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’Roos Lend a Hand in Texas and California When COVID-19 protocols left an area hospital short on hand sanitizer and in desperate need of a quick supply, where did first…

Austin College was notified by the staff of U.S. Senator John Cornyn this week that the college has been granted funds through the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…

Austin College President Steven P. O’Day and the senior leadership team, like their counterparts at colleges across the nation, made the decision to begin remote instruction in mid-March as COVID-19…

In support of the nation’s call for social distancing and to prohibit the spread of COVID-19, daily life at Austin College changed drastically March 23 when all faculty began to…

All Austin College special guest events, public lectures, luncheons, performances, and other events, including the ATHENA Leadership Award presentation and events surrounding the Austin College Posey Leadership Award, are canceled…

The annual ATHENA Leadership Awards program hosted by Austin College for the last six years has been postponed indefinitely for 2020. The awards process to honor women leaders working and…

Austin College student organization Rotaract will send nearly $6,000 for cancer research to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation after last week’s annual fundraising event. Participants can be readily identified—each decided to “Brave the Shave,”…

How and why children develop biased attitudes about race will be addressed in an upcoming Austin College guest lecture “Colorblind or Color-Conscious? How do we talk to children about race?”…

This event has been canceled. We hope to be able to reschedule soon. Austin College’s annual Will Mann Richardson Lecture will bring entrepreneur and nonprofit director Nikki Silvestri to campus…

With Austin College’s Spring Break 2020 just days away, many students look forward to relaxing, enjoying mom’s cooking, or maybe spending some time on a warm beach. Approximately 30 Austin College students…