Construction to Withstand Extreme Weather Austin College’s Dr. Kevin Simmons, professor of economics, wrote a timely piece in The Washington Post this weekend on the Senate “Shelter Act”—what he sees as a positive step toward building homes resilient to expected hazards. ”One of life’s certainties is that natural hazards will come, bringing predictable destruction from… [Read More]

Summertime at Austin College brings a different pace to most all aspects of College life. First Lady Cece O’Day switches into “summer reading mode” as she welcomes a little space in her schedule for leisure reading. In August, she invites area women to join Austin College’s Women Get Connected group at The President’s Home for… [Read More]

Yields stunning mosaics in ancient Galilean synagogue Dr. Martin Wells, Austin College assistant professor of classics, has recently completed his fourth year as the architectural specialist at the Huqoq Excavation Project in Israel. This year, working with a team of specialists and students led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness,… [Read More]

Sneed Prairie Restoration Project Is Texas Environmental Excellence Award Finalist More than 11,000 Grayson County area elementary students have participated in free field trips to Austin College’s Clinton and Edith Sneed Environmental Research Area to witness the Prairie Restoration Project that hundreds of Austin College students and faculty have been involved in since 1996. The… [Read More]

Austin College Professor of English Dr. Roger Platizky has retired after 30 years at Austin College. He was granted professor emeritus status in May. During his career at the College, he taught a variety of English literature courses as well as several cross-disciplinary topics. His teaching specialties include Victorian poetry, especially Tennyson and Eliot, and… [Read More]

Austin College’s Akuoko Teams with CDC and UNTHSC Researchers Working Toward Elimination of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The center’s data shows that in 2017, 10 million people were infected with TB and 1.3 million died of TB-related disease. In the U.S.,… [Read More]

Austin College seniors and their families are counting the days until graduation weekend, culminating with Commencement exercises for more than 270 Bachelor of Arts degree candidates in the Class of 2019 and 19 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates. The ceremony is Sunday, May 19, at 8:30 a.m. on the Clyde L. Hall Graduation… [Read More]