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It’s been four years now since you’ve been appointed to the position. What’s been your personal highlight reel from the past year? In my more than 12 years on the Forty Acres, I think this may have been the best academic year I have experienced. It was our 75th anniversary… read more 

When Noël Busch-Armendariz arrived at The University of Texas at Austin in 2000, she brought more than an academic résumé. She had spent years in direct practice — working with incarcerated women who had killed their abusive partners, engaging in global social work, and teaching the next generation of practitioners.… read more 

The question sounds deceptively simple: What do young people who have aged out of the foster care system actually need to find their footing in the world? The answer, as it turns out, is rarely more information. It’s guidance through the information that already exists. Someone to walk alongside you… read more