Sept | Oct 2020
Letter from the Executive Director: Out in Front
By Chuck Harris
I don’t know what will happen in the time between me writing this letter and the magazine actually showing up in your mailbox, but I think it’s safe to...
Texas Longhorn Football Players March to the State Capitol in Honor of George Floyd
By Danielle Lopez
June 4, 2020; Austin, TX, USA; Members of the Texas Longhorns march to the Texas State Capitol from the UT Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lola Gomez/American Statesman...
Two Longhorns Land a Life-Changing Opportunity with Target
By Brittany King
When Ariel Lee got the chance to attend NextGen Summit, a three-day conference built for rising entrepreneurs in New York City, she jumped at the chance. It...
Longhorn Daron K. Roberts’ New Children’s Book Offers a Lesson in Empathy For All Ages
By Danielle Lopez
When I speak with Daron K. Roberts, BA ’01, Life Member, over the phone one early morning in June, the former NFL coach, UT lecturer, and founding director...
Reflecting on the Beauty of Waller Creek Amid Massive Campus Construction
By Valerie Salinas-Davis
AS a student at UT in the early ’80s, I walked across Waller Creek at 21st Street and San Jacinto Boulevard hundreds of times. I would head...
This UT Alumnus’ New Book Depicts the Black Student Experience at UT
By Danielle Lopez
How “The Black Yearbook” aims to capture the Black student experience at UT.
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UT Austin Students Share Their Thoughts on a College Experience They Never Saw Coming
By Danielle Lopez
We asked 10 Longhorns how it feels to be a student in the pandemic.
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How a Brand-New Med School Faces the Biggest Health Care Crisis in a Century
By Sofia Sokolove
As soon as Clay Johnston’s video pops up on Zoom on the morning of June 19, the dean of Dell Medical School apologizes to me. “I’m a little distracted...
The Way Back: Mama Duren
By Ben Wright
In 1956, the first cohort of Black students, now known as The Precursors, enrolled at UT. While an ostensible sign of progress, the cohort’s experience on...
Meet the Alumna Solving Conservation Problems at Houston’s Arboretum
By Catherine Arnold
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey swept across the Gulf Coast, leaving much of the city underwater, displacing residents, and causing billions of dollars’ worth of...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor