Category: History

The University of Texas at Dallas honored its newest group of endowed chairs and professors – including three outstanding faculty members of The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology – during its 2024 Investiture Ceremony at the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall on April 18. The ceremony celebrated […]

Twenty-seven members of the UT Dallas Chamber Singers set out on an eight-day concert tour – starting in the Polish city of Kraków on March 9 and culminating in Berlin, Germany – marking the second occasion that a UT Dallas choral ensemble has embarked on an international tour. Under the direction of Associate Dean of […]

Students at The University of Texas at Dallas, Dr. Nils Roemer, dean of The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, & Technology, and members of the dean’s advisory council spoke to faculty, alums, and supporters about the impact of scholarships and financial aid at SP/N Gallery on April 4. At the Comets Giving […]

Dr. Katherine Bynum, a distinguished scholar in social and historical perspectives, will visit The University of Texas at Dallas to lecture on the multiracial coalition against police violence in Dallas. The lecture “Unite and Be Free: The Formation of a Multiracial Coalition Against Police Violence in Dallas” will occur at the Jonsson Performance Hall (JO […]

The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas will host two internationally-renowned researchers of genocide, human rights, and the Holocaust for the 54th Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches (ASC).

The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, & Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas and the University’s Center for Asian Studies (CAS) hosted the acclaimed 21st Century Asian American novelist and poet Dr. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni for a lecture on India’s turbulent struggle for independence.

Through lectures and a temporary installation, The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas and the international human rights organization Yahad-In Unum will highlight genocidal practices from World War II until today. 

The University of Texas at Dallas’ SP/N Gallery will house two unique installments exhibited simultaneously through February, each curated by two prolific artists and members of The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, & Technology. “Dragon Eye,” an immersive video installation by UT Dallas professor Thomas Riccio, and “Contexts & Communities,” a selection […]

Original article by Jessica Good published by the UT Dallas News Center. In between playing her violin, writing a book of poetry and conducting outreach for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Breanna Shen BS’23 made time to apply for a fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The neuroscience graduate won a Marcus L. Urann Fellowship, marking […]

Dr. Erika Doss, a historian of American art and culture, has joined The University of Texas at Dallas as a professor of art history in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology and the Edith O’Donnell Distinguished Chair in the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History.