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While Austin College marks its 175th year, the timeline teems with the lives of thousands of alumni who have experienced an Austin College education—from Joab H. Banton, the first graduate in 1854, to Cynthia Y. Zapata, the most recent in May 2023.
As the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under its original name and charter, Austin College has endured pandemics and wars, and has expanded its student body with co-education in 1918 and desegregation in 1959. All those souls, with their hopes and dreams, have had opportunities to learn more about the world, find friendship, and help their neighbors—in the community and around the world—through acts of service...
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New Master's Degree Helps Meet Growing Healthcare
In October 2023, the new Austin College Master of Medical Science-Physician Assistant degree program received provisional accreditation and began admitting applicants for the first class to matriculate in June 2024. With just two years of post-graduate study and successful completion of licensing exams, the graduates of the new program will be PAs who can diagnose, treat, and follow up with patients while working with a supervising physician...
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Austin College Meets the Moment
The future of Austin College depends on being relevant. Technical skills plus liberal arts empowers people to think differently about the world; to be adaptive.”
— Dr. Beth Gill, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
The founders of Austin College could not have seen where science would be today, but their endeavors certainly foreshadowed the College’s commitment to science education as part of a robust liberal arts curriculum...