Donald Trump is expected to be formally named the Republican Party's candidate for president at the party's convention July 18-21 in Cleveland. A week later, Hillary Clinton is expected to be formally named the Democrat nominee at the Democrat Party's convention, which will be July 25-28 in Philadelphia.
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, chair of the University of North Texas' Department of Political Science, is available...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- Michael Young, a recent graduate of the University of North Texas, has received a $5,000 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship to continue his education in graduate school.
Young received his degree in English, with a concentration in writing and rhetoric, in May. He will use his fellowship at Pennsylvania State University this fall. He transferred to UNT in 2013 from Tarrant County College, which he credits as the foundation where he found his encouragement to further his education at UNT.
Phi Kappa Phi, with a...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) - Nationally renowned researchers and writers will join University of North Texas faculty on July 30 (Saturday), to share innovative ways to change the lives of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. More than 200 parents, behavior analysts, special educators and other professionals will attend the 8th Annual "Adventures in Autism Intervention and Research Conference" from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the UNT Gateway Center located at 801 North Texas Boulevard in Denton.
Conference attendees will learn about cutting...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — CEOWORLD Magazine has named the University of North Texas hospitality program among the best in the world. In its "Top 50 Hospitality and Hotel Management Schools" list for 2015, the UNT's Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management was ranked No. 31 out of 300 private and public hotel management schools. Approximately 18,000 hospitality professionals were surveyed for the listing.
"This...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas College of Information has named Kinshuk, who goes by a single name, as its new dean. Kinshuk is formerly the associate dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada.
"Dr. Kinshuk brings with him great leadership and research experience," said Finley Graves, provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT. "We look forward to Dr. Kinshuk working with our faculty to articulate a clear vision for the future of the College of Information."
Kinshuk...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – University of North Texas doctoral student Nydia Sánchez has won the prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for the 2016-2017 academic year. Sánchez was one of 35 winners out of a pool of nearly 400 applicants and is the first UNT student to win the award.
Barrett Taylor, Sánchez's faculty mentor, is an assistant professor of counseling and higher education. He said receiving the fellowship marks...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Texas history was made this month when UNT Provost Finley Graves traveled to China to bestow degrees on four students. The four graduated with two degrees from two universities in two countries at the same time – one from the University of North Texas and the other from a participating university in China. The students – Qi Liu, Jiajun Teng, Chen Peng and Binghuan Zhang – are part of the Student Transfer Program at UNT. Last year, the program had its first graduate who was here in the United...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- High-achieving juniors in the Richardson Independent School District are now guaranteed admission to the University of North Texas through UNT's Eagle Advantage program.
Juniors in Richardson ISD who rank in the top 20 percent of their class will earn guaranteed admission to UNT.
"We are so proud to welcome Richardson ISD students to UNT and the Eagle Advantage program," said UNT President Neal Smatresk. "They are great...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Terri Day has been named the Special Assistant to the Provost at the University of North Texas. She began her new job last month.
The Special Assistant to the Provost acts as a liaison between UNT's colleges and school and academic departments and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Day will oversee university policy development for the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; and implement communication strategies for keeping faculty and staff apprised of and involved in academic...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Victor Prybutok, Regents Professor of decision sciences at the University of North Texas, has been named vice provost for UNT's Toulouse Graduate School.
"Dr. Prybutok is a proven leader with a strong history of supporting graduate studies at UNT," said Finley Graves, provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT. "Not only has he previously worked within the Toulouse Graduate School, but he's also helped build our research programs within the College of Business and he's done an outstanding job overseeing the...