At UT Austin, Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s parent company, Samsung Electronics, also contributed an additional $2.7 million to focus on research and development. These contributions allow the schools to focus on three key areas: Undergraduate Student Support (Scholarships) Gradua...
Austin won the privilege to host the main campus of the University after a hotly contested state election, and as it was already the seat of Texas government, civic leaders predicted Austin would soon be the “Athens of the Southwest.” Fortunately, there were no proposals to change the city...
Above: The UT campus in 1933, Margaret Berry’s freshman year. The old Main Building still stood on the top of hill, while the Littlefield Fountain was new. A freshman on the University of Texas campus in 1933, some of Margaret’s first semester classes were held in the old Main Buildin...