The Same Token
It was a warm and slightly humid May morning at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park just northwest of Atlanta, Georgia, when Erin Peterson was hiking among the pines.
The 2023 Outstanding Young Texas Exes Are Ahead of the Game
One of the most prestigious awards given by the Texas Exes and the University honors those who have accomplished what some only dream of—and before their 40th birthdays.
Unfinished Business
Larry Mayo’s degree from The University of Texas was a lifetime in the making.
UT Professor Kirk Lynn on Writing with Meg Ryan
The Alcalde spoke with playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Kirk Lynn about his newest film.
Culture Shift
The Alcalde spoke with Emily Shryock about the personal and professional significance of a new campus institution.
For Texas, They Will
A service organization with a lot of heart celebrates 100 years on campus this fall.
Coming Up Roses
The Texas Rose Festival can’t be explained—only experienced. I think the same could be said about Tyler, Texas.
I fall in love too easily.
The name of my newsletter comes from the French idiom, avoir un cœur d’artichaut.
Screen Share
I'm remaking myself in Paris’s image. I fear that when I get home, no one will recognize me.
Passion and Possession in Madame Bovary
Materiality is the feature of the modern novel that Flaubert’s Madame Bovary exhibits to the most profound effect.