Query: University of Texas at Austin

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Austin, Texas <=SEP=> Austin (About this sound pronunciation ) (/ˈɒːstɨn/ or /ˈɑːstɨn/) is the capital of the US state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas, Austin is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most populous city in Texas and in the American South. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. Austin is also the second largest state capital in the United States, after Phoenix, Arizona.

Batts Hall <=SEP=> Batts Hall (abbreviated BAT) is a building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus built in 1952-1953, and named after former law professor and Board of Regents chairman Robert Lynn Batts.

Benedict Hall <=SEP=> Benedict Hall (abbreviated BEN) is a building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Built in 1951 and named after mathematics professor and university president H. Y. Benedict, the building was completed in 1952 and was originally home to the Department of Mathematics.

Calhoun Hall <=SEP=> Calhoun Hall (abbreviated CAL) is a building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus, built in 1968. The building is named after John William Calhoun, a mathematics professor, university comptroller from 1925 to 1937, and university president from 1937 to 1939.

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority <=SEP=> The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, commonly referred to as Capital Metro, is a public transportation provider located in Austin, Texas. It operates bus, paratransit services and a commuter rail system known as Capital MetroRail for Austin and several suburbs in Travis and Williamson counties.

Carole Keeton Strayhorn <=SEP=> Carole Keeton (born September 13, 1939), formerly known as Carole Keeton Strayhorn, is the former  Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.Elected to the comptroller's post in 1998 as a Republican, Keeton ran as an independent candidate for Texas governor against Republican incumbent James Richard "Rick" Perry in 2006. She lost the November general election to Perry and placed third in a six-way race, with 18 percent.Keeton is notable for several "firsts" in Austin and Texas politics.

Charles Whitman <=SEP=> Charles Joseph Whitman (June 24, 1941 – August 1, 1966) was an American engineering student at the University of Texas, former U.S. Marine, and a mass murderer who killed 16 people.In the early morning hours of August 1, 1966, Whitman murdered his wife and mother in their homes.

Cockrell School of Engineering <=SEP=> The Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin has more than 7,800 students enrolled in nine undergraduate degrees and thirteen graduate programs. The college is ranked fourth in the world according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities and eighth nationally by U.S. News & World Report, while all graduate programs are ranked in the top twenty nationally.

Concordia University Texas <=SEP=> Concordia University Texas is a private, coeducational institution of liberal arts and sciences located in northwest Austin, in the U.S. state of Texas. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and online degrees as well as an Adult Degree Program for part-time and returning students.

Dell Medical School <=SEP=> The Dell Medical School is the graduate medical school of The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. The school will open to the inaugural class of 50 students in the summer of 2016 as the newest of 18 colleges and schools on the UT Austin campus. S.

Downtown Austin <=SEP=> Downtown Austin is the central business district of Austin, Texas. Downtown is located on the north bank of the Colorado River. The approximate borders of Downtown include Lamar Boulevard to the west, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and the University of Texas at Austin to the north, Interstate 35 to the east, and Lady Bird Lake to the south.It is where the city's highrise buildings are located, as well as being the center of government and business for the region.

Education in Texas <=SEP=> Texas has over 1,000 public school districts—all but one of the school districts in Texas are independent, separate from any form of municipal government. School districts may (and often do) cross city and county boundaries. Independent school districts have the power to tax their residents and to assert eminent domain over privately owned property.

Ernest Campbell Mossner <=SEP=> Ernest Campbell Mossner (October 22, 1907 – August 5, 1986) professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin and biographer of the Scottish philosopher, essayist and historian, David Hume (1711–1776). He was a specialist also on Hume's friend and contemporary, Adam Smith.

Fisher v. University of Texas <=SEP=> Fisher v. University of Texas,  570 U.S. ___ (2013), is a United States Supreme Court case concerning the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Texas at Austin. The Supreme Court voided the lower appellate court's ruling in favor of the University and remanded the case, holding that the lower court had not applied the standard of strict scrutiny, articulated in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), to its admissions program.

