University of Texas at Austin

the need of the program. If colleges and universities run these programs properly, they can fundamentally strengthen the academic requirements, and schools can blossom into a more diverse campus. Another point to invalidate is how affirmative action ignores genuine diversity. It does not. A prime example of this was previously argued and debated in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. Abigail Fisher argued that her dream school University of Texas- Austin rejected her because she is…

Florida, and our satellite office in Georgetown, Texas. She is recognized as one of the nation’s leading recruiters. She has more than 25 years of experience conducting public sector recruitments and has participated in more than 400 searches nationwide. Prior to forming S. Renée Narloch & Associates, Ms. Narloch served 10 years as the Senior Vice President of a public sector executive search firm with responsibilities for clients in 40 states, from Texas northward to the East Coast. She…

communicating was through radios. After graduating from high school,Jack continued his higher education in the University of Illinois, where he majored in Electrical Engineering and also took several different subjects of his interest. One specific subject that Jack studied along with his major classes was the physics in the engineering of vacuum tubes. When Jack graduated from the University of Illinois, in 1947, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to work in a company that produced electronic…

One day early in fall 2013 semester, my first at The University of Texas at Austin, I learned of the news that a former football and basketball teammate of mine in high school threw his college athletic career down the drain. The all-district and all-state multi-sport sensation had a bright future ahead of him. This was until he walked away from his scholarship to return home. Sure, up to that point I had heard of the many stories of individuals not taking advantage of the opportunities that…

5/14/2015 SPRING 2015, ETH 1 Deborah Kindler Article #3 Asian Americans: Change against Discrimination Unfair discrimination can be found in many places in the service industry. This can be found in such places as institutions (colleges and universities), healthcare industry (hospitals and nursing homes), and corporations. Discrimination can be found in hiring in such places as hotels and motels, in reverse-discrimination. Hotels and motels hiring practices are to hire minorities, therefore…

This has been a very controversial issue since the University of California v. Bakke in 1978 (Gruhi, “The Impact of the Bakke Decision”) that has not been solved yet. This issue is one that can end up affecting various amounts of people but primarily: future college students, the institutes that they will be applying to and the field of work they will go into. I suggest…

Texas has had a colorful political past. James and Miriam Ferguson also known as "Ma" and "Pa" Ferguson were one of the most influential couples in Texas History. Both served as Governor of Texas during the early part of the 1900's. During this time Texans saw an expansion of public education, voter intimidation, public misconduct, Prohibition, the depression and ultimately impeachment of a governor. This essay compares an article taken from the “Record of Proceedings of the High Court of…

The Incident: During an August morning in Texas, a man by the name of Charles Whitman, dressed as a janitor and with a footlocker in his hand, introduces the nation to public mass murder. Charles reached the University Tower at UT Austin by means of killing the secretary and 2 other individuals that attempted entering the building. He then reached the tower and began to fire at people, managing to target his victims hearts. During the 90 minute rampage, Charles killed 14 individuals and…

multiple because I have different options. My “plan A” is to get my Masters degree in Elementary Education from University of Texas at Austin, which has the number one education program in the country and added onto that a minor in child psychology. Then to get nationally certified as a teacher. My “plan B” is to also get my Masters in Elementary Education but to get it from the University of Alabama, also with a minor in child psychology. Then also to get nationally certified as a teacher.…

Antonio, Texas. He was born and raised in this city and began writing as a young adult. He wrote short stories, and unsuccessfully submitted a few of those for publication. However, he was not serious about writing until he graduated from college. He received his high school diploma from Alamo Heights High School and, with aspirations of becoming a guitar player, attended North Texas State’s music program. He then, with the intention of studying English and History, transferred to the University…