Archive: 2022
Issue 22 | April 2022: Bent Opens April 22
April 23, 2022 - The University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts and Humanities and the UT Dallas Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies will present Bent, a play by Martin Sherman, for two upcoming weekends: April 21 – April 23 and April 28 – April 30 at 8 p.m. The play centers on persecution of homosexuals by bringing […]
Issue 22 | April 2022: Scholar Awarded Fellowship
April 23, 2022 - Dr. Maurine Ogbaa, assistant professor of literature in the School of Arts and Humanities, has been selected to participate in a one-month residency through the Jentel Artist Residency Program. Ogbaa, a writer-scholar who teaches graduate and undergraduate prose workshops and literature seminars at UT Dallas, will work from July 15 to August 15 in Banner, […]
A&H Achievements on Comets Giving Days
April 22, 2022 - University of Texas at Dallas supporters contributed more than $2.2 million to over 80 campus causes during Comets Giving Days on April 6-7. Nearly 2,500 individual donations combined to set a record-breaking total for the University during the sixth annual two-day fundraising event. Leading the way were two major gifts to the Ackerman Center for […]
Trumpet Legend Highlights ATEC Multimedia Show
April 2, 2022 - Five-time Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard is collaborating with visual artists from The University of Texas at Dallas to stage an on-campus multimedia performance that will honor two artistic legends. “Presence of Absence – Gordon Parks: An Empathic Lens,” which will be performed Saturday, April 9, at UT Dallas, features artwork from students from […]
Issue 21 | March 2022: Fischer Releases New Book
March 23, 2022 - Dr. Anne Gray Fischer, assistant professor of history, recently launched her book, The Streets Belong to Us: Sex, Race, and Police Power from Segregation to Gentrification. Fischer’s book explores “how sexual policing fueled a dramatic expansion of police power.” She recently held a launch event that featured a discussion with Treva B. Lindsey, associate professor of women’s, […]
Issue 21 | March 2022: Student Spotlight – Douglas Laman
March 23, 2022 - An A&H graduate student is using her love of film to impact her academics as well as her public outreach. Douglas Laman, who is scheduled to earn a master’s degree in arts and humanities with a focus on film studies this spring, recently wrote an article about Agnès Varda’s film “The Gleaners and I.” Laman’s love […]
Issue 21 | March 2022: Littell Books Donated to Ackerman Center
March 23, 2022 - Nearly 4,000 books and archival materials from two leading Holocaust scholars have been donated to the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. The donation, compiled by Dr. Marcia Littell and her late husband Rev. Dr. Franklin Littell, makes the Ackerman Center the second largest collection of Holocaust and genocide books in the Americas. The support of […]
Issue 21 | March 2022: esperanza spalding Visits UT Dallas
March 23, 2022 - esperanza spalding, the winner of The University of Texas at Dallas Richard Brettell Award in the Arts, recently shared her philosophies about music and life as she met with students, administrators and the public on the UT Dallas campus. During her three-day Dallas residency in early March, spalding, who is a four-time Grammy winning musician, officially […]
Issue 21 | March 2022: A&H School Fiscal Officer to Retire
March 23, 2022 - Dena Davis, who has served as the fiscal officer of the School of Arts and Humanities for eight years, will be retiring at the end of March. She joined UT Dallas in 2006, working in the budget office. Davis said she plans to get more rest and do more traveling. “I’m blessed, as you all […]
esperanza spalding Shares Art of Jazz Improvisation at UTD Visit
March 23, 2022 - esperanza spalding, the recipient of The University of Texas at Dallas’ 2021 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts, recently shared her philosophies about music and life as she met with students, administrators and the public on campus. Established in 2016 with a gift from Margaret McDermott, the Brettell Award recognizes the work of individuals in visual arts, […]
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