Winter 2020 Issue

Paying It Forward
McCombs alumni establish endowments for the school John C. Goff, BBA ’77, shared with Mark Roberts, the new executive director of…

A Season of Transformation
Letter from the dean of the McCombs School of Business In a year as unprecedented as this one, we at the…

Rising to the Challenge
The former dean and McCombs alum is UT Austin’s new president UT Austin president Jay Hartzell Jay Hartzell, who spent nearly…

Student Startups
Enterprising undergraduates solve problems across campus and around the globe Students at the McCombs School of Business aren’t waiting to…

The McCombs Legacy
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the transformational gift that inspired generations of Longhorns With their $50 million donation…

A Sense of Belonging
To meet the demands of corporate hiring — and to meet the current moment — McCombs works to cultivate a more representative student body…

Entrepreneurial Thinking
K.K. Salem, lead donor of a newly named center, on the free market and making the world better By Mary Ann…

Weighing in, in Heavy Times
How McCombs faculty members have advanced and elevated the national conversation around COVID-19 By Judie Kinonen and Mary Ann Roser With…

Trailblazers
Insights, challenges, and encouragement from Black entrepreneurs who charted their own paths after their time at McCombs By Alberta Phillips…

Passion and Purpose
Kevin Curry, BBA ’04, found his direction and destiny with his health and nutrition brand, FitMenCook By Alberta Phillips Photographs…