Student Experience
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McCombs School of BusinessSuiting Up for Success
McCombs students have the opportunity to build professional wardrobes, confidence, and a stronger start to their careers.
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Global Growth: Longhorn Parent Reflections
Texas Global’s Take the World by the Horns offers incoming freshmen the opportunity to study abroad during their first semester as Longhorns.
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How Long Have Texas and Oklahoma Been Playing Football?
Team names, Oklahoma statehood, control of malaria, mandatory helmets, the forward pass, four downs — all these came AFTER the first Texas-OU game.
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Students Go Home to Texas for the Summer
Through the Home to Texas program, 38 first-year students completed paid internships in their hometowns.
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Student Researchers Gain Hands-On Experience in UT’s Turtle Pond
Since 2022, students have recorded information on the turtles on UT’s campus. This July, their research was published, revealing the unique microbial makeup of the turtles.
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Meet the Longhorn Who Kicked His Way to $1.2 Million at College GameDay
Freshman Connor Kacena-Merrell took home the cash prize from Pat McAfee’s “College GameDay” kicking contest.
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Nursing Ph.D. Student Takes Her Experience From the Bedside to Capitol Hill
Third-year doctoral candidate and practicing operating room nurse Merci Paulhill spent her summer with the American Nurses Association, learning how policy shapes patient care.
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UT ROTC and Veterans Joined by Ohio State Students in 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
Longhorns gather at Mike Myers Stadium to climb the steps in honor of the victims and first responders on the 25th anniversary of attacks.
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McCombs School of BusinessMcCombs MBA Students Help Austin Sunshine Camps With Expansion Efforts
The school’s Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellows are helping more local children create summer memories
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Where Are They Now: Katherine Allen
The Where Are They Now series revisits students whose careers were shaped by the generosity of What Starts Here campaign and Texas Exes donors.
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Finding Purpose Through Service
A recent graduate of the College of Liberal Arts spent a year abroad supporting local revitalization efforts – and then created a similar program on the Forty Acres.



