Yearly Archives: 1998

The Center for Studies in Texas History at The University of Texas at Austin has released the definitive English translation of The La Salle Expedition to Texas, Joutel's classic account of the La Salle expedition of 1684-1687. The center is part of the Texas State Historical Association, which is located at UT.

Religion and feminism is the topic of an international conference, "Women of the Book: the changing face of feminism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam," Nov. 9 and 10 at the Thompson Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin. It is free and open to the public.

When the election season rolls around, reporters call on hired gun political gurus for analysis, speculation, spin and sound bites summing up the trends.But when they want objectivity and perspective, they often call the department of government at The University of Texas at Austin. That's why voters will see the names of UT Austin professors such as Dr. Bruce Buchanan and Dr. Janice May cropping up in newspaper and other media reports at this time of year.

The Shaw-Cotera Youth Violence Consortium and the Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research at The University of Texas at Austin is sponsoring a forum focusing on the causes and prevention of youth violence.

Just about everyone has heard the song "Deep in the Heart of Texas." Employees at The University of Texas at Austin are reaching deep into their hearts by giving something back to the community through the "UT Hearts of Texas" campaign to help the less fortunate.

The Texas Institute for Public Problem Solving, based at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, will co-host a national conference on Minorities and Women in Community Policing on Oct. 29-31 at Huston-Tillotson College.

Guatemala's foreign relations minister will discuss "Guatemala Since the Peace Treaty: Transforming a Nation" during a speech on Oct. 28 at The University of Texas at Austin. The program begins at 7 p.m. in the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Lecture Hall at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. The event is open to the public and admission is free.

Murray Goldberg, founder and director of WebCT--an integrated course development tool--will give a demonstration of the program during a talk at The University of Texas at Austin on Thursday (Oct. 22).

Bernard and Audre Rapoport, two generous benefactors of The University of Texas at Austin, will be honored Thursday (Oct. 22) in a campus ceremony to dedicate the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Building.

When the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts needed a Mark Twain expert to help launch its inaugural Celebration of American Humor, it came to Texas.