Category: Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Beginning in the fall semester, the School of Arts and Humanities will offer a bachelor’s degree in philosophy that will include new courses in logic, the history of philosophy, social and political philosophy, and philosophy of art and aesthetics. The bachelor’s degree, approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in February, will engage students […]

The University of Texas at Dallas, with a generous gift from philanthropist Margaret McDermott, has announced the creation of the Richard Brettell Award in the Arts, a biennial honor recognizing established artists in any medium. The award will be bestowed upon artists whose body of work demonstrates a lifetime of achievement in their field. Winners […]

PhD student Mary Dibbern, who also serves as music director of education at The Dallas Opera, will perform works by Gabriel Fauré, Ange Flégier and Franz Liszt alongside Dallas-based bass singer Jared Schwartz this Saturday. Dibbern, who has collaborated with Schwartz on past projects and performances, says the pair have been making a series of recordings for […]

Dr. Dennis M. Kratz, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities and the Ignacy and Celina Rockover Professor of Humanities, was awarded the Confucius Institute Individual Performance Excellence Award at a ceremony held in China during the 11th Confucius Institute Conference. The award was presented by China’s vice premier, Liu Yandong, on behalf of […]

Senior lecturer Dr. Zafar Anjum, who teaches Arabic and an introductory course on Islamic culture, earned the Victor Worsfold Outstanding Teaching Award. “I am so humbled and honored to receive the prestigious Worsfold Award for teaching at UTD,” he said. “My actual award is the smiles on the faces of my students after they learn a new […]

UT Dallas’ Dance Ensemble will present an evening of traditional dance and dances inspired from regions around the world, featuring choreographers with expertise in Mexican folkloric dance and flamenco styles. This diverse group of local artists will present their own professional pieces alongside new works that feature UT Dallas students. Residency artists include Eduardo Gutierrez […]

On Friday, Sept. 9, in the University Theatre, the Duo Cuenca will present a chamber program for guitar and piano. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Alongside flamenco dancer Raquel Parilla, brothers José Manuel Cuenca and Francisco Cuenca Morales will play a tribute to their home of Andalusia, Spain with colorful pieces celebrating the people […]

In CentralTrak’s final in a series of MFA graduate exhibitions this summer, Caleb Shafer’s video and sculpture installation opens August 20th from 8-10pm. The artist’s experiments with video and sound culminate in this brief opportunity for patrons to immerse themselves in an orchestrated multi-media experience. In a discussion with fellow artist and CentralTrak graduate-student-in-residence Clayton Harper, Shafer reveals details about […]

At the direction of The University of Texas Coordinating Board, we will institute a qualifying examination early in doctoral study as a way of ensuring timely progress toward the doctoral degree. All doctoral students who will achieve, for the first time, 18 credit hours (applicable to the degree plan) in the fall 2015 semester or […]

A crowd of family members, colleagues and benefactors gathered to pay tribute as UT Dallas celebrated 15 of its most accomplished faculty members with a formal Investiture Ceremony and reception March 18. The ceremony honored both the distinguished faculty members and the far-sighted donors who helped establish the endowed chairs and professorships, President David E. […]