Forty Acres Scholar Studies Food Security at German University

Stephanie Eisner has wasted no time in getting real-world experience relevant to her public health major.

A Summer in Spain for Linda Shi

  Linda Shi visits the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy while traveling solo after her study abroad term ended. When Forty Acres Scholar Linda Shi walked into her Spanish Civilizat

Trailblazer

Meet Alejandra Ortega: UT freshman, Forty Acres Scholar, aspiring math teacher, and the first high school graduate in her family.

Monica Bischoff Interns at Microsoft

Monica Bischoff had never lived outside of Texas when she left for a 12-week financial internship with Microsoft in Redmond, Washington this past summer.

Forty Acres Scholar Spends Summer in Spain

From left Chelsey Bravenec, Rachel Larson and Michelle Byers in front of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.[/caption] Architecture and Plan II sophomore and Forty Acres Scholar Rachel Larson spen

'The Most Exhilarating Two Months of My Life': A Forty Acres Scholar Goes Abroad

Akos Furton is a UT sophomore studying business honors and mathematics and the recipient of the Ray and Denise Nixon Forty Acres Scholarship.

'We're Expecting Great Things From You': Named Scholarship Recipient Thanks Donors

Mark Mikhaeil is a UT senior studying mechanical engineering and the recipient of the Beverly R. and Jack P. Randall Family Challenge Grant.

'So Much More Than a Check': Chapter Scholarship Recipient Shares Her Story

Veronica Maes is a UT junior studying chemical engineering and a recipient of the Texas Exes Houston Chapter AIM Foundation Scholarship.

Newest Forty Acres Scholars Bond at Annual Retreat

Paint wars, public-speaking seminars, and some serious group bonding—the newest Forty Acres Scholars had a packed and diverse schedule when they converged on campus last week for the program's annual