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Oct 18, 2021

Earning seal of ‘Excelencia’ is one step in University’s efforts to better serve Hispanic students

Sarita Brown attended The University of Texas at Austin in the 1970s, a time when the Armadillo World Headquarters helped establish Austin as a live music capital and bell-bottom pants…
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Oct 18, 2021

Team pairs counselors with police officers in co-response to mental health calls

The Mental Health Assistance and Response Team is a new program that pairs mental health professionals with officers from the University of Texas Police Department.  When a call comes into…
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Oct 18, 2021

Pandemic saw staff members adapt to working on campus, from home or both

Drive into the office. Sip coffee. Chat with co-workers. Attend meetings. For many of us, that was the start to a typical workday before March 2020. Then the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read More Pandemic saw staff members adapt to working on campus, from home or both
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Oct 18, 2021

A first look at UT’s new strategic direction

Editor’s note: Bobby Chesney, Lauren Ancel Meyers and Richard Flores have helped lead UT’s new strategic planning effort. Chesney is associate dean for academic affairs at the UT Law School…
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Oct 15, 2021

Rhythm of life: Professor shares love of music through teaching classes and directing UT’s mariachi ensemble

Mónica Fogelquist spent her undergraduate years splitting time between being a college student and a professional mariachi musician. It was no easy feat. As a violinist and singer with the…
Read More Rhythm of life: Professor shares love of music through teaching classes and directing UT’s mariachi ensemble
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