DENTON (UNT), Texas — DENTON (UNT), Texas — UNT International at the University of North Texas will host many activities and lectures this semester focused on learning about and enjoying other cultures. The events are free, will take place on the UNT campus in Denton and are open to media and the public, unless otherwise noted.

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What: “subUrbia,” by Eric Bogosian, presented by the University of North Texas Department of Dance and Theatre, about the challenges of becoming independent adults in America.

When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 – 6 (Thursday - Saturday), 2 p.m. Oct. 6 – 7 (Saturday – Sunday)

Where: Studio Theater, Radio Television Film and Performing Arts Building, 1179 Union Circle, Denton, Texas.

Cost: Tickets cost $12.50 for students, UNT...

DENTON (UNT), Texas –Communities across the U.S. are celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month including the University of North Texas, which is hosting on-campus events showcasing Hispanic culture, history and more.

UNT is home to scholars across a variety of disciplines who dedicate their studies toward Hispanic culture and history. 

• Priscilla Solis Ybarra in the Department of English specializes in contemporary Chicana/o literature and...

What: “YOU ARE HER” performance art installation and exhibit designed by UNT sculpture professor Alicia Eggert.

When: Running until Sept. 29 (Saturday)

Where: Outside the Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, 2900 W. Berry St.; Outside the Moudy South building, 2805 S. University Drive; “Pop-up” performances on the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Five award-winning photojournalists, including both Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winners, will discuss the ethical and technical boundaries of intimate, firsthand visual reporting in a panel discussion entitled “Seeing and Believing in the Age of Fake News:  Finding Truth in Visual Journalism.”

The discussion, accompanied by a traveling photo exhibit, takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 (Thursday) in the University Union Lyceum (...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Department of Dance & Theater will host renowned hip-hop dancer and choreographer, Rennie Harris and his assistant Millie Heckler, a Rennie Harris dancer, from September 7 – 16.

Since the age of 15, Harris has been teaching workshops and classes at various venues and universities around the country and is a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Assistant professor of jazz guitar at the University of North Texas, Davy Mooney and Tokyo-born drummer, Ko Omura have released their first album entitled “Benign Strangers.”

“The album’s title describes our creative experience,” said Mooney. “Ko had never met the rest of the band. He flew in from Tokyo and met everybody for the first time at the recording studio. It’s remarkable that...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Author Alison Owings, who is known for her stereotype-challenging oral-history based books, will receive unique guidance in writing her fourth piece, “The Book of Del: A Life Before, During and After Homelessness.”

Owings is the winner of the Biography Fellowship awarded during the University of North Texas’ 2018 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, held July 20 – 22. Given in conjunction with the Mayborn conference,...

DENTON (UNT), Texas--The University of North Texas College of Music HarpBeats recently performed at the famed Chicago Lyon & Healy Hall. The HarpBeats, a nine-member ensemble, joined only a few artists invited to participate in the concert series including Emmanuel Ceysson (harpist for the New York MET), Katherine Siochi (International Harp...