Nov 06, 2019
Evelin Caro Gutierrez, Government/Philosophy Graduate
A Beacon of Hope: First-Gen Longhorn Heads to Yale Law When Evelin Caro Gutierrez came to the United…
Aug 22, 2019
Explore Law 2019 Recap
Throughout the month of August, students from UT Austin, Huston-Tillotson and Austin Community College came to campus to…
Jan 31, 2019
Explore Law Grad Takes Diabetes Advocacy to Capitol Hill on Archer Fellowship
As president and founder of Type Texas, UT Austin’s first chapter of the College Diabetes Network, Steven Santoyo has…
Jan 16, 2019
Destination Costa Rica!
Bahareh Sharafi, a junior majoring in health and society, has always had an interest in learning the Spanish language. When…
Jan 16, 2019
The New Issue of Access is Out! Read the Cover Story
Last spring, the DDCE launched its new First Generation Longhorn Initiative to support students who will be the first…
Dec 20, 2018
College of Liberal Arts Senior Heads to DC on Archer Fellowship
When Amahree Archie left her hometown of Duncanville, Texas to attend The University of Texas at Austin, she…
Sep 13, 2018
DDCE Partners with UT Co-op on New Paid Internship Program
This fall, the Longhorn Center for Academic Equity (LCAE) is partnering with the University Co-op on…
Aug 02, 2018
Destination Cape Town: Stories from Abroad
Notice: Undefined index: file in /code/wp-includes/media.php on line 1686 Last May and June, more than 80 undergraduates—many first-generation college students—experienced a trip of a lifetime in Cape Town, South…
Aug 01, 2018
Seeing is Believing: Gateway alumnus shares his journey from at-risk teen to Fulbright Scholar
Ja’Michael Darnell (center) and two high school students from Hearne, Texas show their Longhorn pride as they tour the campus…
Aug 01, 2018
Starting Up: Aspiring entrepreneur heads to D.C. for Archer Fellowship
Giovanni Gutierrez is right at home in Austin, a city of startups and entrepreneurial visionaries. With his sights…