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UNT First Flight Week welcomes students to campus with convocation, celebration
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Students at the University of North Texas prepared for the Fall 2024 semester with First Flight Week, an annual welcome week program featuring on-campus events and festivities. As the Class...
UNT students broaden perspectives, discover new career paths through summer travel courses
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Students at the University of North Texas took advantage of numerous study abroad and study in America courses this summer, building academic knowledge and career skills while exploring new cities.
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Elm Fork Education Center celebrates 25 years of educational fun
DENTON (UNT), Texas — With a mission to provide premier educational programs for children, the Elm Fork Education Center is celebrating 25 years of its work at the University of North Texas.
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UNT System Board of Regents Names Harrison Keller UNT’s Next President
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas System Board of Regents officially appointed Dr. Harrison Keller to lead the University of North Texas – the system’s flagship campus and the third-largest university in Texas. Today’s unanimous vote comes after Texas’ mandatory 21-day waiting period for a presidential appointment.
Dr. Keller, who currently serves as the commissioner and chief executive officer of the Texas Higher...
UNT transfer students thrive with support from dedicated center
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is making significant strides in supporting transfer students with the help of its Transfer Center. According to the Community College Research Center (CCRC), only 45% of Texas community college transfer students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. On the national level, that number is 48%. However, UNT’s institutional research reveals that 68% of its 2017 transfer cohort achieved...
A Celebration of Freedom
Juneteenth's legacy is one of joy and festivity, which Jarred Howard hopes to capture in the forthcoming national museum.
DENTON (UNT), Texas — More Americans know about Juneteenth than ever — 90%, according to a...
UNT faculty to explore trauma and healing, social justice and Regency-era music as IAA Fellows
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Storytelling in pursuit of connection, change and cultural preservation is at the heart of three creative research projects being pursued by University of North Texas professors as the 2024-25 Institute for the...
UNT System Board of Regents announces sole finalist for UNT President
DENTON (UNT), Texas — After a national search to find the next president of Texas’ third largest institution of higher education, the University of North Texas System Board of Regents announced the selection of Dr. Harrison Keller as the sole finalist for president of the University of North Texas.
Dr. Keller will become the 17th president in the university’s history and will succeed Dr. Neal Smatresk, who became president of UNT in 2014 and led the university for a decade.
"Harrison Keller has spent his career committed...
LGBTQ+ student groups celebrate Pride Month
DENTON (UNT), Texas — As Pride Month continues, the University of North Texas and its LGBTQ+ student organizations reflect on their recent events, future plans and what the historic month means to them.
June was designated as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month by President Bill Clinton in 2000. In 2009, President Barack Obama updated it to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride. The history traces back to the Stonewall Riots in June 1969, when the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, sparking a six-day protest and catalyzing the gay rights movement. The...
UNT's all-female esports team battles at national competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas boasts an all-female team playing Valorant, a popular competitive video game, representing the Mean Green at national esports competitions.
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