A Legacy To Note
Her late son’s love of music at Austin College led Opal Carlton to make a bequest in his memory. When Mrs. Carlton’s family presented the estate gift in June 2012,…
Commencement Celebrations Nearing
For the Class of 2012, Commencement is coming too quickly—and not quickly enough. Four years of classwork, reading assignments, tests, papers, lab work, and presentations are nearly over, but so…
The Sports Legends Return
The Austin College Athletics Department has announced the selection of six outstanding individuals for induction to the Austin College Athletics Hall of Honor at the Legends Weekend July 13-15. Alumni…
Seeking Equality And Justice For All
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, offered a convocation address to a near-capacity crowd in Wynne Chapel on April 12. Edelman officially received the 2012…
Heading Back To School
Austin College students headed to the classroom in January—this time not to learn, but to teach. Students participating in JanServe spent the afternoon with students at Dillingham Intermediate School and…
Did You Miss These?
Did you miss these campus news items on the Austin College website? Professor John McGinn Takes His Music on the Road College Receives Gift for Science Endowment ’Roos Celebrate Student-Athlete…
2012 Global Outreach Forum
“Is America's dream big enough for every fifth child who is poor, every sixth child who is Black, every seventh child who is Hispanic, and every eighth child who is…
Austin College Is Top Fulbright Producer
Austin College is the number one producer of Fulbright students among Texas bachelor’s institutions for 2011-2012—and among the top in the nation, according to a list of top Fulbright producers…
#1 in Study Abroad
The World Is Our Classroom Austin College again ranks #1 in the nation for study abroad based upon percentage of participation among baccalaureate institutions in the 2011 Open Doors Report…
Life Is the Message
Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh said, “Our own life has to be our message.” Ivette VargasO’Bryan’s message has had many elements over the past two years, serving as a Fulbright…