UT Austin’s new provost on his life, work, vision for the future of the liberal arts, and the crisis of higher education in America
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Baby Geniuses
Psychologist Chen Yu studies how young children learn. What he’s finding might one day help our most advanced machine learning models learn, too.
More Than Recognition
COLA’s Undergraduate Leadership Recognition Dinner celebrates liberal arts students’ impact while helping them build professional connections
A Naval Officer, a Rabbi, and an Options Trader Walk Into a Bar. All Three Are Phillip Lieberman
Meet the new director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies
Marketing the Liberal Arts: Wolf Sweater
What a 15 year old YouTube video may — or may not — teach us
The Hidden Curriculum
Zeltzyn Rubi Sanchez Lozoya talks with Deborah Beck about her long career in academia
The Data Behind the Good-Enough Parent
Psychologist Kaya de Barbaro on what her research can tell us about parenting and child development
The Mind Behind the Music
Economics student Connor Lehman is helping bring UT creatives together, one event at a time
On Time and Mortality
A political philosopher on what Homer, Cicero, and Epicurus can teach us about facing life’s end without illusions
Solving the Puzzle
New department chair Cinzia Russi on scholarly collaboration and Italian crime fiction
Preserving the Past, One Scan at a Time
Behind the scenes at the Texas Historical Commission’s Digitization Hackathon, where UT students helped digitize more than 2,000 documents
What an Education is Good For
Hint: It’s more than just a good job
Why the Wild Things Are
Psychologist Jacqueline Woolley explores the value of magical thinking
How a Peel-Off Lip Liner Led One Alumna to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List
Almost 10 years ago, Sarah Cheung started a beauty YouTube channel while studying philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin. This year, she’s featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
A College of Liberating Arts
A message from interim dean David Sosa to the COLA Class of 2026
Beyond the Achievement Gap
Pioneering educational psychologist Edmund Gordon has spent decades advocating for disadvantaged students
Think Inside the Boxes
Linguistics professor Kyle Mahowald has a passion for crossword puzzles
ChatGPT and the Meaning of Life
A philosopher contemplates the possibilities of human purpose in an AI world
Marketing the Liberal Arts: The Bookshelf, the Library, and Beyond
Two visions of the liberal arts
Biting into History
COLA senior Hannah Arulanandam on what ancient teeth can tell us
How Can We Tell if a Machine is Conscious?
Michael Tye’s new (Newtonian) approach
Because of Winedale
Bruce Meyer wants the show to go on forever
2025: A Year in Books
Twelve faculty authors recommend reads for the new year
A World to Discover
With a gift to the Plan II Honors Program, Lee and Philip Zinn are providing Longhorns opportunities for new ideas and perspectives
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