Stacy Vlasits


  • Making the Case for People

    Economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso on falling birth rates, global depopulation, and what comes next


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  • The Horse and the Whale

    Janet Davis on how animals tell the story of American development


  • Marketing the Liberal Arts: Recruitment Season

    How can we get more students to choose a liberal arts degree?


  • Foreign in a Domestic Sense

    Mónica Jiménez on Puerto Rico and “Making Never-Never Land”


  • Championing Both Sides of the Brain

    A combined interest in the humanities and science — and a lifelong commitment to helping those most in need — has guided Kimberley Monday’s life and celebrated career


  • Knocking on Doors

    Montserrat Rocha got her internship at the Texas Capitol the old-fashioned way — and wants other students to follow her example


  • Don’t Call It a Cult

    Bret Anthony Johnston on his new novel, “We Burn Daylight”


  • The Cenote of Latino Literature

    Nicolás Kanellos has devoted his life to unearthing and showcasing an unprecedented body of U.S. Latino literature


  • New Code for the Same Old Dreams

    Iván Chaar López decodes border technology’s past and future


  • Paying It Forward

    A new scholarship for COLA students honors David Garza’s parents





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