creative energy issue...
Editor’s Letter: The Story Behind the Texas 10
By Tim Taliaferro
Nominated by alumni, this list of inspiring teachers is unlike any other. Four years ago, the editors of this magazine wanted to celebrate excellent University of...
One for the Wall
By Tim Taliaferro
Best-case scenario, we make it until 2015 before the cover of this issue looks outdated. One of my favorite at-work distractions is browsing our wall of Alcalde...
Arctic Adventure
By Tim Taliaferro
When it comes to finding the best stories about The University of Texas at Austin, the Alcalde will go to the ends of the earth. For this issue’s cover story,...
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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