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Supreme Court to Hear Texas Case on Race in Admissions
By Lynn Freehill
The University of Texas’ use of race in admissions will be reviewed by the nation’s highest court. Today the Supreme Court agreed to hear Fisher v. Texas,...
“It’s Not Hopeless”: Kristof Busts Myths About Human Trafficking
By Lynn Freehill
Fatalists may think that since prostitution is the “world’s oldest profession,” there’s no use trying to end human trafficking. Perhaps...
UT Track Coach Bev Kearney To Be on BET Tonight [Update]
By Lynn Freehill
UT’s faculty and staff are jammed with intellectual and sports stars who are bright lights in their fields, but the star power surrounding track coach Bev...
Alumni Speak Up, Eat Up to Support Players
By Lynn Freehill
UT’s potential purchase of a late-night dive restaurant on the edge of its campus has set off an outcry from loyal (and hungry) Longhorn alumni. Buying sports-supporting...
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Rare Bird of Fashion—and Academia
By Lynn Freehill
At age 90, New York style icon Iris Apfel is UT’s most unusual professor. Her eighties brought Iris Apfel more and more trappings of fame: Her own show at the...
Interim Dean: Law School Needs Faculty Unity, New External Dean
By Lynn Freehill
She hesitates to call it a crisis but concedes it is a word one might use when a university president forces a dean’s resignation mid-semester. Stefanie Lindquist...
Spellings: Chancellor’s Visit Shows Texas Key at White House
By Lynn Freehill
Of the more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the country, in President Obama’s mind the schools of the UT System seem among the most critical. And...
Students in Recovery Pitch in to Clean Stadium
By Lynn Freehill
At 8 a.m. Sunday, when many Texas fans were no doubt sleeping off their hangovers after Saturday’s loss in a night game, some remarkable students were cleaning...
Iconic Battle Hall Celebrates Centennial
By Lynn Freehill
UT’s landmark first library building—where J. Frank Dobie kept an office and George Littlefield lay in state—just celebrated 100 years of setting the architectural...
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Encore for the Cactus Cafe
By Lynn Freehill
Last year’s near-closure of the Cactus Café brought the University the kind of publicity it didn’t need. What did UT learn from the experience, and how is 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