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Sunday, July 27, 2025

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Sunday, July 27, 2025

Living Learning Communities Provide Home with Like-Minded Peers

Living Learning Communities are designed to help new students meet and engage with students who have similar interests.
Living Learning Communities are designed to help new students meet and engage with students who have similar interests.

Making the transition from high school to college can feel overwhelming, but UT Dallas’ Living Learning Communities offer new students a ready-made “home” when they set foot on campus.

Organized by academic interest or major, the freshman-year experience gives students the opportunity to live together on the same floor or wing of the University’s Residence Halls, where they can study, take classes together and hang out with like-minded peers.

It’s like a built-in safety net for students who are new to campus, says Mary Jane Partain, director of the Living Learning Communities (LLCs).

To read more visit: utdallas.edu