Feb 03, 2022
Sweatt Center for Black Males Receives Major Gift
Martin Taylor, a managing director at global investment firm Vista Equity Partners, headquartered in Austin, has committed a gift to…
Sep 17, 2015
Faculty Authors Showcase their Works at the 20th Annual Texas Book Festival
Bookworms, foodies, artists and scholars will partake in an annual rite of fall here in Austin: The Texas Book Festival! This…
Dec 10, 2009
Oscar Casares’ “Amigoland” Selected As 2010 Mayor’s Book Club Pick
Oscar Casares’ novel, “Amigoland,” (2009, Little, Brown) is the ninth annual official selection of the Mayor’s Book Club. The selection…
Aug 10, 2009
Oscar Casares' "AMIGOLAND" releases August 10
Even before its official release on August 10th, Oscar Casares’…
Mar 26, 2009
A Look into the Mexican-American Struggle for Equal Rights
During the economic boom of the Second World War, Mexican laborers experienced unparalleled occupational gain in the United States.