Lewis Smith’s photo collection deepens Harry Ransom Center's archiveIn the stairwell just outside the President’s Office is a stained glass window, salvaged from the Old Main Building that once stood on that spot. On it, two words appear side by side on a shield:...
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The Best Preparation
Bobby and Sherri Patton invest in Liberal ArtsWhat is the difference between a vocational school and a university? To Bobby Patton Jr., the difference is important, so important that he and his wife, Sherri, are investing $20 million to make sure UT Austin remains in...
The Last Masterpiece
With the help of donors, Ellsworth Kelly's Austin will captivate campus visitors in FebruaryAt the Blanton Museum of Art, there are temporary exhibits, there are permanent exhibits, and then there is Austin, the most permanent exhibit of all. This work is not going in...
Faculty Spotlight
An Air Force veteran and first-generation college student receives a life-changing opportunity when he’s admitted to The University of Texas at Austin.
The Art of Giving
Charles and Judy Tate’s gift of Latin American artwork lifts Blanton Museum of Art even higher
From the President
The public phase of UT Austin’s What Starts Here campaign — the most ambitious fundraising effort in the history of higher education in Texas — launched on March 4 and 5.
A Marriage of Art and Science
Leon and Laraine Lasdon help the arts thrive at The University of Texas at Austin.