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The University of Texas Press is dedicated to publishing books and journals that matter and educate; publishing good books is a public responsibility and a key component of higher education.

 


 Who We Are

The University of Texas Press is a book and journal publisher—a focal point where the life experiences, insights, and specialized knowledge of writers around the world converge to educate students; advance scholarship in the humanities and social sciences; and deepen our understanding of history, current events, contemporary culture, and the natural environment. Since it was established in 1950, the University of Texas Press has published more than 3,000 books, and currently publishes approximately eighty new books and thirteen journals each year.


   

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When you donate to UTP, your dollars will directly support first-time authors in the publishing process. Authors face a range of expenses on the road to publication, from the licensing of illustrations to the creation of an index and other key parts of a book. First-time authors typically have access to fewer institutional sources of support. By supporting the scholars who write books and journal articles, your generosity helps the University of Texas Press reach a broad audience of readers and researchers around the world.

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Your donation supports the ongoing work of the University of Texas Press on the 40 Acres and far beyond. Our books and journals programs offer the foundational research and analysis used by policymakers, opinion leaders, journalists, researchers, and influential writers and commentators, and we make this research—generated by university faculty and scholars outside the academy—available to the broader public. The publications of the University of Texas Press truly change the world.


About the Press

Since our founding nearly 75 years ago, the Press has become a publisher of international scope, issuing works from a wide range of scholarly fields, including American studies; anthropology; archaeology; architecture; art; classics; film and media studies; food studies and cookbooks; history; Jewish studies; Latin American and pre-Columbian studies; Latinx studies; Middle Eastern studies; music; nature and the environment; photography; and Texas and the Southwest.

In addition, UT Press publishes books of general interest for a broad audience of readers on a variety of subjects, including history, current affairs, the visual arts, music, and food, among others. As part of our mission to serve the people of Texas, we also produce books on the history, culture, arts, and natural history of the state.

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The university’s reputation is built on its faculty, its nationally recognized centers for advanced study, and its renowned archives and collections in literature, history, art, and the sciences—sources on which the press has drawn for decades. UT Press regularly collaborates with the university’s Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Center for Mexican American Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harry Ransom Center, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies. 


Clockwise starting from upper left: Author Elizabeth Farfán-Santos (right) presents her new book, Undocumented Motherhood in the C-SPAN Tent at the 2022 Texas Book Festival; Texas politician Beto O’Rourke snags a copy of author Margo Price’s memoir from Literarity Book Shop in El Paso; Staff members dig into advance copies of the forthcoming book Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters (May 2023); Editor in Chief, Casey Kittrell, celebrates with author Sarah Luna (Love in the Drug War) at a recent conference; Margo Price talks about her new memoir, Maybe We’ll Make It, with Deidre Gott of KUT at the 2022 Texas Book Festival; A shot of the sold out crowd for the launch of The One Ann Only, celebrating the very quotable Ann Richards; Author Yajaira M. Padilla (left) speaks with UT Press series editor Frederick Luis Aldama (right) and Reyna Grande (center) about her new book, From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals, at the Texas Book Festival; The late, great Leslie Jordan smiles with his copy of musician Margo Price’s memoir; Author Caryn Rose celebrates the release of her book Why Patti Smith Matters with a conversation with UT Press author and Rock N Roll Hall of Fame musician, Kathy Valentine of The Go Go’s (All I Ever Wanted); Staff member Uriel Perez represents the press and sells some books at the 2022 Boerne Book Festival.

 


 



 




The Final Challenge Winners
Apr 14, 2023



Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are the challenge winners for the final hours of the campaign! 


Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge

1st Place: WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club

2nd Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet

3rd place: WINNER Longhorn Racing

 

Final Countdown Challenge

1st Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet 

2nd Place: WINNER Texas Crew 

3rd place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 

 

Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: First Gen Equity $1,000 Prize
Runner-up: Texas Taekwondo $250 Prize

 


State & International Challenge Winners - Check your donor wall these have been awarded! 

Leaderboard Challenge Winners - Check the challenges page wall for the final leaderboards. Prizes have been awarded! 

Lucky Longhorn Lottery Winners
Apr 13, 2023

Congratulations to our 40 random winners today!

