Kate Strickland discovers her own voice and resilience through advocacy work When Kate Strickland left her hometown of Cypress, Texas to attend The University of Texas at Austin, she couldn’t wait to jump on her bike and traverse Austin’s hills and valleys. “As an avid cyclist throughout high school, I… read more
Q&A: Meet Advise TX Adviser and UT Austin Alumna Shalom Hernandez
The fall semester will soon be upon us and a group of advisers in the UT Austin chapter of the Advise TX College Advising Corps are getting ready to hit the ground running at their respective high schools across Texas. Throughout the month of August, the recent college graduates will participate in a… read more
Collecting the Past: Aspiring Museum Archivist Pursues Her Passion at the Smithsonian
At the young age of seven, Sarah Rung fell in love with history the moment she set foot in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. It was a family vacation to Washington, D.C. she would never forget. “I loved everything the museum stood for,” Rung recalls. “I was mesmerized… read more