Matthew McConaughey is now a full-time film professor at the University of Texas
- Academy award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey will start teaching as a full-time film professor at the University of Texas at Austin this fall.
- McConaughey began working at UT as a visiting instructor in 2015.
- Since then, the movie star has become a cult hero and even helped drive students home from a football game in a golf cart.
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Starting this fall, Austin film students will start seeing a lot more of Matthew McConaughey.
The Academy Award winner and University of Texas alumnus was just officially added to the list of UT faculty as a "professor of practice."
UT's Moody College of Communications announced their new professor via tweet Wednesday morning.
In recognition of his professional pedigree and personal investment in student success, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed a #TEXASMoody professor of practice. @McConaughey will continue to teach the #UTScriptoScreen class in @UTRTF. pic.twitter.com/9goKkc6U0A
— TEXAS Moody (@UTexasMoody) August 28, 2019
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McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from UT in 1993.
McConaughey has roamed UT's campus as a visiting instructor for the past four years and has become somewhat of a cult hero. The Academy Award-winning actor won over the hearts of students when he stuck around after a UT vs. TCU football game in 2016 and drove students back home from campus in a golf cart.
When McConaughey was first hired, he was brought on to co-teach the "Script to Screen film production class," with UT professor Scott Rice. McConaughey helped design the curriculum for the class, which he will continue to teach as a full-time professor.
Last week, @McConaughey visited @UTRTF's Advanced Producing: Script-to-Screen class! #moodypride #whatstartshere pic.twitter.com/hpmhEMKi8I
— TEXAS Moody (@UTexasMoody) August 29, 2016
"It's the class I wish I would have had when I was in film school. Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them," McConaughey told UT News. "Making movies, turning words on paper into film, is both a science and art – no matter the time or generation. The elements of truth and genuine joy for the process are timeless. That will always be our classroom focus."
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