Archive for: forty acres scholars program

 

Letter from the Executive Director: Count ’Em

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Chuck Harris, the Forty Acres class of 2020, and the Longhorn Band at an annual program dinner, Sept. 20, 2019. This past September, a bunch of us filed into...

 
 

First Class

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Four years after welcoming its inaugural class to campus, the Forty Acres Scholars Program watches its first graduates cross the stage. For years, UT had been losing...

 
 

Meet & Greet

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Hannah Kelly is a Forty Acres Scholar who recently completed her first semester at UT. She spoke with the Alcalde about her brand-new hobbies, her relationship with...

 
 

The Magnificent 17

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Meet the newest class of Forty Acres Scholars. Until recently, there was no comprehensive full-ride merit scholarship for University of Texas students—and as...

 
 

Meet Jeff Duchin, 2014 Jack Harbin Top Hand Award Winner

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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...

 
 

For the Love of the Bassoon [Watch]

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Very few people find their life’s calling at age 7. Sarah Vogts is one of them. When Sarah Vogts was a second-grader in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, she watched...

 
 

Trailblazer

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Meet Alejandra Ortega: UT freshman, Forty Acres Scholar, aspiring math teacher, and the first high school graduate in her family. The Houston native sat down with...

 
 

Keep on Truckin’

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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...

 
 

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A University of the First Class: Emily Gruener

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On the occasion of the Alcalde’s 100th anniversary, we asked Longhorns what “a University of the first class” means to them. Emily Gruener Forty Acres...

 
 

Paying It Forward

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How the Texas Exes became a scholarship powerhouse. The word “ex” can be profoundly misleading. For Texas Exes members, The University of Texas is not a bygone...

 
 
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