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“I Have No Regrets”: Notes from Mack Brown’s Resignation Press Conference

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Sixteen seasons, 153 wins, two trips to the Rose Bowl, two Big 12 titles, and one national championship—Mack Brown has created quite an impressive legacy for...

 
 

ASU’s Patterson Named Texas’ New Men’s Athletic Director

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A Texas Ex will soon be at the helm of UT’s men’s athletic programs. After a monthlong, nationwide search, UT has named Arizona State University’s...

 
 

President Powers Named UC Berkeley’s Alumnus of the Year

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Today he is a nationally renowned scholar, administrator, and legal mind, but in 1963 UT president Bill Powers was just another wide-eyed college freshman hitting...

 
 

Texas Exes Honors ‘Teacher of Teachers’ With Massey Award

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When John Massey, LLB ’66, Life Member, created the Elizabeth Shatto Massey Award for Excellence in Teacher Education in 2003, he did so to honor his wife,...

 
 

Latest UT Enrollment Report Reveals Record Retention Rates

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In 2012’s State of the University address, President Powers announced an initiative to bump up graduation rates to an unprecedented 70 percent by 2017. One...

 
 

‘B+ Is Our Biggest Enemy’: Powers Talks Highs and Lows in State of University Address

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“Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth.” University president...

 
 

UT Community Says ‘Goodbye and Good Luck’ to Bill Livingston

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Today the UT community bid farewell to a beloved leader, educator, and friend. William S. Livingston—perhaps known best by students as the deep, warm voice of...

 
 

A House United

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UT in its 129th Year: Better and More Efficient This time last year, not all was content in The University of Texas at Austin community. At his 2011 State of the...

 
 

College of Communication Dedicates New Media Center

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Five years ago, it was announced that UT’s College of Communication would be getting a new home. Last night, the Forty Acres community finally came together to...

 
 

UT President Gives the All-Clear, Explains Evacuation

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Following The University of Texas at Austin’s campus-wide evacuation this morning, UT president Bill Powers explained how his law enforcement and communications...

 
 
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