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President Honors UT's Bard Once Again

President Honors UT’s Bard Once Again

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Chemistry professor Allen Bard might just have a fan in Barack Obama. With the announcement that he will share the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award with Berkeley...

 
 

Spikes and Booms: The Higher Ed Week in Review

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What’s the deal with student loan rates? And have people stopped going to college? Here’s a brief look at what happened this week in higher education. President...

 
 

How Does UT Fare on President Obama’s College Scorecard?

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In his State of the Union address, the President spoke about college affordability and accountability. We compare UT against its national peer group. On Tuesday...

 
 

UT National Medal of Science Winners Reflect on Their Success

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Honored by the President, two UT professors reflect on long scientific careers and what keeps them searching for new discoveries. At most universities, having two...

 
 

UT Olympian Directs Team USA “Call Me Maybe” Clip [Watch]

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Can’t see the video? Click here. How do Team USA swimmers blow off steam while training for the most important competition of their lives? The world found...

 
 
The Quiet Professional

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The Quiet Professional

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For all the accomplishments in Vice Admiral William McRaven’s career, including planning and coordinating the attack that killed Osama bin Laden, the UT graduate...

 
 

Respect Trumps Partisanship

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Editor’s Note: In the November|December 2010 issue, we printed a letter to the editor objecting to a photo in the September|October 2010 of President Obama visiting...

 
 
 
 
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