DENTON (UNT), Texas — In an effort to encourage narrative nonfiction storytelling at newspapers across America, the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference and The Dallas Morning News are launching a new writing contest this year. The Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest will award prizes to three long-form narrative nonfiction pieces previously published in daily U.S. newspapers or on the newspapers’ websites.

Newspaper reporters and editors may submit...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas College of Public Affairs and Community Service honored outstanding staff members, faculty members, students and community members at an April 5 appreciation dinner in UNT’s Gateway Center.

“I am humbled by the dedication and commitment of those who are so committed to strengthening their communities,” said Dr. Thomas Evenson, dean of UNT’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service. “Strengthening communities is our mission, and we feel it’s important to recognize the individuals and...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — College and university students may apply for several awards that will pay for their registration to the 2013 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.

Hosted by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, which is part of the University of North Texas’ Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, the conference attracts more than 300 participants each year who are interested in narrative nonfiction....

What:       “50 Years Since the Assassination of John F. Kennedy” — The 2013 Texas History  Symposium presented by the University of North Texas Department of History. Featuring former Dallas Police Department detective James Leavelle and James Giglio, distinguished professor emeritus of history at Southwest Missouri State University, as guest speakers.

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What: First annual Arab Film Festival, the first and only of its kind in Texas, presented by the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute

When: 6:30 to 10 p.m. April 19 (Friday) and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 20 (Saturday) and April 21 (Sunday)

Where: Angelika Film Center, 5321 East Mockingbird Lane, Suite 230, Dallas

Tickets: Free for students with ID, $5 for one ticket or $8 for two tickets

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What: A lecture at the University of North Texas by Jorge Huerta, Chancellor’s Associates Professor, Emeritus at the University of California at San Diego. Huerta will discuss and demonstrate the important role that Teatro Chicana/o, or the Chicano theater movement, has played in the struggles for social justice since 1965.

When: 3 p.m. April 9 (Tuesday)

Where: Forum on the first floor of UNT's...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Vivian Castleberry, longtime women’s editor of the Dallas Times Herald who is also known for her work with Peacemakers Incorporated, has been named to the C.E. Shuford Hall of Honor at the University of North Texas’ Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.

The Shuford Hall of Honor Award recognizes individuals for professional and...

What: Poet Paisley Rekdal, winner of the 2013 UNT Rilke Prize sponsored by the University of North Texas Creative Writing Program, reads from her work in Animal Eye at UNT. Part of the UNT Department of English's Visiting Writers Series

When: 8 p.m April 9 (Tuesday)

Where:  Golden Eagle Suite on the third level of UNT's University Union, located one block west of Welch and West Prairie streets (1155 Union Circle)...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Robert Jessup, professor of studio arts; Bonnie Friedman, assistant professor of English; and Claudia Howard Queen, assistant professor of dance and theatre, have been selected as faculty fellows in UNT's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2013-14 academic year.

As fellows, the three professors will be granted a semester off from teaching duties to work on their projects full time.

Robert Jessup

Professor of Studio Arts Robert Jessup, a UNT faculty member since fall 1991, will use the fellowship to challenge his...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas students are invited to participate in a Big Picture Idea Competition hosted by UNT’s Innovation Greenhouse.

Students participating will use video to tell a story of creativity in the North Texas region, and winners can receive prizes of up to $500 as well as internships with Big Picture Idea.

Nancy Hong, executive director of the Innovation Greenhouse, will host an information...