When I first read Gloria Anzaldúa’s book “Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza,” I felt transformed.
After starting my first semester at UT, I felt like I was missing something....
At the beginning of my freshman year, I dealt with all sorts of “beginning of freshman year” worries. I was nervous about classes and meeting new people. One thing I wasn’t nervous about...
A 2015 study published by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce found that over the past 25 years, more than 70% of college students have worked at least one job while enrolled...
Correction: An earlier version of this column incorrectly said that Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science programs only reach about 10% of CNS undergraduates. The programs actually reach...
One thousand and ninety four. That’s the number of student organizations currently active on campus, and each one is an individual labor of love for their members. They bring people together around...
Last weekend, you probably barbecued with friends, picnicked at Barton Springs or caught up on school work with the luxury of a three-day weekend. However, along with the minimum wage, retirement benefits...
Vaccines are an undeniable necessity in our epidemiologically vulnerable world. They are especially vital on college campuses as they foster community immunity in an environment particularly susceptible...
From its tradition of abandoning its elderly in nursing homes to the spiritual sterility of its suburbs, America is a nation that worships the individual and devalues the collective. It’s no surprise...
Only 28% of undergraduate students in the Cockrell School of Engineering are women. The narrative of women being a minority in STEM fields has persisted for years and is especially prevalent in engineering...
“OK, so you need two essays and three short answer responses for this application and three essays and two short answer responses for this one. Oh, and it looks like the prompts are different, so...
Underrepresented. Underresourced. Underserved.
If you’ve spent your whole life with an “under-” attached to your educational experience, then you’ve probably been told that attending...
