Category: Alumni

For Joan Bernstein BA’08, MA’10, learning is an essential part of life. So even after she receives her doctoral degree in literature this spring and becomes the oldest-ever University of Texas at Dallas PhD graduate, Bernstein will continue to expand her education. “I can’t even call it learning — it’s like air. It’s an inner excitement,” she […]

University of Texas at Dallas donors contributed more than $2.5 million to 143 campus groups during Comets Giving Days on April 19-20. A record-breaking 2,959 gifts were made during the seventh annual two-day fundraising event. The Karbala Center for Humanity made one of the largest single gifts, contributing $136,000 to the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (AHT). The […]

Patricia Mathu BA’22, a recent history graduate from the School of Arts and Humanities, has been selected for the 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The highly competitive national program provides a stipend and tuition support for students pursuing graduate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “My time at UT Dallas has […]

Patricia Mathu was one of seven University of Texas at Dallas students and alumni selected for the 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The highly competitive national program provides a stipend and tuition support for students pursuing graduate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Mathu was born and raised in suburban […]

Dr. Nils Roemer, Interim Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, presided over the school’s recent commencement ceremony, congratulating graduates on the completion of their degrees. He also spoke about the importance of creativity. Here is a small portion of his speech: “Creativity is the foundation on which you have honed skills, refined techniques, […]

Two recent PhD graduates from UT Dallas’ School of Arts and Humanities recently published separate short story collections. Brian DiNuzzo, PhD’19, a writer and educator based in Allentown, New Jersey, recently published a collection of short stories, called “Hoaxes and Other Stories.” The characters populating DiNuzzo’s debut short story collection may be eccentrics, but at […]

Recent UT Dallas graduate Elizabeth “Tess” Helfrich BA’21 BS’21 recently had her undergraduate capstone/thesis published in the Yale Historical Review. The paper, “A House is Not a Home: Examining the Definition of Home for Nineteenth-Century Enslaved Americans,” appears in the Fall 2021 issue of the Review. Helfrich, who earned bachelor’s degrees in biology and history […]

To celebrate the Class of 2022, we asked some of our graduating Comets to share their plans for the future or a fond memory of attending A&H at UTD. Here’s what they had to say… Visit our full coverage of all Spring 2022 A&H ceremonies. Hayden Lopez BA, Visual and Performing Arts – Theatre Plans […]

We are so proud of our graduates! Below you’ll find our coverage of the School of Arts and Humanities Graduation from Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Visit our full coverage of all Spring 2022 A&H ceremonies. Tuesday, May 17, 1 p.m. School of Arts and Humanities Graduation – ATEC Lecture Hall Student Speaker: Ben Wise Alumni […]

Below you’ll find shots from Spring 2022 University Commencement from Sunday, May 15, 2022. Visit our full coverage of all Spring 2022 A&H ceremonies. Sunday, May 13, 6 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. All-University Commencement – University Roundabout Keynote Speaker: John Olajide, BS’04, founder and CEO of Axxess The commencement was livestreamed on YouTube.