Networking and recruiting is already very daunting and difficult for undergraduate students, but it can be especially hard for freshmen and sophomores. When I participated in networking events as a freshman...
As Zoom and Canvas have become our classrooms, it’s now harder than ever for professors to get a feel of how their students are doing.
Turned-off cameras hide confused faces, strictly-timed...
Despite continuing pleas from students and advice from Austin Public Health about restricting attendance at football games this semester, Texas Athletics has continued to allow the public into football...
Depending on their AP or IB scores, undergraduates can claim course credit for the introductory sequences in most foreign language classes taught at UT. In fact, students who score a 5 on their AP language...
First-Year Interest Groups are comprised of 18-25 students who enroll in a cluster of classes together during their first fall semester at UT, according to the Undergraduate Studies website. These students...
Middle school health classes taught us that addicts are the equivalent of rock bottom. Whether you agree with that mental image or not, the bias is ingrained in us collectively. Though it may take decades...
High school seniors submitting their housing applications to colleges for next fall must juggle multiple uncertainties: online classes, safety precautions, financial insecurity and more.
While...
Even during normal semesters, students shouldn’t have to worry about having to pay to do their homework assignments. During a pandemic and a national recession, this should definitely not be on their...
Biking is a safe and sustainable way to get around, especially as an alternative to public buses in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, not everyone who owns a bike has all the tools necessary to...
Community and UT go hand and hand.
This University is known for its extensive school pride: The “Longhorn Community” is advertised frequently when recruiting new students, and the...
COVID-19, like the 2008 Great Recession, will likely constrain all graduating Longhorns’ job prospects for years to come. There is precedent for this concern: Graduates who entered the job market...
I, like many other freshmen, entered UT not knowing anyone, and I vividly remember the daunting first few months before I was able to make any new friends. My UT experience was just logging onto class...
