Former CIA Director and Alumnus John Brennan Joins UT as Distinguished Scholar
By Ryan Duffy
In the nearly four decades since he left the Forty Acres, John Brennan, MA ’80, has been a clandestine intelligence analyst, architect of U.S. counterterrorism...
UT-Led CISTAR Aims to Turn Natural Gas into Transportation Fuels
By Ryan Duffy
Sitting in her office sandwiched between new state-of-the-art research labs at the Engineering Education and Research Center, chemical engineering professor Joan...
UT Becomes Leading Texas Public University in Graduation Success
By Danielle Lopez
In 2011, former UT president Bill Powers set the ambitious goal of raising four-year graduation rates from 51 percent that spring to 70 percent by 2017. Today,...
Longhorn Promoted in the Texas Air National Guard
By Alan Cundy
Yvette (Trahan) Yarbrough, BA ’02, Life Member, was all smiles as she was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Texas Air National Guard. Yarbrough is a former...
Tom Herman Offers Some Perspective on USC Loss
By Chris O'Connell
“There are no moral victories” is an adage as old as time itself. But how true is the stale bromide? Did Davy Crockett die in vain defending the Alamo?...
Little Longhorn’s First Gameday
By Alan Cundy
Julie Ann Blackmer Desselles, BS ’11, and Kyle Sterling Desselles, BA ’11, brought their daughter Cambrie, 5 months, to her first Longhorn game, where she showed...
Spreading the Texas Brand in NYC
By Alan Cundy
Harold Mathis, BBA ’64, Life Member, shared this photo of his grandson Pierce Mathis, who loves to show his Texas loyalty whenever possible.
The Eyes of Decker Are Upon You
By Alan Cundy
Sara Barney, BS ’03, Life Member, shared this amazing photo of her daughter Decker, 4, locked in and rooting on the Horns at her first UT volleyball game. The...
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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