Archive: 2018

October 29, 2018 - The UT Dallas Center for Translation Studies, one of the oldest academic centers for literary translation in the U.S., recently marked its 40th anniversary. The center was created in 1978 by Dr. Rainer Schulte, professor of arts and humanities and the Katherine R. Cecil Professor in Foreign Languages, with the purpose of fostering and promoting […]

October 25, 2018 - On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a UT Dallas professor said the book is much more than a scary Halloween story. According to Dr. Sabrina Starnaman, clinical assistant professor in the School of Arts and Humanities who teaches a class about the book, Frankenstein offers a thought-provoking look at science and […]

September 27, 2018 - The School of Arts and Humanities at UT Dallas has three new tenure-track faculty members who will teach and conduct research in their respective fields — Middle Eastern history, literature and philosophy. “The essence of the humanities is to always encourage people to put their ideas into a larger context. We have found three scholars who […]

September 24, 2018 - The School of Arts and Humanities and the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at UT Dallas are launching a new, high-impact arts journal. Modeled somewhat after The New Yorker, the Athenaeum Review will provide local, national and international readers with reviews and commentary that highlight the arts at UT Dallas and beyond, as well as provoke […]

August 23, 2018 - UT Dallas graduate Jenni Stewart BA’06 enjoys playing parts and directing fellow players — particularly when performing Shakespeare. “I think it’s the universality and also the richness of the language that keeps me continually engaged with it,” Stewart said. “I think he’s a playwright you can study forever and never unlock all of his secrets […]

August 6, 2018 - Dr. Peter Ingrao, clinical assistant professor of literature in the School of Arts and Humanities, and Dr. Gregg Dieckmann, associate professor of chemistry in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, are recipients of the University of Texas System Board of Regents’ highest honor — the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA). They are among 27 […]

July 19, 2018 - Ekaterina Kouznetsova BS’16 is making her mark on the local and international art scene as the founder of ArtMail, a subscription art service she conceptualized and launched just months after graduating. The Russian-born Dallas resident serves as both creative force and personal curator at the company that mails subscribers museum-quality prints of new works from […]

July 16, 2018 - Even with excellent test scores and high class rankings, many prospective college students still have a lot of work to do when it comes to college essays, resumes and interviews, according to two UT Dallas communication instructors. That need for better student communication skills in the admissions process is why the two will hold a college […]

June 25, 2018 - The following is an excerpt from the story “From Working 9-to-5 to Hollywood Scribes” in the latest edition of UT Dallas Magazine. Growing up in Richardson, VJ Boyd BA’02 dreamed of being a screenwriter, crafting his first screenplay at age 16. “I did make many short films as a teenager and in college, but none of them […]

June 18, 2018 - Dr. Peter Jay Ingrao is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Arts and Humanities and specializes in Southern Literature, Twentieth-Century American Literature, Appalachian Literature, trope of monstrosity in literature and film, heroic archetypes. For the 10th year in a row, the University of Texas System Board of Regents has honored the best of […]