Academics
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Alejandra Ortega is bringing the best education to Texas.
Alejandra Ortega, BS ’15 Major: Applied Learning and Development In her second year on the job, Alejandra Ortega was named Houston’s Secondary Teacher of the Year. Here’s why.
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Andrea Chee is making speech therapy accessible for all Texans.
Andrea Chee, BS ’18 Major: Speech Communication El Paso’s Andrea Chee wants Texans with speech challenges to succeed. “Communication is important,” she says. “It’s the foundation of everything we do.”
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Genes Are Key to Academic Success, Study Shows
Parents always worry about whether their children will do well in school, but their kids probably were born with much of what they will need to succeed.
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Video-Based Ethics Program Developed at The University of Texas Increases Moral Awareness, Study Finds
Ethics Unwrapped, a video-based behavioral ethics curriculum created at UT, effectively increases student understanding of ethics and human behavior.
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How Students View Intelligence May Affect How They Internalize Academic Stress, Study Finds
How students think about themselves and their abilities could affect their stress levels.
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A Texas-Sized Summer Reading List 2018
Curious what you should add to your reading list? UT faculty members handpicked 58 books to read this summer (or anytime).
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Charles Martinez Appointed Dean of UT Austin’s College of Education
UT Austin has named Charles R. Martinez Jr. the next dean of the College of Education. His appointment will begin Jan. 1, 2019. He comes to UT Austin from the University of Oregon.
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