Each morning as I head to my office in the Gebauer building, I walk past the classical letters that adorn the outside walls of the Tower. Those letters — in Phoenician, Hebrew, Greek and Latin — and the accompanying hieroglyphic symbols are a reminder of the intellectual pursuits that are at the heart of The University […]
Dean's Message
Message From the Dean: Spring 2010
New Technology, Scholarly Discipline Help Advance World-Class Research As a psychology professor here at The University of Texas at Austin for the past 35 years, I’ve spent much of my career studying how the human brain perceives speech and language. And as a former department chair, I’ve also spent years trying to support colleagues whose […]
Message from the Dean: Spring 2009
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. — Benjamin Franklin Knowledge — intellectual capital — remains the United States’ strongest currency. For every national and global challenge facing us, there is a liberal arts researcher working toward a solution, from stabilizing the economy to strengthening national security to increasing international diplomacy. during the […]
Message from the Dean: Fall 2008
Liberal Arts scholars understand the world doesn’t operate in a vacuum—so neither does their research. Everyday, faculty members across the college draw inspiration for their work from the pressing issues facing society today. From unearthing the oldest case of tuberculosis, which has reemerged as a global killer, to examining the benefits and drawbacks of genetic […]