Issues: Fall 2012
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The Word on Texas
Project gets Texans in the game with free online textbooks, political polling and more It launched with a modest mission: Providing students at The University of Texas at Austin a…
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It’s Not the End of the World…
Doomsday scenarios make better fiction than science, says researcher Karl Butzer For more than 50 years Karl Butzer, a renowned environmental archaeologist at The University of Texas at Austin, has…
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Going the Distance
Leo Manzano (Spanish ’08) earned the Silver Medal for the United States in the 1,500 meter during the 2012 Olympics in London where he posted a time of 3:34.79. He…
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In Memoriam: Fall 2012
James “Jim” R. Soukup, former professor of government, died May 26 at age 83. Soukup began his teaching career at the university in 1956, where he was a threetime Fulbright…
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The Future of Not Even Past
History Comes Alive Through New Partnerships The Department of History has been reaching out to even more readers through two new collaborative projects. A new website, Milestones, produced together with…
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Balancing Act
Presidential scholar discusses war power and accountability Many Americans believe that the growth of presidential war power relative to Congress is irreversible. Bruce Buchanan, government professor at The University of…