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Affirmation of life is theme of UNT’s Faculty Dance Concert, “Through the Narrow Door,” Feb. 8-11
Dancers at the University of North Texas will perform innovative choreography from UNT dance professor Mary Lynn Babcock in collaboration with adjunct dance professor Whitney Geldon at the Faculty Dance Concert.
The annual event, presented by the Department of Dance and Theatre, is at 8 p.m. Feb. 8-10 (Thursday-Saturday) and 2 p.m. Feb. 11 (Sunday) at the Studio Theatre, ...
UNT names new dean for College of Health and Public Service
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Neale R. Chumbler, dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Western Kentucky University, has been named the new dean of the University of North Texas' College of Health and Public Service...
Diane Bruxvoort named UNT's dean of libraries
The University of North Texas named Diane Bruxvoort Dean of Libraries and Librarian.
Bruxvoort will begin her tenure at UNT April 1. She replaces Cathy Hartman, interim Dean of Libraries and former associate dean of libraries.
“I’m excited that such a high caliber leader is joining UNT to head our Libraries,” UNT Provost Jennifer Cowley said. “Our university libraries are an incredibly valuable asset to our students and faculty researchers in providing important print and electronic resources, as well as offering enriching opportunities for con...
UNT historian available for media interviews on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 27 — the day in 1945 that Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp was liberated by Russia's Red Army — as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year will be the 13th Remembrance Day.
Eunice G. Pollack, lecturer in the University of North Texas Department of History...
U.S. News & World Report ranks UNT online education program among best in the nation
U.S. News & World Report has named the University of North Texas’ College of Education online graduate education program the fourth best in the nation.
UNT was ranked No. 4 out of 275 schools listed. The program rose from a No.16 ranking last year.
“We are developing high-quality educator preparation programs and bringing them closer to the settings where our students work with kids,” said Randy Bo...
UNT College of Music sheds a “Ray of Light” on Dallas
What: “UNT Music in the City:“When a Ray of Light Meets a Prism,” featuring UNT College of Music faculty.
When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 (Friday)
Where: Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. in Dallas, Texas
Cost: $10 for the public; $8 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members; free for UNT students. Students can pick up their free ticket at the Murchison Performing Arts Center box office. UNT faculty, staff, alumni and the public, may purchase their tickets at the ...
UNT expert weighs in on U.S. offshore drilling proposal
A new proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior under President Donald Trump would open more than 90 percent of U.S. coastal waters to offshore oil and gas drilling. Aaron Roberts, a University of North Texas associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Advanced Environmental Research Institute is an expert in environmental toxicology and risk assessment and he discusses the potential implications f...
The Musician's Bookkeeper helps make handling finances less taxing for freelance performers
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas College of Music master’s student Kyle McKay was playing a gig with a band in New England when he noticed what turned out to be a common theme – freelance musicians need help with their finances, including tax preparation. That’s what inspired him to create The Musician’s Bookkeeper.
“I mentioned that I needed to keep track of the miles I was driving so I could deduct them on my taxes. The other band members’ mi...
UNT doctoral music student receives Fulbright-Hays fellowship to research mariachi in Mexico
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- José R. Torres-Ramos, University of North Texas College of Music doctoral student, has received a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship to study mariachi in Mexico for a year. He is the first UNT Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology to earn this honor.
“I told myself that if I were to win this award, I’d just start crying because it’s probably one of the most prestigious awards somebody in ethnomusicology can win,” Torres-Ramos said. “I’m very humbled, I’m ve...
UNT to offer world’s first music doctoral degree in performing arts health
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music will begin offering the world’s first Ph.D. in music with a concentration in performing arts health in fall 2018. The doctoral degree will focus on hearing, vocal, musculoskeletal and psychological health of musicians and other performing artists.
“It’s really exciting to help develop classes for this unique program,” said Kourtney Austin, teaching fellow in performing arts health. “As a new degree plan, it leaves students wide open to pursue the...