Frank Erwin Center <=SEP=> The Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center (commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center) is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. It is also sometimes referred to as "The Drum" or "The Superdrum", owing to its round, drum-like appearance from outside (not to be confused with Big Bertha, the large bass drum used by the University of Texas marching band).

Garrison Hall <=SEP=> Garrison Hall (abbreviated GAR) is a building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Important figures in Texas history, including Austin, Travis, Houston and Lamar, are set in stone along the hall, while walls under the building's eaves contains cattle brands.

Goldsmith Hall <=SEP=> Goldsmith Hall is a building on the University of Texas at Austin campus, serving as the primary home of the School of Architecture.  It was designed by Paul Cret, who also designed the Main Building (aka the Tower), the Union Building, and the Texas Memorial Museum on the same campus.

Greater Austin <=SEP=> Austin–Round Rock is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Commonly referred to as Greater Austin, the metropolitan area is situated in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, and borders San Antonio–New Braunfels to the south.Austin–Round Rock is the 35th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of almost 2 million people and 16th largest GDP per Capita as of the 2014 U.S.

History of Austin, Texas <=SEP=> The recorded history of Austin, Texas, began in the 1830s when Anglo-American settlers arrived in Central Texas. In 1837 settlers founded the village of Waterloo on the banks of the Colorado River, the first permanent settlement in the area.

History of the University of Texas at Austin <=SEP=> The University of Texas at Austin was originally conceived in 1827 under an article in the Constitución de Coahuila y Texas to open a public university in the state of Texas. The Constitution of 1876 also called for the creation of a "university of the first class." Thus, they created "The University of Texas." Since the school's opening in 1883, the University of Texas has expanded greatly with the Austin institution remaining the flagship university of the University of Texas System.

Hogg Memorial Auditorium <=SEP=> Hogg Memorial Auditorium is a theatre located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The venue was the first theatre on the school's campus when it was constructed in 1933.

J. Frank Dobie House <=SEP=> The J. Frank Dobie House is a historic house in Austin, Texas built in the Colonial Revival style in 1925-26. The house was bought by J. Frank Dobie in 1926, and it contained the library and office where he did much of his writing. Until his death in 1964, Dobie used the house for informal entertaining with colleagues and students. It was acquired by the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, and currently houses the Michener Center for Writers.

Janet Staiger <=SEP=> Janet Staiger is the William P. Hobby Centennial Professor of Communication in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin.

John William Calhoun <=SEP=> John William Calhoun was the 11th president of the University of Texas at Austin between 1937 and 1939. Calhoun Hall, a building constructed in 1968 and located on the University of Texas campus, is named after him.

KUT <=SEP=> KUT FM 90.5 is a listener-supported and corporate-sponsored public radio station owned and operated by faculty and staff of the University of Texas at Austin.  It is the National Public Radio member station for central Texas.

Landmarks (University of Texas at Austin) <=SEP=> Landmarks is the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin. Its projects are exhibited throughout the university's main campus and are principally concentrated east of Guadalupe Street, south of 27th Street, west of IH-35, and north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Austin, Texas. Visitation is free to the public.

List of University of Texas at Austin alumni <=SEP=> This list of University of Texas at Austin alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Texas at Austin. The institution is a major research university in Downtown Austin, Texas, USA and is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.

List of University of Texas at Austin buildings <=SEP=> This list of University of Texas at Austin buildings catalogs the currently existing structures on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. Buildings are categorized based on their current functions and characteristics.

List of University of Texas at Austin faculty <=SEP=> This list of University of Texas at Austin faculty includes current and former instructors and administrators of the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a major research university located in Austin, Texas that is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.

List of University of Texas at Austin presidents <=SEP=> The complete list of University of Texas at Austin presidents officially includes 28 individuals in the history of the University.  The office of the president was originally established in 1895.The position did not exist when the University was established in 1883.  The founders of the University had decided to follow the example of University of Virginia, where Thomas Jefferson, a skeptic of central authority and bureaucracy, had prevented the establishment of such an office years before.

