Heading to college is already a difficult change, but first-generation students face a bigger challenge: a lack of college experience from their parents.
Glitter, drag and dancing will rain over Austin for the next month. Pride celebrations kicked off with events in early June, but there are still new opportunities to celebrate before the official parade and festival this year.
Heading off to college is the subject of Hollywood films, Broadway musicals and even a song or two. This week, however, it’s real life for incoming UT freshmen at their orientation.
A year after Max Scheffer started a blog to document his travels during a gap year, he shifted his focus to create a different blog — discussing his struggle with his bisexuality and religious beliefs.
Many students believe they won’t be able to study abroad due to the high price tag and strict degree requirements. The International Office that houses the study abroad office at UT is a resource students can use to combat these myths and provides a way for all students who want to study abroad to get where they want to go.
A team of UT students will research the effects of colorism, a form of racial discrimination based on skin tone favoring lighter-skinned features, in Ghana this summer.
Since he was 13, Jack Bane has flown planes and continued to overcome any obstacle to pursue his passion, aiming to earn his commercial pilot license before summer 2019.
