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Setting the Record Straight: Charles Matthews on the Regent Controversy

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This article originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News. There are those of us who welcome a respite in the proliferation of negative political ads now that...

 
 

The Art of the Apology: How Donald Sterling Got It Wrong

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UT professor and public relations expert David Junker weighs in on the Donald Sterling fiasco and our country’s public-apology culture. Both lay and expert...

 
 

A Certain Breed of Fascism: Jeremi Suri on Putin

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Effective policy-making begins by accurately assessing adversaries. Americans have a tendency to assume that their opponents are either pathetic pipsqueaks, ranting...

 
 

Find Your Way Home

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Every May, the University of Texas at Austin celebrates the graduation of thousands of students with a party that has few equals. The Tower lights up that beautiful...

 
 

Talk Back: Responses to Our March|April 2014 Issue

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The Texas 10 Our annual alumni-nominated roundup of 10 teachers who change lives prompted dozens of comments, with many readers cheering for their favorites. “So...

 
 

Do Universities Have a Customer Service Problem?

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This column first appeared in the Dallas Morning News. Recently at the University of Texas, and at many other universities around the country, there has been quite...

 
 

Editor’s Letter: All Fun, Some Games

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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...

 
 

Looking for a Tax Refund? So Are Identity Thieves

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The April 15 tax deadline is almost here, and with that comes the perfect time for identity thieves to steal your information and your tax return. UT cybersecurity...

 
 

The University Needs You—What Are You Waiting For?

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Texas Exes can help get the best students to UT, make it affordable to attend, and tell the University’s best stories. “We must all get together and work for...

 
 

Talk Back: Responses to Our January|Feburary 2014 Issue

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{January | February 2014} Robots Our cover story on robots at UT appeared to win over a few curious kids—we’re confident they’ll become Alcalde readers for...

 
 
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