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The uncooperative Democrats and their tax cuts disaster
The Democrats blew it. With the plan to make the 2001 Bush tax cuts permanent for the middle class, they had a chance to change the narrative for the 2010 elections. But, alas, amid disunity in their own ranks, the Democrats retreated to their constituencies, promising to take up the issue after the election.
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Five Receive Robert C. Jeffery Award for Contributions to College of Communication
The College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin is honoring four individuals and a foundation with the Robert C. Jeffrey Benefactor Award for their contributions of time, labor and philanthropy.
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Alum’s film aims to open dialogue about Columbus Day
Columbus Day may top the list of contentious federal holidays. For some, the day stirs up pride; for others, anger.
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Excelencia in Education president lauds Intellectual Entrepreneurship program
Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, lauds the educational impact of the university’s Intellectual Entrepreneurship initiative.
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The good and the bad of the new health care act
In the upcoming mid-term elections, one of the Republicans’ favorite issues is the unpopularity of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — the historic health care reform bill signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010. Shouts of repeal and replace have been heard across the land. Yet, it is impossible to tell…
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Economic policy as if people mattered
When politicians talk economics these days, they argue a lot about the budget deficit. That’s crucial to our economic future, but in the contemporary workplace there’s an equally threatening problem — the democracy deficit.
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Celeste Ward Gventer Joins the Strauss Center as Associate Director
Celeste Ward Gventer, a defense policy expert, has been named associate director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Online Course Helps Students Put their Liberal Arts Education on the Map
Dr. Katharine Brooks, director of career services at The University of Texas at Austin, helps students studying in liberal arts fields such as English, economics and history market their education to future employers in her new online course “Taking Your Major from College to Career.”
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Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte to Open LBJ School Leadership Lecture Series
Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte will be the first of six prominent individuals offering their thoughts on leadership from the perspectives of politics, history, ethics, philanthropy, business and athletics as part of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs’ inaugural Leadership Lecture Series, beginning Oct. 13.
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Department of Theatre and Dance Hosts Free Celebrity Guest-Artist Panels, Oct. 16
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
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Tower shines orange tonight
The Tower will be lighted orange Thursday, Oct. 7 to recognize the Texas MBA Energy Finance Group’s victory at the 6th annual National Energy Finance Challenge, hosted by the McCombs School of Business.
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Student blogs reveal what college life is like
Through Longhorn Confidential, eight students — from first-year undergrads to graduate students — share their thoughts and experiences online.
