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The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin will be named for Dolph Briscoe, former governor of Texas, following gifts totaling $15 million.

The naming of the "Dolph Briscoe Center for American History" recognizes his support for preserving and promoting Texas and U.S. history.

The gift is the largest in the history of [...]

Event: The University of Texas at Austin will hold a news conference to announce the naming of one of its research units.

President William Powers Jr. will make the announcement. When: 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 1. Where: Main Building, Room 212.

(Members of the news media should stop at the guard booth at the 24th and Whitis [...]

Event: The Harry Ransom Center hosts free public programs. When: Various dates throughout December. Where: Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe streets.

Background: The Harry Ransom Center presents public programs related to its exhibitions "The Mystique of the Archive" and "A Cabinet of Drawings" and the Center's holdings.

The events are [...]

Event: The University of Texas at Austin Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) presents "Prospect," a juried group exhibition spotlighting spatially inspired art by students, faculty and alumni from The University of Texas at Austin.

The exhibition focuses on rethinking notions of home, geography and the basic principles of perspective. The opening reception is free and open [...]

Event: The Harry Ransom Center hosts free public programs When: Various dates throughout November Where: Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe streets, AT&T Conference Center at 1900 University Ave. and Jessen Auditorium at The University of Texas at Austin Background: The Harry Ransom Center presents public programs related to its exhibitions [...]

The Gender Equity Task Force, created by the provost of The University of Texas at Austin in March 2007, has recommended in its report that the university develop and enact a 5-10 year gender equity plan to "reduce or eliminate faculty gender inequity—specifically with respect to hiring, promotion, salaries and governance." The report, presented this week [...]

The University of Texas at Austin endowment has declined by nearly $1 billion this year as a result of the turmoil in worldwide financial markets.

The Gender Equity Task Force, created by the provost of The University of Texas at Austin in March 2007, has recommended in its report that the university develop and enact a 5-10 year gender equity plan to "reduce or eliminate faculty gender inequity-specifically with respect to hiring, promotion, salaries and governance." The report, presented this week [...]

Inc. magazine is hosting an event for street-savvy entrepreneurs at the University of Texas at Austin.

The Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin has announced the 2008-09 recipients of its Community Sabbatical program, which provides flexible leave time for staff members of non-profit organizations in central Texas.

For three years, the Humanities Institute has provided community sabbatical grantees the opportunity to research an issue or develop a new program [...]