DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas has reached a multi-million-dollar fundraising milestone to support continuing growth of its transformative online collection of Texas history and culture. 

UNT Libraries had a goal of raising $1.5 million over the last four years to receive the entirety of a $500,000 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Earlier this semester it...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Emmy-winning composer Bruce Broughton has made a commitment to donate his collection of music scores for film, television, video games, theme parks and concert music to the University of North Texas Music Library in support of the media music initiatives in the UNT College of Music.

Broughton is best known for his many film scores, which...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Three national award-winning authors are coming to the University of North Texas this fall. 

Each semester, the Creative Writing department in the Department of English invites distinguished authors to the Denton campus for a series of readings and book signings.

The 2019 UNT Visiting Writers Series will...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Rachel Louise Moran, an assistant professor in the University of North Texas Department of History, is delving into how society has defined and diagnosed postpartum depression with a $162,619 grant from the National Science Foundation.

While pregnant with her first child, Moran was struck by the use of depression screening questionnaires at the obstetrician’s office, in the hospital and even by her son’s pediatrician. 

“I thought they were probably a good thing, but...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas is celebrating indigenous languages in a series of events this fall as part of the United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages. 

According to the UN’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 40 percent of the world’s estimated 6,700 languages are in danger of disappearing. 

A language is not only a means of communication, it’s intertwined with the cultures, histories and identities of the people who...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Ten journalists and writers were awarded top prizes at the University of North Texas 2019 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. The event, now in its 15th year, brings together storytellers who are dedicated to the art of narrative nonfiction.

Among the awards, the conference honors great literary journalism and creative nonfiction with its Book Manuscript, Reported Narrative and Personal Essay writing contests.

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DENTON (UNT), TEXAS – For the fifth time in seven years, a “Washington Post” reporter has claimed the top prize in the annual Best American Newspaper Narratives writing contest sponsored by the University of North Texas’ Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. 

The conference, in its 15th year, is hosted by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism in...

The University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service is bringing experts together from across multiple disciplines to combat homelessness and criminal recidivism in rural communities. 

Subject matter experts in the departments of Public Administration, Rehabilitation and Health Services and ...

What: Realizing Resistance, a “Star Wars” conference

When: 6 – 8 p.m. May 2 (Thursday); 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. May 3 (Friday) and May 4 (Saturday)

Where: May 2 at Denton County Brewing Company, 200 E. McKinney St., and May 3 –4 at UNT Willis Library, 1506 W. Highland St., Denton

Cost: Free, but registration is recommended at https://...

What: Free film screening of “Victoria & Abdul” with author Shrabani Basu

When: 5:30-9 p.m. April 18 (Thursday)

Where: UNT University Union Lyceum, 1155 Union Circle, Denton

Background: 

Journalist and author Shrabani Basu will be at the Univeristy of North Texas April 18 (Thursday) for a screening of “Victoria & Abdul,” a film based on her book...