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UNT students named Spectrum Scholars by American Library Association
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Two students in the University of North Texas' College of Information have been named 2017 Spectrum Scholars by the American Library Association. Each student will receive $5,...
UNT doctorate student named 2017 Tillman Scholar
DENTON (UNT), Texas Elizabeth Burgin a doctorate student at the University of North Texas has been named a 2017 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation.
In recognition of their service, leadership and potential, the newly selected class of scholars will receive more than $1.1 million in scholarships to pursue their higher education goals.
Burgin, a doctoral student in the counseling program in the...
UNT doctoral student awarded $20,000 fellowship
University of North Texas doctoral student Ana Guadalupe Reyes has been selected for a $20,000 fellowship from the National Board for Certified Counselors.
Reyes is a doctoral student in the College of Education counseling program specializing in equine-assisted psychotherapy and LGBTQ+ issues. As a National Board for Certified Counselors fellow, she will receive funding and training to support her education and facilitate her service to underserved minority populations.
...Grant Thornton taps UNT doctoral student for first fellowship and $40,000 award
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Grant Thornton, one of the largest professional accounting services networks in the world, has named a University of North Texas student its first fellow.
Sonja Hightower, a first-year doctoral student and former lecturer in the UNT College of Business Department of Accounting, is the first person to be honored as a Grant Thornton Doctoral Fellow in Accounting. The fellowship comes with a $40,000 award to be divided over four years...
UNT graduate programs ranked in top 25 by U.S. News & World Report
Five University of North Texas programs were recently ranked in the top 25 graduate degree programs by U.S. News & World Report.
Programs in the College of Information that were ranked in the top 25 are:
●Library and Information Studies — No. 20
●Health Librarianship — No. 7
●School Media Library — No. 10
“We are very pleased to continue to offer very high quality programs to our students that are nationally so highly ranked,” said College of...
UNT student awarded $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
University of North Texas student Matt Morton has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship program.
The fellowship offers grants to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel and general career advancement.
Morton, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English, began working on a new book last year.
“Starting a new book is...
UNT expands MBA offerings with 11-month program
DENTON, Texas (UNT) — The University of North Texas has added a new option to its master of business administration degree programs. The new, full-time MBA in business management allows students to complete their degrees in 11 months, among the shortest offerings for MBA programs.
Students will learn through face-to-face lessons from expert faculty, industry visits with successful corporate executives, hands-on exercises and a cohort-style system, so that each group of students take all of their...
UNT students in Costa Rica learn to offset tourism’s harm to planet
DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Sixteen University of North Texas students are using their know-how to ease tourism’s strain on the environment. The students, enrolled in a joint, two-year Master of Science in International Sustainable Tourism degree program, are researching ways to meet the needs of tourists and travel markets without compromising future resources.
“A lot of times when people travel, they don’t think about the impact,” said Kristi Ingram, a first-year student in the program who finished her...
U.S. News and World Report lists UNT online education program among best in the nation
DENTON (UNT) Texas—U.S News and World Report has named the University of North Texas College of Education online graduate education program one of the best in the nation. UNT was ranked No.16 out of 275 schools listed. The program rose from a No.124 ranking last year.
“This is exciting news! Our faculty has always been committed to providing quality programs that meet the needs of students across the nation, state and North Texas area,” said...
UNT journalism school and its graduate institute receive diversity award from AEJMC
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas and the school's Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism have received the 2016 Equity & Diversity Award from the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Mayborn representatives received the award at the AEJMC's annual conference, held Aug. 4-7 in Minneapolis.
Presented annually since 2009 to one college or university...