For the second year, the Texas Program in Sports and Media (TPSM) in collaboration with the Intellectual Entrepreneurship Consortium (IE), is sponsoring Project PAYDIRT, designed to equip undergraduate students with a comprehensive understanding of the economic and cultural environments of the sports and media industries. Project PAYDIRT—Professional Application of Youth-Directed… read more
Archives for August 2011
Aug. 26: Human rights advocate Twesigye Jackson Kaguri to speak
Author and human rights advocate Twesigye Jackson Kaguri will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 26, at Book People, located downtown on 603 N. Lamar. Kaguri is the author of A School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka, which was published previously as The Price… read more
Orange tower Friday night honoring Dean Barbara White, Longhorn Network debut
The Tower will be lighted orange Friday evening (Aug. 26) in honor of the 18 years of service and achievements of School of Social Work Dean Barbara W. White and the debut of the university’s Longhorn Network. Dean White She led the School of Social Work’s successful efforts to meet… read more
Aug. 29: Film screening and discussion, Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness
Monday, August 29, 7 pm Screening and discussion of documentary “Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness” “Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness” tells the story of a Long Island village’s response to the killing of an immigrant in a hate crime attack. While revealing the trauma… read more
Sharing meals can affect campus climate perception
Two Southwestern University faculty members–Maria R. Lowe, a professor of sociology and Reginald A. Byron, an assistant professor of sociology–examined factors that were linked to whether students had a more positive or more negative association about the state of race relations. These included evaluating the impact of racial interactions in… read more
New youth center offers critical services
African American middle and high school students in Austin now have a one-stop resource center for services that range from tutoring to health screenings thanks to the vision of Michael Lofton, CEO and founder of the African American Men and Boys (AAMB) Harvest Foundation, Inc.
UT Elementary School CEO Podcast Now Available
UT Elementary School’s Executive Director Melissa Chavez recently spoke with WeAreTeachers to discuss the school’s newly published book, “Teaching to the Spirit of Every Child: Lessons Learned in Urban Education, and the Healthy Families Initiative, which promotes good health habits to students and their families. WeAreTeachers is an online community… read more
John Q. Taylor King and W. Astor Kirk will be long remembered
Within a month’s time, two University of Texas at Austin civil rights pioneers have died: Dr. John Q. Taylor King and Dr. William Astor Kirk. The men made their mark on the city and the university and left both Austin and The University of Texas at Austin better places because… read more