The individuals honored in this exhibit represent the alumni and faculty members of The University of Texas at Austin who have won the Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer is a highly competitive annual award honoring excellence in journalism and the arts. It was created by Joseph Pulitzer β , the influential publisher who helped pioneer mass circulation newspapers.
Started in and administered by Columbia University, the Pulitzer recognizes individuals, groups of individuals and staffs of entire newspapers in categories such as news coverage, the literary arts, music and photography.
In total, UT claims over 25 Pulitzer winners, several of whom have won it multiple times. They include writers, photographers, editors, critics and historians who have graduated from UT and faculty members who have taught here.
Additionally, countless other UT alumni and faculty members not featured here have been recognized as finalists for the prize. These award-winners have borne witness to the most pivotal events of our time β including civil wars, scientific breakthroughs, natural disasters, genocides and conflicts between nations β as well as the events central to Texas communities.
In the process, they have given voice to the voiceless and shaped how we perceive and experience the world. In addition to receiving two Pulitzers, Bouju has photographed conflicts around the world and won the World Press Photo of the Year award for a photo of a hooded Iraqi prisoner holding his young son. Rival ethnic groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis, blamed each other for the murder of the president, a Hutu.
