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The Austin College community mourns the death today, July 29, 2020, of Dr. Bernice Melvin, professor emerita of French. Since retiring from Austin College in 2015, she had lived in…

Austin College President Steven P. O’Day announced today the postponement of the August 8-9 Commencement weekend for the Class of 2020. College leadership selected August 9 as the alternate date…

Austin College 2020 graduates Bridget Tolle of Oklahoma City and Paola Matus of Sherman have been accepted to the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program for the 2020-2021 academic year.…

The Austin College community is saddened to learn of the death of senior trustee Betty Robbins Davis Hurst of Longview, Texas, on June 13, 2020. Betty was elected to the…

Austin College’s Sneed Prairie Restoration Project is the 2020 Texas Environmental Excellence Award winner in the Education category, awarded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The award marks the…

Austin College’s Dr. Jeremy Posadas is a presenter this week for the webinar “Liberating People and the Planet: Christian Responses at the Intersection of Economics, Ecology, and Religion” hosted by…

Dr. Kevin Simmons, Austin College professor of economics, is recognized internationally for his expertise in the economics of natural hazards. When tornado and hurricane seasons are underway, he routinely receives…

Every year, the Austin College faculty recognizes divisional colleagues for excellence in areas of scholarship, teaching, and service. This year, each division added a fourth award, and could offer two…

Nearly $13 million gift is Austin College’s largest A gift of nearly $13 million from the estate of William Windsor Richardson of Sherman has provided endowment funds for four new…

Four faculty chairs established in spring 2020 correspond to recently developed academic programs at Austin College. The chairs and programs were endowed through a recent estate gift of William Windsor…