Archive for: don graham
Feature
The View from Parlin
By Don Graham
An English professor pays tribute to his home on campus. The girl just ahead of me is talking excitedly on her iPhone. She is in a world of her own, and I listen....
Did This Alum Write the Great American Novel? [Podcast]
By Andrew Roush
Philipp Meyer’s second book, The Son, has been called arguably the best American novel of the century so far. The author, a graduate of UT’s acclaimed...
Feature
A University of the First Class: Don Graham
By Don Graham
On the occasion of the Alcalde’s 100th anniversary, we asked Longhorns what “a University of the first class” means to them. Don Graham PhD ’71 Professor,...
Feature
Fightin’ Words
By Don Graham
Too many writers and outsiders make a mockery of Texas. Don Graham says those are fightin’ words, and explains why we should celebrate, not satirize, our...
Your July|August Reading List
By Lynn Freehill
State of Minds: Texas Culture and Its Discontents By Don Graham The renowned professor who occupies the J. Frank Dobie chair in literature and teaches the famous...
-
This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
-
How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
-
Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
-
The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
-
Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor