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Kids? A Growing Number of Americans Say, ‘No, Thanks.’

UT Austin Sociology Professor and Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin Research Associate Jennifer Glass lends her expertise to an NYT piece examining a new Pew Research Center study that breaks down the reasons more U.S. adults say they are unlikely to have children.

Kids? A Growing Number of Americans Say, ‘No, Thanks.’ A new study breaks down the reasons more U.S. adults say they are unlikely to have children.

Congratulations to COLA professors J. Brent Crosson and Anthony Di Fiore!

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Congratulations to the outstanding The University of Texas at Austin faculty members who received The Fulbright Program U.S. Scholar fellowships for 2024-2025! 🌍✨

-J. Brent Crosson (Religious Studies at The University of Texas at Austin) will lead a fellowship in Trinidad & Tobago
-Anthony Di Fiore (Anthropology) will head to Ecuador
-Junmin Wang (J. Mike Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, UT Austin) will venture to Korea

These prestigious awards will further advance international research and collaboration at UT Austin.

Read more in our Newsroom: https://utx.global/3SbEyJv.

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Congratulations to our esteemed Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin faculty!

Dr. Liz Gershoff: 2024 Mavis Hetherington Award (APA Div. 7)
Dr. Bridget Goosby: Humana Foundation Excellence in Health Equity Research Award (IAPHS)
Dr. Chantal Hailey: 2024-25 Postdoctoral Fellowship

Outstanding recognition of their impactful work!

As technologies powered by artificial intelligence become an increasingly prominent part of everyday life, a new podcast from The University of Texas at Austin aims to bridge the gap between tech experts and everyone who stands to be affected by these technologies. The first episode drops Thursday, June 6th.

Mark your calendars for AI for the Rest of Us:

Introducing a New UT Podcast: 'AI for the Rest of Us' As technologies powered by artificial intelligence become an increasingly prominent part of everyday life, a new podcast from The University of Texas at

Congratulations, graduates! We are tremendously proud of you and excited for everything that you will accomplish.

"Humility is perhaps the most important lesson of a liberal arts education: that there is more you will never know than you will ever know."

- President and CEO of the SID W. RICHARDSON FOUNDATION and UT Austin alumnus of History Pete Geren during his commencement address to the COLA Class of 2024

Full speech:

2024 COLA Commencement Speaker Pete Geren This speech was given on May 9, 2024 as part of The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts commencement ceremony. Pete Geren is President and ...

Jacqueline Jones, professor emerita in the History Department - University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for history for her book “No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era,” published by Basic Books.

Pulitzer Prize Awarded to History Professor Emerita AUSTIN, Texas —Jacqueline Jones, professor emerita in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the 2024 Pulitzer

Steven Seegel, a professor of Slavic and Eurasian studies at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded the 2024 Vega Medal by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG), presented by Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.

The Vega Medal is awarded annually by SSAG for outstanding scientific achievements and recognizes, with this year's award, Seegel's contributions to the field of Human Geography.

A historian of Eastern Europe specializing in critical cartography, the practice of analyzing the agendas and power structures underlying maps, Seegel has written several books about the complicated lives of maps and their makers. Read more about Seegel and his research in an archival piece from Life & Letters: https://lifeandletters.la.utexas.edu/2023/10/how-maps-can-kill-lessons-in-critical-cartography/

Congratulations to Professor Christopher Wlezien from our Department of Government on being elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences! This honor recognizes Wlezien's groundbreaking research on public opinion, electoral systems, and policy responsiveness. His work has advanced our understanding of how democracies function and how citizens' preferences shape policies.

Wlezien will be inducted into the Academy later this year, joining an illustrious group of thinkers and leaders. Join us in congratulating him!

Professor of Government to Join American Academy of Arts and Sciences AUSTIN, TEXAS — Professor of government Christopher Wlezien — along with three other UT faculty colleagues in fine arts, chemistry, and molecular biosciences, respectively — will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest learned societies and independent pol...

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Congratulations to UT Austin classicist Andrew M. Riggsby who was named as a 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow!

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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Names Classics Professor as 2024 Fellow AUSTIN, Texas — The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has named University of Texas at Austin classicist Andrew M. Riggsby a 2024 fellow. Riggsby

UT religious studies professor Jennifer Graber discusses how eclipses factored into 19th century millennial movements among Native Americans: https://utex.as/4aLC6jJ

"I’m a sucker for coming-of-age stories—and this since I first began clocking in serious time as a teen at my school and local libraries."

Read UT Department of English Professor Frederick Aldama’s interview with Latino Book Review's Daniel A. Olivas where Ihe discusses inspirations and insights into his latest young adult novel, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez.

