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...
Summer 2017
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...
Long Exposure
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:...
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.
When One Equals Five
Photos Courtesy College of Liberal Arts, Marsha Miller How physics professor Austin Gleeson inspired five professorships in the College of Liberal Arts Plan II Honors Program.“I didn’t know I was a rich person!” exclaims Austin Gleeson, 78. After putting pencil to...
Our Songs
Jeff Helmer, professor of jazz studies and associate director at the Butler School, conducts the UT Jazz Orchestra.Richard RainwaterRichard Rainwater's $5 million gift to American musicRichard Rainwater earned a math degree at UT Austin in 1966, and went on to become...