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Faculty & Staff Big Give Match (Day 1)
The first $5,000 in gifts from UT faculty and staff members made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted. April 12, 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. Central
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Happy Horns Happy Hour Match
The first $10,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $10,000, is exhausted. April 12, 4 – 9 p.m. Central
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Faculty & Staff Big Give Match (Day 2)
The first $5,000 in gifts from UT faculty and staff members made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted. April 13, 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Central
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Student Support Late-Night Match
The first $5,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $5,000, is exhausted. April 12, 9 – 11:59 p.m. Central
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$750
7,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 7,000th Gift – $750 award
Completed
$2,000
9,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 9,000th Gift – $1,250 award
Completed
Success!
Pre-Campaign Ambassador Sign-up Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations with the most verified 40 for Forty ambassadors registered by April 10 at 5 p.m. will receive an additional award! 1st Place – $1,000 award | 2nd Place – $500 award | 3rd Place – $250 award
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Success!
Faculty & Staff Challenge
The participating college, school, unit or organization with the greatest number of gifts from UT faculty and staff donors will win an additional award! March 29, 8 a.m. – April 13, 10:00 p.m. Central 1st Place – $2,000 award | 2nd Place – $1,000 award | 3rd Place – $500 award 1st Place - UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex | 2nd Place - Dell Medical School | 3rd Place - Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
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Success!
Turn the U.S. Burnt Orange
Keep an eye on the main page’s donation heat map! The donor who completes the map by making the first gift from the 50th state (including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico) will win an additional $400 awarded to their designation. The donor’s state will be determined by the credit card billing address. April 12, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 10 p.m. Central
Completed
Success!
Lucky Longhorn Lottery
Feeling lucky, Longhorns? 40 donors who make a gift during the challenge period will be randomly selected to win an additional $250 awarded to their designation! April 13, 7 a.m. – noon Central
Completed
Leaderboard
Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within the designated period will receive an additional award! April 13, 12 – 4 p.m. Central 1st place – $2,500 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $1,000
Rank Prize Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge Gifts
1 $2,500 UT Men's Ultimate Club 281
2 $1,500 Texas Trap and Skeet 271
3 $1,000 Longhorn Racing 270
4 UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex 258
5 Texas Crew 250
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Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Greatest Number of Gifts Received
The participating college, school, unit or organization with the greatest number of gifts will be listed on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Gifts
1 Texas Trap and Skeet 1,403
2 Texas Crew 1,399
3 UT Men's Ultimate Club 1,014
4 Longhorn Racing 724
5 The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 661
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Leaderboard
Day 1 Leaderboard: Unique Donors
The five participating colleges, schools, units or organizations with the greatest number of unique donors during the first day of 40 for Forty will receive awards!
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,000 UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex 150
2 $750 Chapters & Networks 128
3 $500 Texas 4000 for Cancer 87
4 $250 Texas Crew 64
5 $100 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 51
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Student Support Kickoff Match
The first $10,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives within this period will be matched! Gifts from $5 – $500 will be matched until the total to be awarded, $10,000, is exhausted. April 12, 6 a.m. – noon Central
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Midnight Madness Match
The first $7,500 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives made within this period will be matched! Gifts of $5 and above will be matched until the total to be awarded, $7,500, is exhausted. April 13, midnight – 7 a.m. Central
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
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Student Support Final Match
The first $10,000 in gifts from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends and students to student support initiatives within this period will be matched! Gifts from $5 – $500 will be matched until the total to be awarded, $10,000, is exhausted. April 13, 4 – 8 p.m. Central
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,000
1,883rd Milestone Award
In September 1883, The University of Texas was officially opened in a ceremony inside an incomplete building on a grassy hill where the Tower now stands. To celebrate UT's founding year, the 1,883rd gift will receive a $1,883 award!
Completed
$1,000
8,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 8,000th Gift – $1,000 award
8,000 / 8,000 Gifts
Completed
$750
10,000th Gift Milestone Award
To celebrate specific milestones in the campaign, an additional award will be added to the area that receives the following milestone gifts. 10,000th Gift – $750 award
Completed
Success!
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
Show your Longhorn pride and help a participating 40 for Forty group win $1,000! Share your burnt-orange selfie to your Instagram story and tag @UTAustinTX and #UT40for40 for your chance to win. April 10, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 4:59 p.m. Central
Completed
Success!
U.S. State Challenge
Keep an eye on the main page’s donation heat map! The first donor from each state, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico will win an additional $100 awarded to their designation. The donor’s state will be determined by the credit card billing address. April 12, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 10 p.m. Central
Completed
Success!
International Challenge
Keep an eye on the main page’s international donation heat map! The first donor from each continent will win an additional $250 awarded to their designation. The donor’s country will be determined by the credit card billing address. April 12, 6 a.m. Central – April 13, 10 p.m. Central
Completed
Leaderboard
Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within the designated period will receive an additional award! April 12, 12 – 4 p.m. Central 1st place – $2,500 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $1,000
Rank Prize Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge Gifts
1 $2,500 Texas Crew 395
2 $1,500 UT Men's Ultimate Club 377
3 $1,000 Texas Trap and Skeet 376
4 UT Child Development Center Capitol Complex 235
5 Texas Women's Rugby 85
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Leaderboard
Final Countdown Challenge
The three participating colleges, schools, units or organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts within the designated period will receive an additional award! April 13, 8 – 10 p.m. Central 1st place – $3,500 | 2nd place – $1,500 | 3rd place – $500
Rank Prize Final Countdown Challenge Gifts
1 $3,500 Texas Trap and Skeet 706
2 $1,500 Texas Crew 663
3 $500 The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 606
4 Longhorn Racing 434
5 UT Men's Ultimate Club 337
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Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Highest Amount of Dollars Received
The participating college, school, unit or organization with the highest number of dollars raised will be listed on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 Dell Medical School $2,526,675.00
2 Department of Accounting $2,001,100.00
3 McCombs School of Business $433,094.00
4 Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics $350,435.00
5 New Student Services $200,140.00
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Leaderboard
Day 2 Leaderboard: Gifts
The five participating colleges, schools, units or organizations with the greatest number of gifts raised during the second day of 40 for Forty will receive awards!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 Texas Trap and Skeet 999
2 $750 Texas Crew 938
3 $500 Longhorn Racing 713
4 $250 The University of Texas Weightlifting Team 639
5 $100 UT Men's Ultimate Club 633
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