Fiction as the Distillation and Reconstruction of Reality: An Interview with Frederick Luis Aldama regarding The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez By Daniel A. Olivas | Latino Book Review ​Frederick Luis Aldama is one of the most prolific writers around. Known as Professor Latinx, he is an award-winning author and editor of over 50 books for young children, teenagers, and adults. Born in Mexico City to a Guatemalan- and Irish-American mot

“What in the world did they think was happening?”

Heath Dewrell, who teaches myths and legends of the Near East here in COLA, discusses the upcoming total solar eclipse:

Pity the Substitute King: Eclipses in the Near East Does your career path look dim? Near East expert Heath Dewrell would like to direct your attention to the Neo-Assyrians' "substitute king."

Did you miss 's interview between journalist Peter Pomerantsev and Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies Steven Seegel about How to Win an Information War?

Rest assured that you can now watch their conversation on Youtube, along with many of the other panels from the conference.

Watch the interview in full at the jump:

Interview with Peter Pomerantsev: How to Win an Information War Host: Steven SeegelRecorded: March 19, 2024, LBJ School of Public Affairs

‘She will never be forgotten:’ a look into three buildings, three stories of UT Women The University allowed female students to attend its schools from its inception in 1883, joining few universities that admitted both female and male students at the time, almost four decades prior to the 19th Amendment. Despite this, out of all of the buildings located on UT Austin’s main campus, ...

For 40 hours, Longhorn Nation will come together to support people, places and pursuits across UT Austin. Save the date and make a gift to support COLA on April 10-11! 40for40.utexas.edu

While the majority of undergraduate students in the U.S. are women, the field of economics remains overwhelmingly male.

To address this disparity and increase engagement among all students, a team of instructors and researchers from The University of Texas at Austin are testing a new approach: They’re teaching like influencers.

That is, they’re incorporating lessons from four of the most popular female influencers on social media to both appeal to Gen Z students and teach foundation-level economics concepts.

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To Increase Engagement with Female Students, UT Instructors Teach Like Influencers While the majority of undergraduate students in the U.S. are women, the field of economics remains overwhelmingly male. To address this disparity and increase engagement among all students, a team of instructors and researchers from The University of Texas at Austin are testing a new approach: They....

Oksana Lutsyshyna wears many hats.

🖋 She’s an award-winning novelist whose third novel, Ivan and Phoebe, has won Ukraine’s largest national prizes for literature.

🖋 She’s an accomplished poet who’s released collections of work like Persephone Blues.

🖋 She’s a translator of Ukrainian literature, a scholar of modern literature, and a celebrated faculty member in UT Austin’s Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies.

And she’s our latest guest for the Extra Credit podcast.

Take a listen!

Oksana Lutsyshyna Writes Fiction — And Revolution The award-winning Ukrainian novelist on her novel "Ivan and Phoebe," working in translation, and the lasting impact of the Revolution on Granite

It’s a Total Eclipse of the Horns! UT students, faculty and staff have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity during April 8’s total solar eclipse.

Learn more: eclipse.utexas.edu/horns

One of the hallmarks of humanity is language, but now, powerful new artificial intelligence tools also compose poetry, write songs, and have extensive conversations with human users. Tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are widely available at the tap of a button — but just how smart are these AIs?

Researchers Reveal Roadmap for AI Innovation in Brain and Language Learning One of the hallmarks of humanity is language, but now, powerful new artificial intelligence tools also compose poetry, write songs, and have extensive conversations with human users. Tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are widely available at the tap of a button — but just how smart are these AIs?  A...

UT Department of English Professor Elizabeth McCracken has been announced as the winner of this year’s Wingate Literary Prize for The Hero of this Book.

"In a timely and timeless fashion, McCracken’s powerful writing lets you be privy to secrets you just want to shout about," wrote the judges of the prize. "A thoroughly involving read that wrestles with memory, illness, place and identity; The Hero of This Book is moving in every sense."

This honor comes on the heels of another award for literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Elizabeth McCracken's Work Recognized With International Awards The Wingate Prize was awarded to Elizabeth McCracken for her novel The Hero of this Book, as the Wingate Foundation announced in March 2024. The American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded McCracken one of eight literature awards in 2024.  Links Elizabeth McCracken author website The Hero of Thi...

Science, art and music meet in the Rolf Schock Prizes 2024 This year’s laureates are the philosophers and linguists Hans Kamp and Irene Heim, mathematician Lai-Sang Young, director, screenwriter and artist Steve McQueen, and singer Oumou Sangaré.

Congratulations to Professors Donna Kornhaber (UT Department of English) and Leonard Moore (History Department - University of Texas at Austin), who have been inducted into UT Austin's prestigious Academy of Distinguished Teachers!

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