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A Bridge to the Past
The Frank Denius Normandy Scholar Program takes students to locations significant to World War II, connecting them with the past while helping them build a foundation for their future
Environmental Amnesia and the Rio Grande
Thoughts on remembering where we are
Highbrow Advice for Life: St. Augustine’s Big Message
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
Got Five Minutes? Learn About Psychology with COLA’s New Video Series
We took an interactive online version of “Introduction to Psychology” and turned some of its most intriguing insights into short YouTube videos
The Unbounded Territories of Cinema
Gael García Bernal at UT Austin
Marketing the Liberal Arts: Why We Learn
Mastering the balance between professional training and the search for wisdom
Waste Not, Want Not?
Rebecca Falkoff wants you to think differently about hoarding
Making Time for Magic
COLA staff member Michelle Harris on writing her way to a second career as a novelist
Making the Case for People
Economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso on falling birth rates, global depopulation, and what comes next
Highbrow Advice for Life: Saying What You Mean
Thucydides on the weaponization of language
Marketing the Liberal Arts: Recruitment Season
How can we get more students to choose a liberal arts degree?
Championing Both Sides of the Brain
A combined interest in the humanities and science — and a lifelong commitment to helping those most in need — has guided Kimberley Monday’s life and celebrated career
Knocking on Doors
Montserrat Rocha got her internship at the Texas Capitol the old-fashioned way — and wants other students to follow her example
Paying It Forward
A new scholarship for COLA students honors David Garza’s parents
“Sustainability is the Solution”
Two COLA students explain what the Campus Environmental Center offers and why it matters
Coffee, Clinics, and Compassion
COLA alumna Maria Farahani does it all
Toy Story
COLA alumnus Jeremy Padawer has transformed the toy industry with a keen sense for how collectors think
MALS Celebrates 10 Years with “Knowledge is Power”
The Department of Mexican American & Latina/o Studies invited two artists to commemorate its first decade with a custom mural, now open to the public
Empowering Empathy on Campus
With the launch of the Student Well-Being Center, Humanitas prioritizes students’ mental health
Illustrating COLA: A Q&A with Dave McClinton
Meet the artist behind COLA’s latest poster project — and get a preview of the final designs
Highbrow Advice For Life: More Than Baseball
What wisdom can we learn from “wisdom literature”?
With Lessons Learned in Northern Ireland, Students Aim to Improve Healing Spaces on UT Campus
As part of an initiative funded by the President’s Award for Global Learning, four students bring trauma-informed design to UT campus
Graduate Student Spotlight: Gwen Ruth Jones
Diving into the archaeology of childhood in Eckley
Just Like Football
Why we should think about liberal arts education as drilling students for the game of life