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June 10 Frida Kahlo Biographer Hayden Herrera To Speak at the Harry Ransom Center
EVENT: Hayden Herrera, art historian and biographer of Frida Kahlo, presents "Frida Kahlo: Her Art and Life" for the 2009 Amon Carter Lecture. WHEN: Thursday, June 18, at 7 p.m. WHERE: Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe streets. Seating is free, but limited. BACKGROUND: Herrera's talk interweaves Frida Kahlo's art and [...]May 13 Prominent Figures in Business, Government, Education and the Arts Are Among Convocation Speakers at The University of Texas at Austin
A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and producer, a former U.S. senator and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, the president of a major oil company, a former lieutenant governor, and several local and state government officials are among the speakers scheduled for convocation ceremonies at The University of Texas at Austin [...]May 6 Exploring Leadership Opportunities is Focus of Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association Leadership Symposium
The passion that stirs people to become better leaders will be explored during the 2009 Leadership Symposium presented by the university's Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association (HF/SA) May 12 at The University of Texas at Austin.May 5 The University of Texas at Austin to Observe "UT Remembers" May 8
UT Remembers, a day of remembrance, will be observed at The University of Texas at Austin on Friday, May 8, honoring 157 members of the university community—students and current and retired faculty and staff—who died during the previous year.May 4 University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Invited to Screen New Documentary Series on Alzheimer's Disease
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has been invited by Home Box Office (HBO) to screen the first of four documentaries in its "The Alzheimer's Project" series.May 4 Frida Kahlo's "Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" to Be Displayed at Ransom Center Beginning Cinco de Mayo
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, celebrates the homecoming of one of its most famous and frequently borrowed art works, the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's "Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" (1940) on Cinco de Mayo, May 5.April 29 Conference to Focus on Importance of Open and Free Government Information and Internet's Role
Vivek Kundra, federal chief information officer in the Obama administration, and former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley are among the speakers who will participate in "Open Government on the Internet: A New Era of Transparency" on May 15 at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.April 17 Statue Honoring Barbara Jordan to be Unveiled on The University of Texas at Austin Campus April 24
A bronze statue of civil rights champion Barbara Jordan will be unveiled April 24, on The University of Texas at Austin campus, following a week of special events honoring the late congresswoman. Jordan will be the first female public figure so honored on the university's campus.April 13 Libraries Hosts Panel to Discuss Jordan's Life, Career
"When Barbara Jordan Talked, We Listened—A Panel Discussion," produced by the Texas Politics Project (TPP) in the College of Liberal Arts, will be presented by the University of Texas Libraries at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 16 in the University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) Student Learning Commons at the Perry-Castañeda Library (21st and Speedway).April 10 American Sign Language Performance of "The Vagina Monologues" Marks V-Day 2009
Two American Sign Language (ASL) performances of "The Vagina Monologues" are part of The University of Texas at Austin's participation in this year's V-Day 2009.April 9 SMU Football Star Jerry LeVias Is Keynote Speaker at 23rd Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights
Former Southern Methodist University (SMU) football star Jerry LeVias will present the keynote address for the 23rd Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights at The University of Texas at Austin.
