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The winners of this year’s University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards, among the highest honors of literary achievement given to published authors at The University of Texas at Austin, were announced on Oct. 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel.

In this QandA, H.W. Brands, the Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History, discusses what President Obama could learn from Franklin Roosevelt’s legacy, and why successful presidents must be a half-step – not a full step – ahead of the times.

Event: The Harry Ransom Center hosts public programs. When: Various dates throughout November and December.

Event: The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents seven performances of the longest-running American musical in theatre history, “The Fantasticks.” Written by

The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Theatre and Dance will mark the 50th anniversary of the longest-running musical in American theatre history, “The Fantasticks,” written by College of Fine Arts alumni Tom Jones (B.F.A. ’49, M.F.A. ’51) and Harvey Schmidt (B.F.A. ’52), with a sold-out celebration weekend, Oct. 15-16.

An interactive Theater for Dialogue performance Wednesday, Oct. 13, and a Silent Witness Day rally Oct. 20 will be held at The University of Texas at Austin to raise awareness during Dating Violence Awareness Month about the prevalence of interpersonal violence issues in the college-age population.

Event: “Helping Our Teenagers Think about Violence and Peace,” a free speaker series presented by the Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

Columbus Day may top the list of contentious federal holidays. For some, the day stirs up pride; for others, anger.

Event: The Department of Theatre and Dance will celebrate the 50th anniversary of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running American musical, with its creators, College of Fine Arts al

The electorate is not being as informed as it once was. Media operations have scaled back. And so, the public has to work harder than ever to do its own form of citizen journalism as we steam toward November.

Every election season we’re bombarded with polls, and the 2010 mid-term election is no exception. But does the ubiquitous election poll really matter?