Sept | Oct 2020

 

Letter from the Executive Director: Out in Front

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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

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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

Two Longhorns Land a Life-Changing Opportunity with Target

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

 
 
One of the Last People to Live in an Iron Lung Is a Longhorn

One of the Last People to Live in an Iron Lung Is a Longhorn

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Paul Alexander still remembers the sound of the screen door slamming on that rainy July day in 1952. The then-6-year-old had just run inside after playing...

 
 
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