Archive for: Charles Matthews
Meet Jeff Duchin, 2014 Jack Harbin Top Hand Award Winner
By Chris O'Connell
The Jack Harbin Top Hand Award is supposed to be a surprise; that’s a major part of its allure. Shrouded in secrecy, the accolade signifies excellence in service...
Setting the Record Straight: Charles Matthews on the Regent Controversy
By Charles Matthews
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...
#IMATXEX: New Grads are Born at 131st Spring Commencement
By Jordan Schraeder
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...
Powers Honors Five with Presidential Citations
By Andrew Roush
You might recognize the scenario. Dressed in caps and gowns, brimming with fringed regalia, administrators and academics gather to honor people who have made major...
The University Needs You—What Are You Waiting For?
By Charles Matthews
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...
Rethinking the Status Quo
By Charles Matthews
Making major strides in fundraising, graduation rates, and innovation is business as usual at UT-Austin. One of the main talking points for those who would have...
Keep on Truckin’
By Charles Matthews
If Sir Isaac Newton were a Texan and he pronounced his theory today, he might say that absent some other force, objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects...
In Their Own Words: The 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Awards
By Lynn Freehill
Oscar acceptance speeches are sometimes amusing, occasionally tearful, and usually rote as each recipient thanks her producer, manicurist, and second cousins. If...
Personal, Inspirational, and Funny: Distinguished Alumni Accept Awards
By Lynn Freehill
Oscar acceptance speeches are sometimes amusing, occasionally tearful, and usually rote as each recipient thanks her producer, manicurist, and second cousins. If...
Six Distinguished Alumni, Six Turns of Fate
By Lynn Freehill
It’s our red-letter, red-carpet day here at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center as we honor six of The University of Texas’ most impressive graduates. Tonight...
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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