Archive for: Michener Center for Writers
Meet Author Bret Anthony Johnston, the Michener Center’s New Director
By Marisa Charpentier
When a new group of writers descends upon the J. Frank Dobie house this August, a new director will greet them. Following in the footsteps of James Magnuson, who...
Writers He Has Known
By Sofia Sokolove
After 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers, esteemed author James Magnuson is moving on. When James Magnuson was first asked to run the...
School of Life
By Jane Robbins Mize
Some of the happiest students on the Forty Acres don’t do homework or take tests. At the first meeting of the semester, around 200 students gather in a lecture...
Michener Center Director on the Famous Writers He’s Known [Podcast]
By Andrew Roush
The latest novel from the director of UT’s acclaimed creative writing MFA program draws inspiration from James Michener himself—Whoopi Goldberg, too. James...
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A Michener Center Grad Makes Her Literary Debut
By Kevin Kautzman
Domenica Ruta‘s gripping new memoir, With or Without You, hits stores today. A survivor’s story of domestic abuse and addiction, it centers on the author’s...
A Poet Borne From War
By Samantha Youngblood
Before the Iraq War, veteran Kevin Powers, MFA ’12, says he couldn’t have imagined becoming a writer. But the attention reaped by his upcoming contribution...
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UT Alums Behind Buzzed-About Super Bowl Ad
By Jordan Schraeder
Can’t see the video? Click here. The austere faces of the labor force. The humming of a manufacturing plant slowly gaining new life. A resilient American...
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award
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The Long Game Brings Local Heroes From the Putting Green to the Silver Screen
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Beloved Director Celebrates 30 Years Leading the Scottish Rite Dormitory
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award