After five years of extensive research, grueling writing and a cycle of revisions, anthropology professor Martha Menchaca published her fifth book: “The Mexican American Experience in Texas.” Menchaca’s book is…

For 44 years, the Erwin Center has stood as a drum-shaped Austin landmark. The arena hosted major musical artists, University of Texas basketball games, commencements, UFC matches, high school sports…

Between junior and senior year of his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, Peter LaSalle spent the summer in Ireland. There on assignment for the Ivy League college’s zany, student-run series…

The sweeping silver lines of the aluminum canoes that loom over Speedway in Nancy Rubins’ “Monochrome for Austin.” The paintings of light formed by James Turrell’s “The Color Inside” Skyspace…

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…

While working on an essay related to Simone de Beauvoir in the late 2000s, Judith Coffin came across a virtually unexplored archive of letters sent by readers to the famed…

The book’s inscription, in precise, delicate script, is innocuous: “To Amy Lester Garland — A legacy left in his lifetime for her future examination by her affectionate father.” John Bingley…

Peniel Joseph was in elementary school the first time he joined a picket line, he says, fighting for workers’ rights. He has been involved in social justice efforts ever since.…

About 18 miles of intensely organized shelving protects what Don Carleton, executive director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, calls “the evidence of history.” The center collects and…

Whether you’re sticking close to home or venturing out for some safe, socially distant fun, you can experience the art, music, dance and natural wonders that The University of Texas at Austin has…

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman fall in love while driving along the Champs-Élysées in the film “Casablanca.” Judy Garland skips through a land she finds over the rainbow in “The…

A scribbled note on a napkin laid the foundation for a project that brings together students from different disciplines to learn in a hands-on way. Shelly Rodriguez and J.E. Johnson…