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Improving the Odds: Increasing Opportunities in Austin
No full textThe City of Austin has a history of attempting to address equity, starting with the Austin Equity
Commission, led by Chair Ray Marshall, which delivered a report in 2001 titled, “Improving the Odds:
Increasing Opportunities in Austin.”3 The Austin Equity Commission (AEC) was created by the Austin
City Council and appointed by Mayor Kirk Watson in May 2000. The Commission's mandate was to
“build consensus around a strategic vision for long-range economic prosperity and social equity for
all.” The commission examined seven highly interrelated subjects in depth: wages, education,
workforce development, affordable housing, early education and care, community health, and
transportation.City of AustinRay Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resource
Letter to H.H. Collier of Houston, Texas from J. M. Long and delivered by Captain Daniels
No full textLetter to H.H. Collier of Houston, Texas from J. M. Long and delivered by Captain Daniels. This is a
friendly letter in which he mentions that General Edward Burleson has gone on an Indian
campaign. Also mentioned are the Indian raid in Austin, the stealing of horses and candidates for
the election. He also talks about a ball in Austin. This is actually quite a poetic letter in his
description of how Austin used to be and what Austin has become (3 pages, handwritten), Aug.
26, 1842
The Chromascope
No full text1910 yearbook for Austin College, published by the Senior Class of Austin College
Dr. Ashley Austin - Faculty Author Interview
No full textDr. Ashley Austin, Assistant Professor of Accounting, discusses a recent article in Contemporary Accounting Research, entitled “Improving Auditors’ Consideration of Evidence Contradicting Management’s Estimate Assumptions.” Dr. Austin’s research interests involve using experimental methods to understand and improve auditors’ judgments and decision making, with a focus on how to motivate auditors to exercise professional skepticism and be alert to fraud throughout the audit
Letter to H.H. Collier of the Houston, Texas Telegraph Office from Jim Long of Austin, Texas
No full textLetter to H.H. Collier of the Houston, Texas Telegraph Office from Jim Long of Austin, Texas. Mr.
Long writes about the horrible shooting of Mr. James Smith by his overseer, Mr. R. Baker. This
letter is torn and taped. A small portion of the bottom of the letter is torn away. This slightly
affects the text (2 pages, handwritten), Jan. 25, 1845
Profile piece on the author\u27s 18-year journey from near-death. On Feb. 19, 1984
No full textProfile piece on the author\u27s 18-year journey from near-death. On Feb. 19, 1984, Phyllis Austin was impaled by a tree branch 1.5 inches in diameter that speared the back of her right thigh and buried itself in her upper abdomen. She was cross-country skiing on Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton at the time of the incident and credits Dr. John Doyle, a surgeon at Northern Cumberland Regional Hospital in Bridgton who served in a field hospital in Vietnam, with saving her life. With details about the incident and Austin\u27s long recovery
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The 2012 Lozano Long Conference: A LLILAS-CMAS Collaboration - Central Americans and the Latino/a Landscape: New Configurations of Latina/o America (program), February 22-25, 2012
No full textCo-organized by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, this conference initiates a dialogue about the locations and experiences framing the practices of the wide spectrum of Latino/a communities.Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies; Center for Mexican American StudiesLatin American Studie
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The 2012 Lozano Long Conference: A LLILAS-CMAS Collaboration - Central Americans and the Latino/a Landscape: New Configurations of Latina/o America (bibliography), February 22-25, 2012
No full textCo-organized by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, this conference initiates a dialogue about the locations and experiences framing the practices of the wide spectrum of Latino/a communities.Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies; Center for Mexican American StudiesLatin American Studie
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The 2012 Lozano Long Conference: A LLILAS-CMAS Collaboration - Central Americans and the Latino/a Landscape: New Configurations of Latina/o America (overview), February 22-25, 2012
No full textCo-organized by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Center for Mexican American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, this conference initiates a dialogue about the locations and experiences framing the practices of the wide spectrum of Latino/a communities.Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies; Center for Mexican American StudiesLatin American Studie
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