List of universities in Texas by enrollment <=SEP=> The following is a list of universities in Texas by enrollment.

Lorene Rogers <=SEP=> Lorene Lane Rogers (April 3, 1914 – January 11, 2009) was an American biochemist and educator who served as the president of the University of Texas at Austin in the 1970s, who has been described as the first woman in the United States to lead a public university.

Main Building (University of Texas at Austin) <=SEP=> The Main Building (known colloquially as The Tower) is a structure at the center of the University of Texas at Austin campus in Downtown Austin, Texas, United States. The Main Building's 307-foot (94 m) tower has 30 floors and is one of the most recognizable symbols of the university and the city.

McCombs School of Business <=SEP=> The McCombs School of Business, also referred to as the McCombs School or simply McCombs, is a business school at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to the main campus in Downtown Austin, McCombs offers classes outside Central Texas in Dallas, Houston and internationally in Mexico City.

Michener Center for Writers <=SEP=> The Michener Center for Writers is an interdisciplinary Masters of Fine Arts program in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin.

Moody College of Communication <=SEP=> The Moody College of Communication is the communication college at The University of Texas at Austin. The college was established in 1965 in an effort to consolidate all Communication Studies under one roof including the Department of Public Speaking (1899), School of Journalism (1914), and independent department of Radio-Television-Film (1921).

Oran Milo Roberts <=SEP=> Oran Milo Roberts (July 9, 1815 – May 19, 1898), was the 17th Governor of Texas from January 21, 1879 to January 16, 1883. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Roberts County, Texas, is named after him.Oran M. Roberts was born in Laurens District, South Carolina.  He studied at the University of Alabama and graduated in 1836, and was admitted to the bar the following year.  After serving a term in the Alabama legislature, he moved to Texas, where he opened a successful law practice.

Painter Hall <=SEP=> Painter Hall (formerly the Physics Building) is an academic building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Named after Theophilus Painter, the building was constructed in 1933, expanded in 1957 and remodeled in 1974.

Pat M. Baskin <=SEP=> Pat McKinney Baskin (November 29, 1926 – May 27, 2005) was a municipal and state court judge, city council member, and civic figure in his adopted city of Midland, Texas.

Peter T. Flawn <=SEP=> Peter T. Flawn (born February 17, 1926) retired as President of the University of Texas at Austin in 1985 and was named President Emeritus by the Board of Regents.He received his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in 1947 and Ph.D. in geology from Yale University in 1951 and is prominent as a geologist, educator, author, and consultant.  He served in the U.S.

Ray Farabee <=SEP=> Kenneth Ray Farabee (November 22, 1932 – November 20, 2014) was an attorney in Austin, Texas, who served as a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from Wichita Falls from 1975 to 1988. He is credited with the authorship of 245 Senate bills that became law during his 13-year tenure. In 1985, he was the Senate President Pro Tempore. He is the father of former State Representative David Farabee of Wichita Falls.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin <=SEP=> The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin (Latin: Dioecesis Austiniensis) includes 127 parishes, or faith communities, in 25 counties in Central Texas. The diocese stretches from West, Texas, (just north of Waco) in the north to San Marcos in the south to the Bryan - College Station area in the east to Mason in the west. Its largest metropolitan areas are Austin, Bryan - College Station, the Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood area and Waco.

Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music <=SEP=> The Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music is located on the eastern side of The University of Texas at Austin.With over 100 faculty members and more than 750 students, the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music ranks among the top 3% in the country.The school was founded in 1914 and started teaching graduate courses in 1924.     In 1938 it had a faculty of nine and was led by Dr.

Stephen F. Austin <=SEP=> Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was a Mexican, Texan, American empresario born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri. Known as the Father of Texas, he led the second, and ultimately successful, colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States to the region in 1825.

Stephen F. Austin State University <=SEP=> Stephen F. Austin State University (commonly SFA) is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding father, Thomas Jefferson Rusk. Stephen F. Austin is one of four independent public universities in Texas (i.e., those not affiliated with one of Texas' six university systems).

Texas Blazers <=SEP=> The Texas Blazers is an honorary service organization at The University of Texas at Austin. The Texas Blazers was founded September 7, 1994, on the patio of the Texas Union by a group of men who wanted to create an organization committed to a “hands-on” approach to service that included high standards of academics, leadership, and spirited support of the University. Members are chosen from the UT Student Body for their leadership, commitment to service, and academic achievements.

Texas Exes <=SEP=> The Ex-Students' Association of The University of Texas (more commonly known as Texas Exes) is the association of former students of the University of Texas at Austin.The organization is one of the largest alumni associations in the world (the Texas Exes Houston Chapter has over 10,000 members), with chapters in 69 Texas cities, most U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and several foreign countries.

Texas Hillel <=SEP=> Texas Hillel is a local branch of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at the University of Texas at Austin.Texas Hillel serves the greater Austin Jewish student community from campuses including, but not limited to St. Edward's University, Austin Community College, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Texas State University.

Texas Longhorns <=SEP=> Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Texas at Austin. These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns (or variously as Longhorns or 'Horns), taking their name from the Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and are now the official "large animal" of the US State of Texas. The University of Texas at Austin is the apparent flagship institution of the University of Texas System.

Texas Longhorns baseball <=SEP=> The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1896. Texas is the winningest NCAA Division I college baseball program in terms of win percentage, with an overall win percentage of .730.

Texas Longhorns football <=SEP=> The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin (variously Texas or UT) in the sport of American football. The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Texas Longhorns men's basketball <=SEP=> The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.The University of Texas began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1906.

The Alcalde <=SEP=> The Alcalde (/ælˈkældi/; Spanish: [alˈkalde]) has been the alumni magazine of The University of Texas at Austin since 1913, and is published by the university's alumni association, the Texas Exes.The magazine was named for Oran M. Roberts, the governor who signed the university into existence and whose nickname was "Old Alcalde."It is published six times a year and mailed to the 96,000 members of the Texas Exes.

Timeline of Austin, Texas <=SEP=> The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Austin, Texas, USA.

Travis County, Texas <=SEP=> Travis County is a county located in south central Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,024,266; the estimated population in 2014 was 1,151,145. It is the fifth-most populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Austin, the capital of Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo.Travis County is part of the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.

University Teaching Center <=SEP=> University Teaching Center is an academic building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus.

University of Texas Elementary School <=SEP=> University of Texas Elementary School is a state charter primary school located at 2200 East 6th Street in Austin, Texas, United States. The school is affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin.By 2002 the school proposal caused friction between the University of Texas at Austin and the Austin Independent School District.

University of Texas School of Law <=SEP=> The University of Texas School of Law (UT Law) is an ABA-certified American law school located on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. In 2014 the law school was ranked No. 15 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently ranked among the top twenty law schools in the United States. The school has also ranked No. 1 for the biggest return on investment among law schools in the United States.

University of Texas System <=SEP=> The University of Texas System encompasses 15 educational institutions in the U.S. state of Texas, of which nine are academic universities and six are health institutions. The UT System is headquartered in Austin, and has a total enrollment of over 216,000 students and employs more than 87,000 faculty and staff.  The UT System's $25 billion endowment is the largest of any public university system in the nation.

University of Texas at Austin <=SEP=> The University of Texas at Austin, informally UT Austin, UT, University of Texas, or Texas in sports contexts, is a public research university and the flagship institution of The University of Texas System.  Founded in 1883 as "The University of Texas," its campus is located in Austin—approximately 1 mile (1,600 m) from the Texas State Capitol.

University of Texas at Austin College of Education <=SEP=> One of 18 colleges and schools at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, the College of Education provides a variety of academic degrees in education fields, as well as certification programs at all levels.  It has consistently ranked among the top public university graduate education programs by U.S. News & World Report. The 2014 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools" ranks the College of Education fourth behind Vanderbilt University, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard University.

University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts <=SEP=> The College of Liberal Arts is one of 14 divisions at The University of Texas at Austin.

University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences <=SEP=> The College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin offers 10 Bachelor of Arts majors, 42 Bachelor of Science majors, and 20 graduate programs to more than 11,000 undergraduates and 1,300 graduate students. The college employs over 370 faculty. Many of the programs are consistently ranked in the top ten nationally, according to U.S.

University of Texas at Austin Department of Radio-Television-Film <=SEP=> The Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin located in Austin, Texas, is one of the five departments comprising the Moody College of Communication.

University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture <=SEP=> The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture (UTSOA) is a college within The University of Texas at Austin, with its major facilities located on the main university campus in Austin, Texas.UTSOA's dean is Frederick R. Steiner, a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Dean Steiner received his Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in city and regional planning and a Master of Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

University of Texas at Austin School of Information <=SEP=> The University of Texas School of Information is a graduate school of library and information science at the University of Texas at Austin, offering master's and doctoral degrees in information studies, as well as certificates of advanced study and an undergraduate minor.

University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work <=SEP=> The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work (UT-SSW), established in 1950, is rated one of the top 10 social work programs in the United States. The School, located at the flagship institution of the University of Texas System, offers programs leading to the Bachelor’s in Social Work, Master of Science in Social Work, and PhD in Social Work degrees. Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D. is the Dean of the School.

University of Texas at Austin South Asia Institute <=SEP=> The South Asia Institute was established as part of a University of Texas at Austin initiative to promote South Asian programs, especially those pertaining to contemporary issues, across the entire university and in the larger community. As a National Resource Center for South Asia funded by A Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the institute sponsors major conferences, scholarly symposia and a weekly South Asia Seminar.

University of Texas at Brownsville <=SEP=> The University of Texas at Brownsville (abbreviated as UTB and formerly known as the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College [UTB/TSC]) was an educational institution located in Brownsville, Texas. The university was on the land once occupied by Fort Brown. It was a member of the University of Texas System. The institution was formed from a partnership between Texas Southmost College and the University of Texas-Pan American at Brownsville.

W. J. Adkins <=SEP=> William Jackson Adkins, known as W. J. Adkins or Jack Adkins (February 28, 1907 – May 23, 1965), was from 1947 to 1960 the founding president of Laredo Community College in Laredo, Texas. At the time the two-year institution located near the Rio Grande was known as Laredo Junior College, an entity of the Laredo Independent School District.

Waggener Hall <=SEP=> Waggener Hall is an academic building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus.

Welch Hall (University of Texas at Austin) <=SEP=> The Robert A. Welch Hall (abbreviated WEL) is a building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus.

West Campus, Austin, Texas <=SEP=> West Campus is a neighborhood in central Austin, Texas west of Guadalupe Street (the Drag) and its namesake, the University of Texas at Austin. Due to its proximity to the university, West Campus is heavily populated by college students. The area is known for its colorful residential buildings.

William Powers, Jr. <=SEP=> William Charles Powers Jr. (born May 30, 1946) was the 28th president of The University of Texas at Austin, a position he held from February 1, 2006 to July 2, 2015. when he was succeeded by Gregory L. Fenves  .Powers was selected in November 2005 as the sole finalist for the position of president of the University of Texas at Austin.  In December 2005, he was officially named president of the University and succeeded Larry Faulkner when he left office in February 2006.

Young Conservatives of Texas <=SEP=> Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) is a nonpartisan conservative  youth organization based in Texas. Founded in 1980, it has chapters at seven universities—including Baylor University, the University of Houston, St. Edward's University, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at Dallas, Tarleton State University, and Texas Tech University.A total of 177 delegates attended the first convention.