The student veteran and eligible dependent population at the University of Texas at Austin is one of many important groups on campus that the University serves. We recognize this group has faced many...
‘Tis the season for new classes, new professors and new academic adventures. A major part of the first-day-of-class ritual is the course syllabus, and providing a course syllabus is one of...
Last month, Olivia Messer drew national attention when she published "The Texas Legislature's Sexist Little Secret" in The Texas Observer. In the article, Messer reveals an unsettling number...
Much has changed on the 40 Acres over the last 40 years—beyond adjusting the size of the “40 Acres” main campus from 388 acres to 350. When my parents were students here, Earl Campbell...
When I open that little orange app, I rarely see faces. Instead, my iPhone is filled with toned stomachs and gray boxes.
I’m talking about Grindr, a social networking app that, like many...
Texas and President Barack Obama are at odds again over proposed EPA regulations that would affect Texas’ coal industry. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Distrist of Columbia has just ruled that...
In the wake of the recent outcry surrounding the NSA’s constitutionally questionable surveillance activities, UTPD revealed its own policy of ID surveillance. According to UTPD spokeswoman Rhonda...
Recently, Longhorn Startup Company M87 received a $500,000 seed investment from the UT System’s Horizon Fund to help commercialize the technology it has developed, a software solution that allows...
Editor's Note: This column is the second in a series on higher education abroad from UT-Austin students who are currently studying or traveling outside the U.S.
Trinidad and Tobago, two small...
Once a year, on July 4, Texans cede our Lone Star pride to that of a more elaborate flag. Independence Day is a celebration that—theoretically—unites every American under the stars and stripes...
Editor's Note: This column is the first in a series on higher education abroad from UT-Austin students who are currently studying outside the U.S.
After having studied in both Argentina and...
When the Supreme Court decided two weeks ago to invalidate the heart of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”) of 1965, the decision sent shockwaves throughout the state, where the court’s decision...
