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Butler Opera Center Announces First Production of Spring 2012
Event: “New York Stories,” a contemporary opera written by Daron Hagen, will debut in its entirety at the Butler Opera Center at The University of Texas at Austin later this month. Advance tickets are available at Texas Performing Arts. $20, $17 seniors and UT faculty/staff, $10 students. When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24; Sunday, Feb.… » Continue Reading
Butler School of Music Announces First Symphony Orchestra Concert of Spring 2012
Event: Rebecca Henderson, oboe, and Sandy Yamamoto, violin, will join The University of Texas at Austin Symphony Orchestra (UTSO) in the ensemble’s first performance of the semester. Henderson and Yamamoto, world-renowned musicians and beloved faculty members at the Butler School, will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor. The ensemble… » Continue Reading
Feminist Playwright and Poet Cherríe Moraga to Speak on Campus
Event: Gloria Anzaldúa Luncheon: Honoring Feminists of Color When: Friday, Feb. 10, Noon-2 p.m. Where: Student Activities Center Ballroom, The University of Texas at Austin Background: Feminist playwright, poet and essayist Cherríe Moraga edited This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color (1981) with Gloria Anzaldúa. She is currently an artist in… » Continue Reading
Watercolors by Sarah Canright Opens at Courtyard Gallery
Event: The Courtyard Gallery features the artwork of faculty and alumni of the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Fine Arts. Senior Lecturer Sarah Canright’s Watercolors, a collection of delicate works on paper, will be on exhibition from Feb. 2 thru April 20. There will be a reception for the exhibition… » Continue Reading
Celebrated Organist and Sacred Music Professor Gerre Hancock Dies at 77
Gerre Hancock, one of America's most highly acclaimed concert organists and choral directors and professor of organ and sacred music at The University of Texas at Austin's Butler School of Music, passed away on Jan. 21 due to cardiac arrest. He was 77.
March 15 is New FAFSA Priority Filing Deadline for The University of Texas at Austin
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) priority filing deadline for The University of Texas at Austin has been moved to March 15 in an effort to help students maximize opportunities in their quest for educational funding.
Statement from Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly
Dr. Soncia Reagins-Lilly, dean of students, comments on media reports about a controversial Twitter post sent Dec. 18 about President Obama. The reports claim the tweet came from an official of a University of Texas at Austin organization. Reagins-Lilly's statement follows: Sunday's Twitter posting about President Obama was offensive and embarrassing. We embrace free speech… » Continue Reading
The University of Texas at Austin Plans Innovative Liberal Arts Master’s Program
The University of Texas at Austin plans to offer a new master’s and executive seminar program called Human Dimensions of Organizations (HDO), which is touted as “a liberal arts education for the modern professional.”
Wells Fargo Provides Grant to University of Texas for Clean Energy Business Ventures
As part of its national environmental grant program, Wells Fargo today announced that it has provided a $125,000 grant to the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin that will fund a new Clean Energy track within the 2012 Global Venture Labs Investment Competition (GVLIC).
Harrington Fellows Bring World-Changing Ideas to The University of Texas at Austin
A biomedical engineer hoping to grow human organs, a psychologist examining why employees sometimes act in ways that destroy economic value, a mathematician exploring the limits of modern signal acquisition techniques, and a historian studying the intersections among Jewish, Greek, Roman and Christian traditions are spending much of this year at The University of Texas at Austin as Donald D. Harrington Fellows.
