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Cigarroa Touts 10 Breakthrough Actions for Research Universities
By Andrew Roush
The 2013 session of the Texas Legislature generated headlines about discord between legislators and some UT regents and between regents and the UT-Austin campus...
Proposed Change To College History REQs Faces Skepticism
By Andrew Roush
Some legislators are looking to change what counts toward the history requirement at Texas colleges. Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) and state Sen. Dan...
UT Advocates Podcast: Jeremi Suri
By Andrew Roush
Professor Jeremi Suri responds to a controversial report regarding the teaching of American history at UT-Austin. Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair...
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Kids in Cages
By Rose Cahalan
UT lecturer and juvenile justice reformer Michele Deitch, whose class was recently voted the most valuable in the LBJ School of Public Affairs, says Texas prisons...
Fired UT System Advisor Disavows ‘Seven Solutions’
By Tim Taliaferro
Former UT System advisor Rick O’Donnell publicly distanced himself today from the controversial “breakthrough solutions” in what he says is an...
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Letter from the Executive Director: Busy Season
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Alcalde Photo Editor Takes Italy and Switzerland
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The Life and Legacy of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 100 Years
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Program in UT’s College of Pharmacy Provides Cellphones to People Experiencing Homelessness
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UT’s Wind Ensemble Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall