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How McCombs Alum Sarah Jones Garibaldi Built Miss Jones Baking Co. Into a Nationwide Business

Aug. 14, 2026
With financial discipline in the recipe, Sarah Jones Garibaldi, BBA ’07, MPA ’08, scaled up her childhood dream.
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McCombs M.S. Programs Get New Names

Aug. 13, 2026
The McCombs School of Business announced today that two of its most technology-focused graduate programs are getting new names that acknowledge the central role of emerging technologies in the curriculum.
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Oden Ph.D. Student Tarini Thiagarajan Finding the Space Between Medicine and Math

Aug. 12, 2026
Tarini Thiagarajan wanted to help people through medicine from a young age. What she didn't know was what that would actually look like.
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Incoming Master of National Security Student Looks Forward to Shaping LBJ's Newest Degree Program

Aug. 11, 2026
For incoming Master of National Security student Leylah Attia (MNS ’28), the path to a career in national security started with a curiosity about how people and governments connect.
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Rhetoric Faculty Member and Graduate Student Win Rhetoric Society of America Awards

Aug. 11, 2026
The biennial meeting of the Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) conference is always a great chance to hear from rhetoric scholars around the world, but this year, two members of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing left the conference with high honors.
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Longhorn Entrepreneur Combines Passions for Teaching and Leadership

Aug. 11, 2026
As a child, April Willis dreamed of becoming the U.S. secretary of education. Today, the proud Longhorn combines her dual passions for teaching and leadership as an accomplished entrepreneur.
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Emily Edwards (MSSW '09), LCSW, Transforms Policing through Trauma-Informed Social Work

Aug. 10, 2026
With a trauma-informed framework, Emily Edwards is the face of change in public safety, working in preventing calls to law enforcement by empowering families with appropriate resources.
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Fall 2026 New Graduate Student Resources

Aug. 7, 2026
Welcome to The University of Texas at Austin! To help you make a smooth transition to being a graduate student here, we're providing you with several action steps and links to important campus resources.
Susan Dawson sits holding a microphone as she speaks at the LONESTARP3 Summit.

Remembering Susan Dawson, Champion of Education

Aug. 7, 2026
The entrepreneur and champion of public education leaves behind a legacy of compassion and fierce dedication to excellence in education and the students she loved.
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5 Questions with Archer Graduate Fellow Christina Lildharrie

Aug. 7, 2026
Christina Lildharrie, a Ph.D. student in neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin, is spending her summer in Washington, D.C., learning how neuroscience and public policy can work together to create meaningful change.