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Making Super-Seniors Obsolete

Making Super-Seniors Obsolete

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The goal is audacious, and the approach is classic higher ed. The University of Texas at Austin has set itself a goal of raising its four-year graduation rate from...

 
 
On Honest Friendship

On Honest Friendship

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We’re all fans here, so let’s be frank: at The University of Texas, there is an awful lot to cheer about. World-changing research. Dynamic professors. Brainy...

 
 

Questions of Color [Top Comments]

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The March|April Alcalde launched last week, and readers chimed in from all corners of the Internet. Here’s a sampling of the most thoughtful and nuanced comments. Our...

 
 

How UT Professors Are Like Chefs

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An answer to the citizens of Texas, who pay my salary and lend me their children to educate “What do you do?” I am asked this question frequently, and often...

 
 

Debating the Debate

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A chat about Texas higher education with the chairman of the Board of Regents. Before we get to this interview, a word of context. About a year ago the first rumble...

 
 
Behind the Scenes With Bevo

Behind the Scenes With Bevo

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As an editor, I hold largely a desk job. Never could I imagine work would have me beaming the sun directly into the eyes of a 2,000-pound steer. When he lowered...

 
 

Second UT College Republican President Fails at Twitter

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What is going on with the UT branch of the Texas College Republicans? They seem to be having some issues with the Twitters. Last month, the group’s then-president...

 
 

End of A&M Rivalry a Chance for New Partnership

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An Open Letter to Texas Aggies When the final whistle blows after the 118th game between Texas and Texas A&M tomorrow night, it will mark the end of something...

 
 

Lesson Learned

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Let the Texas Tweetgate Now End If you haven’t heard by now you probably soon will: a University of Texas student had a lapse in judgment yesterday and tweeted...

 
 

R2D2 and the Liberal Arts (Top Comments)

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This week, we tweeted an archival photo of the Texas Capitol under construction in the 1880s. We loved Bri Fairley‘s comment on Twitter: It totally looks...

 
 
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