Jan 27, 2017
Celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month: Irek Banaczyk
When Irek Banaczyk was nine, he and his family emigrated from Poland to New York in pursuit of a better…
Jan 25, 2017
#WhatStartsHere: Samuel Cervantes
In this series of student profiles, we’re spotlighting the many Longhorns who are fulfilling their university’s mission statement: “What Starts…
Jan 25, 2017
Kuhn Scholar Aims to Inspire Next Generation of STEM Researchers
For most college students, planning for life after graduation centers around professional aspirations and career advancement. Stephanie Suarez, a geological…
Jan 19, 2017
Former IE Citizen Scholars President Named Emerald Prize Finalist
Jelisa pictured in the bottom-right corner Jelisa Jay Robinson (B.F.A., Theatre and Dance, ‘14) is a finalist for the Seattle…
Dec 12, 2016
OP-Ed: I’m a Living Argument for Affirmative Action
As a beneficiary of the exact affirmative action policy that was at issue in Fisher II, I am…
Nov 30, 2016
Kuhn Scholars Prepare Care Packages for the Homeless
In the spirit of giving, a group of students prepared and distributed care packages to Austin’s homeless community during Thanksgiving…
Oct 28, 2016
New Program Prepares African American Students for Graduate School
The Black Graduate Student Association at The University of Texas at Austin has launched the Sankofa Scholars, a new pre-graduate…
Oct 24, 2016
IE Students Named Finalists in UGS Research Showdown
Two Intellectual Entrepreneurship Pre Grad interns, Julia Caswell, visual studies senior, and Keun-woo Lee, neuroscience senior, are among the finalists for the School…
Oct 07, 2016
Research Shows Universities and Students Benefit when Faculty Put their Knowledge to Work
A paper titled “Engagement: Rhetoric’s Tale from the Field,” published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, shows how…
Oct 05, 2016
IE Program Announces Fall 2016 Kuhn Scholars
Alice and Michael Kuhn The Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE) Pre-Graduate Internship Program, housed within the DDCE and the Moody College of…