China: J-Sch Students Report from Maymester Travels

Photo by Rebecca Davis

The Reporting China Maymester Abroad Program is a five-week program that takes place immediately following the spring semester. These fifteen print and photojournalism students, under the direction of Professor Tracy Dahlby, will travel to Beijing, Xi'an, Hangzhou and Shanghai, and file reports along the way.

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Texas and the Military

Few states in the Union have a longer or prouder military tradition than Texas. From the Alamo to valiant service in World War II and beyond, Texans have been among the first to heed the call in times of war and peace alike. And while citizens of the Lone Star still step forward to serve, and in large numbers, today’s military faces daunting challenges in meeting its wartime commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan at a time of new economic and social pressures at home. In the package of stories that follows, journalists enrolled in the Advanced Writing and Public Affairs Reporting course in the School of Journalism’s masters’ professional program, examine the evolving relationship between and among the military, those who serve and their Texas communities.

The Texas Military: Then and Now-- Elisabeth Long
Five Years Into Iraq UT Students Are Still Opting to Serve --Mike Jeffers
PTSD: A Quiet Battle-- Elisabeth Kristof
Art of War-- Karie Meltzer
Defense Contracts Make Iraq a ”Green Zone” for Texas Companies Big and Small-- Matt Hinton
Welcome Home, Your Job Awaits-- Mike Melanson
This Is The Way We Go To School-- Samantha Iyer
Austin’s VA Clinic Treats Invisible Injuries-- William Gest
The Economics of Texas Base Closures—Kim Loop
Left Behind: The Life of an Army Wife -- Ashwini Salpekar
Why Do They Enlist?-- Alanna Jones

The photo gallery that follows contains a selection of images taken by Photojournalism students for the School of Journalism’s special report on Texas and the Military. The photographers would like to express thanks to our subjects for their cooperation in helping us tell the story.

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