DENTON (UNT), Texas — Topics including hazing, sexual violence, trans students on campus, the student loan crisis and the implementation of concealed carry, as well as other major legal considerations for university and college professionals and attorneys, will be discussed at the 20th annual Texas Higher Education Law Conference at the University of North Texas.

The conference will be March 21-22 (Monday-Tuesday) at the UNT Gateway Center, located at 801 North Texas Blvd. The event is expected to bring together almost 300 administrative, law enforcement and legal personnel from highe...

What: Farewell reception for Doug Wright, hosted by the University of North Texas's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and Office of the Provost

When: 7-9 p.m. Feb. 26 (Friday)

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton

Parking: Guests can park for free around the Downtown Denton Square

Cost: Free

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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas College of Music doctoral student Laura Pillman won first place in the prestigious Coeur d'Alene Symphony National Young Artist Competition. Pillman, who is a flute performance major, received a trophy and will perform with the Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra on March 11 and 12 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

The competition took place Jan. 9 and 10 at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. More than 100 performers from across the nation vied for the opportunity t...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The spring semester is in full swing, and the University of North Texas College of Music is offering a variety of concerts, recitals and symphonic performances. Below are a few highlights followed by a complete calendar of March performances.

• The University of North Texas College of Music's One O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Jay Saunders, will perform with world-renowned pianist and composer Danilo Pérez at 8 p.m. on March 3 (Thursday) as part of the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series. Pérez, who is this year's G...

Harper Lee, who received a Pulitzer Prize and fame for To Kill a Mockingbird, her first novel, has died at age 89. Lee’s only other work, Go Set a Watchman, was published last year as the sequel to Mockingbird, more than 50 years later. 

Doug Campbell, learning services librarian with the University of North Texas Libraries, will discuss how Lee’s work inspires a love of reading and writing in students, as well as his personal interest in her work. He may be reached at 940-565-...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Two prominent journalists will visit the University of North Texas in March to give public lectures on the fast-growing field of business journalism, in the Reynolds Business Speaker Series sponsored by UNT's Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.

Teri Agins will speak at 7 p.m. March 2 (Wednesday) in Room 382 of UNT's...

What: Thursday Night Music Series at UNT on the Square, presented by the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the UNT College of Music

When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (with intermission) every Thursday night during March and April (March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7, 14, 21, 28)

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton's historic cour...

What: The Comptons of Texas: Rediscovered Works by Carl Benton and Mildred Norris Compton, an exhibition highlighting surrealistic and regionalist art.

When: March 4-26. An opening reception will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. March 6 (Sunday). Dr. D. Jack Davis will give a presentation at 4 p.m.

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton (Downtown Denton Square)

Cost: Free

DENTON (UNT), Texas – For the first time in more than 50 years, art...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Drums can do more than just provide a beat. For the Anlo-Ewe people in Ghana, West Africa, they can tell stories, cure diseases, promote fertility and summon spirits. University of North Texas College of Music Professor of Percussion Gideon Alorwoyie has received a grant to study and record their traditional ritual drum language to help develop a better understanding of the music, also known as Brekete, and to preserve its history. Alorwoyie, who is from Anlo-Afiadenyigba in the Volta Region of Ghana, also is a high priest of the...

What: Stage Kiss, a smart comedy about two ex-lovers who are reunited when hired to act in a play, presented by the Department of Dance and Theatre at the University of North Texas. The play is written by MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl and directed by Marjorie Hayes, UNT's managing director of theater production and associate professor of acting-directing.

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