“We have transcended mere studenthood in the interests of starting a new story.” — Cody Edwards ’14 Sunny skies and smiling faces abounded for Commencement 2014 at Austin College. Led by College marshal Hunt Tooley, professor of history, the procession made its way from across campus to the Clyde L. Hall Graduation Court amidst a… [Read More]

Faculty Awards Each spring, Honors Convocation provides a means to honor students who have distinguished themselves by completing the best individual work in various academic disciplines. Austin College faculty members, too, are recognized for what they do best: teaching. Austin College honors three individuals for teaching excellence each year. Two recognitions come in the form… [Read More]

For the Austin College community, thankfully, retirement doesn’t always mean faculty members go away. Some move on to new locations and new projects; others can be found around campus teaching one or two classes or taking on a special task. Peggy Redshaw will teach one course in fall 2014; John White will serve as interim… [Read More]

Studying Abroad at Austin College Min Shim ’17 of South Korea loves his college experience, feeling right at home among the good friends he has made at Austin College. He first came to the United States as an exchange student as a high school sophomore, living with a family in Utah.  He found the education… [Read More]

The Hunter-Gatherer Within George Diggs, MacGregor Chair in Natural Science, and Kerry Brock, associate professor of mathematics, propose that the modern American diet is very much out of sync with human genetics and evolution. They have studied biology, nutrition, and evolution for many years, and expanded their study into newer fields of evolutionary medicine and… [Read More]

Todd Williams Executive-in-Residence Lecturer “The one thing you can choose every day is your disposition. If you wake up every day and believe that people in America are generally anti-(insert any group here), somebody will say something to you that will validate that every day, and you can go through life with a big chip… [Read More]

Fulbright | Udall | Boren Five Austin College students received notification this spring of highly competitive national awards for continued study. Class of 2014 graduates Madeline Akers, Lauren Tepera, and Alexandra England have been awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grants to teach English in Germany for the 2014-2015 academic year while serving as U.S. cultural… [Read More]

Timing of the 2014 conference allowed several of the Poster Presentation students, like Tyler Liang ’15, to share their work with a broader audience at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science the evening of the Austin College Posey Leadership Award presentation to microbiologist Dr. Nathan Wolfe. Opportunity for undergraduate research, presentation, and performance is… [Read More]

Austin College welcomes six new members to the Board of Trustees: Brent Christopher Dallas, Texas Bill Crook ’80 Houston, Texas Joan Darden ’87 Fort Worth, Texas Craig Florence ’84 Dallas, Texas Sarah Gunderson ’81 Dallas, Texas Todd Liles ’87 San Francisco, California

During the 2012-2013 academic year, the Austin College competitive Indian Garba/Dandiya Raas dance team, KangaRAAS, participated in its inaugural competition. During 2013-2014, the team moved up to its first national competition, joining teams like UT-Austin, Texas A&M, and Michigan State on the stage. Just getting there was a milestone—an audition video was required. Once accepted,… [Read More]