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UNT journalism faculty available to discuss Michael Brown coverage on mainstream, social media
On Aug. 10, 2014, one day after 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, the hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown began appearing on Twitter after an attorney in Jackson, Mississippi, posted it with two photos of himself -- one showing him positively and the other stereotyping him negatively. The text urged others to consider which photo would be used by the media to report on his theoretical death by police.
Meredith Clark and...
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference awards $12,000 in cash prizes for writing competitions
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- George Bowden of Fort Worth received the top prize of $3,000 and a provisional book contract with the University of North Texas Press in the Book Manuscript competition sponsored by the 2015 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.
In "That I must Tread Alone," Bowden tells the true story of a Marine corporal who grew up hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but vowed to not kill any Koreans when he was sent to the Korean War in 1950.
The Mayborn...
Finley Graves appointed to two-year term as UNT provost and vice president of academic affairs
DENTON (UNT), Texas – University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk appointed Finley Graves as the university's provost and vice president of academic affairs. This two-year appointment follows Graves' service as interim academic leader since March 1.
"Dr. Graves' leadership has effectively advanced some of our major institutional initiatives," Smatresk said.
"His ongoing service will bring more continuity and stability to the executive leadership team during this dynamic phase in our university's evolution, especially as we strive toward national prominence and continue to...
Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award-winning playwright to serve as UNT's 2015-16 artist-in residence
DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Doug Wright will work with students and conduct research for upcoming works as the 2015-16 artist-in-residence for the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts at the University of North Texas.
"It seems like a wonderful opportunity to pursue my own writing and engage with a vibrant community," he said.
Wright, who grew up in the Dallas suburb of University Park, won the Pulitzer and Tony for his 2003 play, "I Am My Own Wife," which portrays...
Chattanooga Shooting: UNT expert available to discuss police response, campus safety
DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Eric Coleman, lecturer in the UNT Department of Criminal Justice with expertise in campus safety, security administration and police response, is available to discuss a shooting reported today at a Naval Reserve Center, near a community college in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Coleman is a former associate vice president for campus safety and s...
Political scientist will comment on Iran nuclear agreement
Today (Tuesday, July 14), representatives with the United States and other world powers reached a historic agreement with Iran's leaders that calls for limits on Tehran's nuclear program in return for lifting economic sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy. The agreement, which is aimed at averting the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and another U.S. military intervention in the Middle East, is the result of 18 days of negotiations.
Dr. J. Michael Greig, chair of the University of North Texas...
Visual Arts Society of Texas exhibits at UNT on the Square for first time
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Artists and enthusiasts will come together to celebrate creativity at the 26th annual VAST (Visual Arts Society of Texas) Members Exhibition Aug. 12-22 (Wednesday-Saturday) at the UNT on the Square gallery, 109 N. Elm Street in Denton.
This is the first year the exhibition will be held at the UNT on the Square gallery. The exhibition is juried, and prizes totaling $2,550 in cash and merchandise will be awarded to winners of the exhibition.
The opening reception and award cerem...
Japanese earthquake inspires writer's Aug. 4 performance piece at UNT on the Square
What: Add Architecture, Stir Memory, a performance piece by novelist and playwright Shay Youngblood about the memory of home
When: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 (Tuesday)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Cost: Free
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Shay Youngblood traveled to Japan in 2011 to research a novel on memory and home. Ten days later, a 9.0 earthquake struck, followed by a tsu...
UNT students named semifinalists for scholarships from National Retail Federation
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Four students in the University of North Texas College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism are among 25 students in the nation named semifinalists in the 2015 Ray Greenly Scholarship Competition sponsored by the National Retail Federation.
The UNT students — Maggie Brown, a senior from Flower Mound; Nichole Fallis, a senior from San Antonio; Taylar Gomez, a sophomore from Friendswood and Marcy Plefka, a senior f...
UNT student wins gold at nation's largest advertising competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Richard Funes, a student in the University of North Texas' College of Visual Arts and Design, won a gold American Advertising Award, or Addy, at the 2015 American Advertising Awards national competition in Las Vegas for his mock ad campaign for Fix-a-Flat, a tire sealant company.
The American Advertising Awards is the nation’s largest advertising competition, receiving more than 40,000 entries every year. Participants must advance through local and district level competiti...