DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas Department of History is seeking scholars and student researchers to present in an upcoming conference offering a global, interdisciplinary perspective on World War I and its lasting legacy.

Leading up to the 100-year anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles signing that formally brought an end to WWI, the university will host the two-day conference, ...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – A new master’s degree fellowship at the ...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – A group of students at the University of North Texas will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest live audio stream this week. 

Beginning 4 p.m. Nov. 15 (Thursday), students in the Department of Media Arts will live stream from a lecture hall in the university’s Radio, TV, Film & Performing Arts building. Their goal is to live stream through 2:30 a.m. Nov. 18 (Sunday). That would go beyond the ...

What: Feminist Struggles in Dark Times: A Transnational Dialogue – Seven female scholars come together to weigh in on the current state of politics across the world, as well as how feminism is essential to modern times, at a...

What: Mediating Change conference

When: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Nov. 1 (Thursday) and 9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 (Friday)

Where: Various locations on campus at University of North Texas, Denton; See conference website for detailed agenda and locations.

Who: BlackStar Film Festival founder Maori Karmael Holmes, documentary filmmakers PJ Raval and Curran Nault and scholars from UNT and other universities will...

There are an estimated 7,000 languages spoken all over the world. It is possible that as many as half of those languages will be gone by the end of the century. University of North Texas College of Information associate professor Sadaf Munshi wants to learn everything about Mankiyali before it is gone.

“The National Science Foundation awarded us a $284,000 grant to document and preserve Mankiyali, a severely endangered language,” Munshi said. “The language exhibits a number...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — With a projected 13 percent increase in demand for urban and regional planners over the next 10 years, the University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service’s new Bachelor of Arts in urban policy and planning is addressing the need for skilled workers.

“This will be the first degree of its kind in the DFW region,” said Jennifer Evans-Cowley,...

The images from recent hurricanes are hard to view but underscore the growing need for professionals who can help the areas hardest hit recover.

The University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service’s new Master of Science degree in Emergency Management and Disaster Science will help fill this need. The program will equip the next generation of emergency managers with the knowledge and skills needed to manage the growing...

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...

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 (...