13 Feb 2020
Posted by David Ochsner 
More than 90 years ago the first anthropologist at the University of Texas, J.E. Pearce, began digging at a site near Florence, Texas, in effect turning the first pages on a story many millennia in the making. Perhaps as far back as 20,000 years ago some of the first human inhabitants of the Americas...
Read more → 19 Nov 2019
Posted by David Ochsner 
Understanding Our World Through Film Studies AT FIRST GLANCE THE TOWN LOOKS LIKE A NORMAN ROCKWELL PAINTING COME TO LIFE. IT’S RATHER CORNY, THIS ANYTOWN USA, A PLACE WHERE AUNT BEE BAKES APPLE PIES AND ANDY HARDY FALLS IN LOVE. BUT TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. THERE IS EVIL AFOOT. An adoring niece (Teresa...
Read more → 19 Nov 2019
Posted by Rachel White 
Photos by Robert Lemon Much like the government, the railroads, farmland and cities, the United States food truck industry was built on the backs of immigrants. “The Mexican food truck changed how we looked at our cities,” argues Robert Lemon, an expert in urban geography with a bachelor’s...
Read more → 19 Nov 2019
Posted by Emily Nielsen 
Rabbi Neil Blumofe, senior rabbi at Agudas Achim, leads students on a tour of the synagogueʼs sanctuary, telling stories of each of the Torahs in the collection at the Sukkah for Social Change on Oct. 22. Energizing a new Internship Program There’s an intangible drive that keeps us going...
Read more → 18 Nov 2019
Posted by Alex Reshanov 
J. Thomas “Tom” Ward Photography by Brian Birzer Education: B.A. Government ’54, The University of Texas at Austin; and M.S. Educational Administration, University of Southern California Hometown: Austin, Texas Tom Ward is a retired foreign service officer formerly with the U.S....
Read more → 18 Nov 2019
Posted by Alex Reshanov 
Brian P. Levack Photography by Brian Birzer Education: B.A. History ’65, Fordham University; and Ph.D. History ’70, Yale University Hometown: New York, New York Brian P. Levack is the John E. Green Regents Professor Emeritus in History at UT Austin, where he has taught...
Read more → 18 Nov 2019
Posted by Alex Reshanov 
The Pro Bene Meritis award is the highest honor bestowed by the College of Liberal Arts. Since 1984, the annual award has been given to alumni, faculty members and friends of the college who are committed to the liberal arts, have made outstanding contributions in professional or philanthropic...
Read more → 08 Oct 2019
Posted by Rachel White 
From big class presentations and midterms to navigating the social scene and balancing a large workload, the school year — and life in general — brings on stress, but asking yourself three questions can help fight anxiety with curiosity rather than panic. Jasper Smits, a psychology professor...
Read more → 03 Jun 2019
Posted by Alex Reshanov 
When pressed to summarize the path of his wide spanning career, Paul Adams offers one word, “discourse.” Adams, a professor at UT Austin’s Department of Geography and the Environment, is interested in how people discuss often contentious subjects and what makes these communications more...
Read more → 02 May 2019
Posted by Tori Miller 
Lance Gooden exemplified what it means to be a University of Texas at Austin graduate as he stepped into the role of United States Representative earlier this year. Before being elected to serve in Congress, Gooden held a position in the Texas House of Representatives for District 4. After winning...
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