The above World War I era 13-foot-by-25-foot original flag made to honor fallen Aggies hung from the fourth-floor rotunda in the Academic Building for most of its time at Texas A&M from 1918 to 1943. By Elena Watts, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications After almost 90 years, two flags…
Authors who create elaborate fantasy worlds, like J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth and George R.R. Martin’s Westeros, often provide maps to guide readers through these imaginary lands. Texas A&M University’s Cushing Memorial Library and Archives invites visitors to explore fantasy maps with the new exhibit, Worlds Imagined: The Maps of Imaginary…
Texas A&M’s Diversity Accessibility Hackathon is a 24-hour event in which teams compete for $5,000 in prize money as they pursue ways to improve public accessibility on campus. The Hackathon, Feb. 17-18, is designed to stimulate dialogue about diversity and inclusion topics on campus in a collaborative environment, say organizers. Contestants will…
Rebecca Hankins President Barack Obama has appointed Rebecca Hankins of Texas A&M University to serve as a member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Hankins, who has worked for the Texas A&M University Libraries since 2003, is an associate professor, curator and archivist for Africana Studies, Woman’s…