STEM Teacher Education Scholarships Offered Students planning careers in teaching may find their Austin College education more affordable thanks to a recent $1.2 million National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship grant that creates the Austin College STEM Education Leadership Scholars (ACSELS) program. Designed to provide financial and programmatic support to recruit and develop strong… [Read More]

A grant from Humanities Texas will help fund the Austin College Center for Southwestern and Mexican Studies Summer Institute for High School Teachers of English and Spanish later this month. Pairs of English and Spanish teachers from schools around the state will meet on campus for the immersive program that aims to strengthen and develop… [Read More]

Dr. Roger Platizky, Henry L. and Laura H. Shoap Professor of English, was presented the Homer P. Rainey Award for Outstanding Achievement and Service to Austin College. He has taught  English and other cross-disciplinary classes at Austin College for 28 years. He also sponsors the ACCARES organization, is president of the Iota Chapter of Phi… [Read More]

Dr. Lisa Thomas, Austin College organist, was named a Fulbright Canada Scholar last fall and spent January through May at the University of Alberta as The Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Arts and Humanities. She was researching, collecting, and cataloging ancient musical elements for her project: “The Legacy of Canadian Indigenous Music as Classical Compositional… [Read More]

As incoming freshmen, members of the Class of 2017 were the first to participate in what has become a regular part of freshman orientation: “First We Serve,” a two-hour volunteer project.  Students entered Sid Richardson Center in Mason Athletic/Recreation Complex to find row after row of tables holding containers of rice, soy, and dried vegetables… [Read More]

Commencement is always exciting for seniors and their families, friends, classmates, and faculty. The May 2017 event was no exception. For once, the week was fairly free of the threat of storms for the Sunday morning exercises, and thousands of wellwishers gathered to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2017 and 15 Master of… [Read More]

First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth Gives $200,000 to Endow College’s Alternative Spring Break Program The 2017 Alternative Spring Break trip was the 25th for Austin College students and sponsors. This spring, they worked alongside the Blanco River Regional Recovery Team in San Marcos, Texas, to repair some of the 100 homes damaged in recent… [Read More]

Eight students took a deep dive into arts advocacy during JanTerm 2017 as they researched best practices for the City of Sherman. In a first-of-its-kind class at Austin College called “CityLab: Leadership on Location,” course instructors Dr. Martinella Dryburgh, director of the Posey Leadership Institute, and Cary Wacker, director of the College’s Center for Community… [Read More]

Two graduates were awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships in spring 2016. Ayeli Ali ’16 traveled to Sarawak, Malaysia, in January and is teaching at a public secondary school there until November when she will return to the U.S., hoping to work in international health and development before pursuing a master’s degree. She said she has… [Read More]

International exploration during January Term can bring learning to life—and a recent gift from alumni will make the learning experience accessible to more students. James ’67 and Mary Ann Stell Harris ’70 made a gift of $1.4 million earlier this academic year to establish the Mary Ann and James R. Harris JanTerm Scholarship for international… [Read More]