Matthew McConaughey gets new job … as film professor

Frank Carnevale
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 1:49 p.m. | Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 1:49 p.m.

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Matthew McConaughey arrives for the world premiere of “The Beach Bum” at the Paramount Theatre during the South by Southwest Film Festival on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Austin, Texas.

Moody College of Communication

Matthew McConaughey has been appointed as a professor of practice at the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas starting in the fall 2019 term.

Aright, alright, alright.

Actor Matthew McConaughey is taking a new job — inspiring and educating students at the University of Texas as a film professor.

McConaughey was named a professor at the Moody College of Communication starting in the fall 2019 term, the school announced Wednesday.

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

It’s not completely new, as he has been a visiting instructor in the college’s Department of Radio-Television-Film since 2015.

McConaughey earned a film degree in 1993 from UT Austin and is a big supporter of the school and its sports teams. Also, the year he graduated he had a memorable supporting role in “Dazed and Confused.”

“It’s the class I wish I would have had when I was in film school,” McConaughey said in a news release. “Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them. 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.”

McConaughey has appeared in more than 50 movies, including “A Time to Kill,” “Interstellar,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Dallas Buyers Club.”

The fall course, “Script to Screen,” will study McConaughey’s film “Mud” from 2012 and “The Gentlemen,” which will be released next year.