DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas celebrated Native American Heritage Month with a variety of experiences meant to educate and inspire. The events, guided by UNT’s Native American Student Association (NASA), paid tribute to a rich history while increasing th...

DENTON (UNT), Texas ­ — The University of North Texas is being recognized for its ELEVAR program by earning the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 2023 Star Award. The Star Award recognizes higher education institutions that contribute toward the board’s “Building a Talent Strong Texas” initiative.

UNT ELEVAR (Empower, Learn, Excel, enVision, Advance, Rise) is an inclusive post-secondary education program f...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Ten alumni from the University of North Texas earned nominations or collaborated on projects nominated in the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

UNT alumni were recognized across a half-dozen categories in the nominations, including two that are competing for Best Opera Recording.

Soprano Latonia Moore, who attended UNT during the mid 1990s, won the 2023 Grammy earlier this year in the category for her role in the Metropolitan Opera’s p...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Once again, the University of North Texas Police Department is one of an elite few to earn advanced law enforcement accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

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DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas celebrated Veterans Day alongside the city of Denton and Texas Woman’s University.

Staff of UNT Student Veteran Services, members of the UNT Student Veterans Association and students from UNT's Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC programs attended the city’s Veterans Day on the Square event. They marked the annual U.S. holiday with a wreath-laying ceremony, a bagpipe presentation by the Denton Fire Department and a series of guest speakers including UNT Student Veteran Services Director James Davenport....

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Between going to classes and studying for midterms, University of North Texas theatre senior Sam Jack braced for a unique event — a competitive festival that challenges students to create an original work in just 24 hours.

The UNT Department of Dance and Theatre...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas was named as a Fulbright HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution) Leader for 2023. Each year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognizes the strong engagement of select HSIs with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program.

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield commended the institutions receiving the Fulbright HSI Leader designation this year. UNT was one of...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — As an undergraduate at the University of North Texas, Jose Marines (’22) worked as a research assistant for the Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI). The work, which included walkability studies and environmental monitoring, soon became his passion.

“I was excite...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — For students, faculty and staff at the University of North Texas, Día de los Muertos — or the Day of the Dead — is celebrated in a variety of ways both on and off-campus.

“Every year, members from Sigma Delta Pi come together to set up an altar, or ofrenda, in the Language Building lobby,” s...

FRISCO, Texas — Faculty from four Dallas-Fort Worth area universities gathered at the University of North Texas at Frisco to cultivate further relationships and joint action for advancing artificial intelligence.

As the world move...