DENTON (UNT), Texas — On Dec. 18, 2010, a series of street demonstrations began in the small North African country of Tunisia, where citizens protested high unemployment, food inflation, corruption from government officials, poor living conditions and a lack of freedom of speech and other political freedoms. Twenty-eight days later, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted after 23 years in power, and democratic uprisings were spreading to Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen in what would be called the Arab Spring.

The Middle East Peace Conference at the...

What: UNT's first Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day hosted by the Student Alumni Association and NT40. CASE Affiliated Student Advancement Programs is organizing the global event, which involves nearly 70 institutions around the world.

When/Where: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday) in the University Union Atrium

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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- After leaving her home country of Italy and coming to the U.S., University of North Texas graduate student Sara Masetti found herself identifying with other immigrants. She chose the student movement for passage of the DREAM Act as the subject for the second film she created for her master's degree in documentary film production.

This film, Undocumented Dreams, has been chosen for screening at next month's New Filmmakers Series in New York City. Started in...

What: Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners concert

When: 8 p.m. March 6 (Wednesday)

Where: Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.

Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students, children, UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more; free for UNT students with valid...

What: Cross Currents: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Art of the Islamic World

When/Where: Feb. 26 (Tuesday) through March 30 (Saturday) at UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St., Denton, on the first floor in the UNT Art Building. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, and 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Opening reception: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday); curator's talk starts at 6 p.m.

Cost: Free

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DENTON (UNT), Texas – Topics ranging from museums to medieval art fill the schedule for the College of Visual Arts and Design's annual Art History Lecture Series at the University of North Texas. Please include the following information about the university's lectures in briefs and calendars.

Saloni Mathur: "Museology and the Post-Colony: The Case of India"

5 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday) in Art Building, room 223; free

Saloni Mathur, Associate Prof...

DENTON (UNT), Texas--Betheny L. Reid, former Dallas County Community College District associate vice chancellor of development and president of the DCCCD Foundation Inc., has been named senior associate vice president and capital campaign manager at the University of North Texas.

UNT will soon enter the public phase of its comprehensive capital campaign.  Reid will help develop, coordinate and implement initiatives to ensure the success of the campaign. The campaign will conclude in 2015 marking the 125^th anniversary of the university. She will report to the vice pres...

What: “UNT Speaks Out: Alzheimer’s disease and dementia” – A University of North Texas professor, UNT Health Science Center professor and a psychology doctoral candidate will speak on different aspects of Alzheimer’s disease, including research, caregiving and the fear of dementia. The event is presented by the UNT Libraries.

When: 6-8 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday)

Where: The Forum on the first floor of UNT's Willis Library, which is located one block east of Highland Street and Avenue C...

DENTON (UNT), Texas--Lyndal Bullock, Regents Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the University of North Texas College of Education, earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children for his service, commitment and contributions during his career....

DENTON (UNT), Texas —Dorothy M. Bland, a professor of journalism at Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, has been named the new dean of the University of North Texas’ Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. Her appointment will begin in June.

Bland will replace M. Jean Keller, who has served as the school’s acting dean since September 2012.

UNT Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Warren Burggren called Bland’s hiring “a highly significant academic appointment...