Category: History

Pre-med student Sugat Borthakur, a junior in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, was selected for a 2022 Undergraduate Research Scholar Award for a project in history under the supervision of associate professor Monica Rankin. His project examines the impact of propaganda on public health, chiefly the rhetoric used by Harry Anslinger (director of […]

In Fall 2021, the University of Texas at Dallas added two new undergraduate minors to its course offerings as part of its Strategic Plan. Adding the two new minors was also among the recommendations of the UT Dallas Living Our Values Task Force and was supported by the Black student body and the Black Faculty […]

Nearly 30 years ago, Dr. Hobson Wildenthal stepped onto The University of Texas at Dallas campus as the chief academic officer for the University. His influence over the next three decades would affect every aspect of the institution — from the sciences to the arts, from business affairs to campus architecture and landscaping, to the […]

With a leadership gift to UT Dallas’ Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology, a local doctor and his wife hope to encourage students to focus on the human side of medicine. Dr. Marvin Stone, chief emeritus of hematology and oncology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and a clinical professor in the UT Dallas […]

The story of African Americans in shaping Texas history has not been fully told, according to Dr. Kimberly Hill, assistant professor of history in the School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas. But she is working toward filling in the gaps of the missing aspects of Texas history lessons through her work as […]

A new book by Dr. Ming Dong Gu, professor of literature and associate director for the UT Dallas Center for Asian Studies, provides a comprehensive investigation of Chinese and Western studies. Fusion of Critical Horizons in Chinese and Western Language, Poetics, Aesthetics covers a broad spectrum of critical discourses and uncovers connections among a wide range of thinkers, theorists, […]

Students in a public history graduate course at The University of Texas at Dallas are hoping their research will help enhance the narrative of a local house built in the 1840s. According to Dr. Whitney Stewart, assistant professor of history in the School of Arts and Humanities, the purpose of the spring project was to […]

The story of African Americans in shaping Texas history has not been fully told, according to Dr. Kimberly Hill, assistant professor of history in the School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas. But she is working toward filling in the gaps of the missing aspects of Texas history lessons through […]

Professor Gu‘s latest monograph begins with a reflection on dichotomies in comparative studies of Chinese and Western literature and aesthetics. Critiquing an oppositional paradigm, Ming Dong Gu argues that despite linguistic and cultural differences, the two traditions share much common ground in critical theory, aesthetic thought, metaphysical conception, and reasoning. Focusing on issues of language, […]

Venisha Harmon BA’21, who recently earned her history degree with a political science minor, was highlighted by UT Dallas News Center as a top student in the spring 2021 graduation class. Harmon said a highlight of her time at UT Dallas was working in Washington, D.C. as an Archer Fellow. “Working across the street from […]