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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.

We are so proud of our graduates! Below you’ll find our coverage of the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony from Friday, May 13, 2022. Visit our full coverage of all Spring 2022 A&H ceremonies. Friday, May 13, 2 p.m. Doctoral Hooding Ceremony – ATEC Lecture Hall Hooding Ceremony Speaker: Dr. Rafael Martín The hooding ceremony was livestreamed […]

We are so proud of our graduates! Below you’ll find our coverage of the various Spring 2022 ceremonies as well as an outline of what ceremonies to expect! This page will be updated with photos and features over the next few days. Be sure to look at UT Dallas’ official graduation website for full and […]

The University of Texas at Dallas broke ground today on the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, a new cultural district located on approximately 12 acres at the southeastern edge of the campus, creating a new gateway to the University as well as a destination for students, faculty, staff and the community that will foster […]

During the recent Comets Giving Days, the School of Arts and Humanities received more than $1 million in donations. Two major gifts were donated to the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies: The Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation announced a gift of $1.1 million, and a $100,000 gift from the Gundy family will establish the Richard […]

A play written by a UT Dallas doctoral student was staged recently at the Wily Studio Theatre at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas. Janelle Gray wrote the one-act play, RAGE, which explores the stories of Black US-ian women throughout the history of the United States. Ten women take their place on stage to […]

Eight A&H graduate students in film studies recently had the opportunity to present their research at a major industry conference. The virtual annual conference was organized by The Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), a leading scholarly organization in the United States for research in film, media, and TV studies, The students presented on […]