“You might say I fell in love,” UT president Bill Powers said of the August day in 1977 when he arrived on campus to teach at the law school.
So began...
Four (or more) years ago, UT’s Class of 2014 gathered at the base of the Tower to learn the history and traditions of the University of Texas at Austin, their...
H.W. Brands, Jeremi Suri, Francis Gavin—some of UT’s powerhouse historians will soon have a new home on the Forty Acres.
UT has announced the creation of...
The past 10 years have seen higher education catapult to the top of the legislative agenda. This year, everything’s on the table.
The Texas Legislature is back...
UT-Austin President Bill Powers will chair the Association of American Universities, the organization of the nation’s elite research universities.
America’s...
At the suggestion of President Powers, the UT Senate of College Councils has rewritten the way academic integrity is taught.
As cheating scandals sweep across national...
The University of Texas at Austin will be leading the UT System in a global initiative to provide massive open online education courses.
The UT System Board Of...
Describing The University of Texas’ strengths and challenges in its 129th year, President Bill Powers got straight down to business.
Addressing a 500-seat...
UT President Bill Powers has made many arguments in support of a new UT-Austin medical school—from job growth to research opportunities. Now, in this new video...
For the past two years, there has been an unfortunate ritual at the end of the spring semester at The University of Texas at Austin. While students are cramming...
