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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...

 
 
Regent Investigation Continues; Long Hot Summer to Come

Regent Investigation Continues; Long Hot Summer to Come

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The special Texas House committee charged with the investigation of UT System Regent Wallace Hall met Wednesday to discuss procedures and begin drafting suggested...

 
 

#IMATXEX: New Grads are Born at 131st Spring Commencement

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Four (or more) years ago, UT’s Class of 2014 gathered at the base of the Tower to learn the history and traditions of the University of Texas at Austin, their...

 
 

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What I’ve Learned at UT: Don’t Try to Do it All

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For commencement 2014, we asked graduating students to share one thing they’ve learned from their time at UT. Below, psychology major Sadie Witkowski writes...

 
 

The Red-Headed Stranger Gives His Archives to UT

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A firefighter’s helmet handed over as a token of thanks to a man who gave generously to relief efforts after the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West,...

 
 

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...

 
 
UT Law Report Says Texas Prisons Are Dangerously Hot

UT Law Report Says Texas Prisons Are Dangerously Hot

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In the summer, Texas jailhouses get hot—so hot that 14 inmates have died from the heat in Texas prisons since 2007. A new UT study says these sweltering conditions...

 
 

On Tour with Charlie: Behind the Scenes of ‘Comin’ on Strong’

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  Fun fact: You know that big, hulking, burnt-orange bus that’s making the rounds for the 2014 Texas Comin’ on Strong Tour? Charlie Strong isn’t...

 
 

Lost and Found

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By day, Phil Bennett is a geology professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences. But he’s always on call as a volunteer with Travis County Search and Rescue. Phil...

 
 

The Dog Days of Summer

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Buster, Sassy, Coco—a pet by any other name is, well, still a pet. But as an upcoming exhibit at the Blanton Museum of Art shows, our furry friends have come...

 
 
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