Issues: Spring 2009
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Gateway to the Americas
Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies With its geographic, historical and cultural connections, Texas is uniquely poised to serve as the world’s gateway to Latin America. And with…
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In Memoriam: Spring 2009
Graduate Coordinator Kathy Ross died Jan. 3, after a battle with ovarian cancer. Ross joined the Department of Linguistics as a senior office assistant in 1990. In 1991, she was…
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News & Notes: Spring 2009
Anthropologist Brings Lucy the Famous Fossil to University Non-Invasive Scan Offers new Insights into Ancient Human Ancestor Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Ethiopian…
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Family Foundation Supports Jewish Communities
Lynn Schusterman is determined to make the world a better place—not by herself, but with the help of a multitude of people and organizations she supports in Israel, Europe and…
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A Scholar’s Call to Service
As Judith Langlois walks through the state-of-the-art children’s research lab in the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay building, she recalls the three-room schoolhouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she…
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Stepping Off the Beaten Path
There was a time when high-profile houston lawyer Julius Glickman was young and naïve, and he’s not ashamed to admit it. Glickman grew up in the West Texas town of…
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Unbound: Reading Rough Drafts to History
Some writers look at it as baggage. Others, as garbage. And some feel it is so close to them, it is part of their soul. Thomas Staley is talking about…
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Head of the Class
UTeach bolsters nation’s schools one at a time Picture a new high-school teacher on her first day, fresh out of college, with an idealized image of what’s in store for…
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Global Safeguards: Practical Solutions
Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law brings together the best minds in academia, government and the private…
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Assignment Abroad
From Argentina to Vietnam, students explore the world in quest for global citizenship Life-changing. Transformative. Inspiring. These are the dramatic descriptions that often excitedly tumble forth when students return from…
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Translating the Arab World
Language, religion and culture are keys to understanding diverse region The Arab world comprises more than 300 million people in 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. It…
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Citizen Jane
Constitution helps define women’s civic membership and creates social roles Chile, Germany, the Philippines and Liberia. What do these countries have in common? A woman holds the top political office…
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Politics in the Pews
Researchers explore the role of religion in mobilizing African-American voters The Sunday morning worship at Red Memorial* progresses like many services in African-American churches. Parishioners sing classic hymns, clapping and…
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A Red and Blue Nation?
Political scientist debunks two common myths about American voters High voter turnout helps the Democrats. Late-deciders vote for the challenger. Political polarization has left the American electorate deeply divided between…
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Party Polarization
Government scholar examines changes in constituencies and Congress to reveal what’s behind the political divide Article I All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the…
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Mr. President
Keeping an Eye on the Oval Office Every day, Bruce Buchanan brings people closer to the President of the United States. Reporters, policy analysts and students regularly call upon the…
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Books That Changed America
Scholars explore seminal works that shaped our nation’s history Have you ever stayed up all night reading a book you just couldn’t put down? Felt unreasonably annoyed when a well-meaning…
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We the People
Meet the Historians who Present and Preserve America’s Stories From the American colonial heritage to World Wars I and II to modern business, the Department of History brings together some…
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FDR: Traitor to His Class?
Historian H.W. Brands reviews president’s command performance, popular appeal and Depression-era policies In 1932, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt campaigned for the United States presidency, the country was in the darkest…
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Message from the Dean: Spring 2009
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. — Benjamin Franklin Knowledge — intellectual capital — remains the United States’ strongest currency. For every national and global challenge facing…
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Society and Psychology
Got Game? Scholars enter the field of competition From the football stadium to Wall Street, Americans are well-known for their competitive drive. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin…