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Undergraduate Studies Dean Paul Woodruff uses Plato’s allegory of the cave to show how an education in the humanities “gives life to the mind.”

Aspiring Mexican filmmaker and M.F.A. candidate Ivete Lucas found that film and photography allow her to communicate across cultures.

Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center for American History, reveals how the stories of our past make up who we are today.

What went on and who said what at the latest Free Speech Dialogue, a semesterly panel discussion that addresses free speech controversies.

Event: Harry Edwards, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley, will deliver the keynote speech at the McGarr Symposium on Sport

EVENT: The Harry Ransom Center hosts public programs. WHEN: Various dates throughout April.

The Benson Latin American Collection presents the ninth annual ¡A Viva Voz!, “Machetes, Mariachis and Spy Kids: Elizabeth Avellán Makes Movies” in which film producer Elizabeth Avellán will discuss her life as one of the few Latina film producers who has been able to succeed in the male-dominated film business. The event takes place at…

The Fine Arts Library at The University of Texas at Austin has partnered with the Harry Ransom Center to host an exhibition of materials related to the college career of American playwright Tennessee Williams.

In a city that’s full of festivals, how does one stand out? Well, the Cohen New Works Festival happens to be the largest collegiate festival of its kind and is taking place March 28-April 2.

Howard and Nancy Terry of Houston have made a $1 million donation to support renovations and upgrades to student and visitor facilities at the Winedale Historical Complex, a division of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin. In honor of the gift, the facilities will be named the…