Student Experience

Snowden Becker, a doctoral student in the School of Information, has spent years helping people archive their amateur films. In this Q-and-A, she offers tips on how to tackle the daunting task of preserving home movies for future generations.

A plan to improve third-grade literacy and higher order thinking skills through debate earned students from Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet High School in Dallas first place in the annual Speak Up!

Athletic programs at The University of Texas at Austin once again have their annual set of data to prove the Longhorns are advancing toward their ultimate goal — to graduate all student-athletes.

David A. Laude, senior associate dean for academic affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed interim dean of the university’s College of Natural Sciences.

The Tower will be lighted May 21 and May 22 in celebration of the 128th spring commencement and the Class of 2011.

Fifth graders at the University of Texas Elementary School will receive a new pair of athletic shoes for the third straight year from RunTex, the nation’s largest store devoted to running, on Friday, May 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the school.

The fifth class of the Humanities Institute’s Free Minds Project, the only program in the state that helps adults living on low-to-moderate incomes jumpstart their college education by offering college-level coursework in the humanities at no cost, will graduate this May.

There are a number of ways to make your mark on the university. Biology major Shannon Allport is a champion of diversity on campus.

Graduating student Jay Ross is a former pro wrestler finding purpose in nursing.

The May 18 roundup of campus kudos and press mentions.

Graduating student Emily Chen is an Engineering graduate building success on her family’s work ethic.

Kent Butler, associate dean for research and operations in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, died on Friday, May 13, in an accident while hiking at Yosemite National Park in California.