Category: News
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Issue 21 | March 2022: esperanza spalding Visits UT Dallas
March 23, 2022 -
esperanza spalding, the winner of The University of Texas at Dallas Richard Brettell Award in the Arts, recently shared her philosophies about music and life as she met with students, administrators and the public on the UT Dallas campus. During her three-day Dallas residency in early March, spalding, who is a four-time Grammy winning musician, officially […]
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Issue 21 | March 2022: A&H School Fiscal Officer to Retire
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Dena Davis, who has served as the fiscal officer of the School of Arts and Humanities for eight years, will be retiring at the end of March. She joined UT Dallas in 2006, working in the budget office. Davis said she plans to get more rest and do more traveling. “I’m blessed, as you all […]
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esperanza spalding Shares Art of Jazz Improvisation at UTD Visit
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esperanza spalding, the recipient of The University of Texas at Dallas’ 2021 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts, recently shared her philosophies about music and life as she met with students, administrators and the public on campus. Established in 2016 with a gift from Margaret McDermott, the Brettell Award recognizes the work of individuals in visual arts, […]
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Distinguished Alum, Suzanne Cole, Celebrated at Awards Gala
March 2, 2022 -
Ten individuals were recognized for their personal and professional achievements, service to the community and support for The University of Texas at Dallas’ mission during the 2022 UT Dallas Awards Gala. After a three-year hiatus, alumni and friends gathered Feb. 12 at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center to celebrate the honorees. Including graduates nominated by all […]
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Issue 20 | February 2022: Faculty Spotlight
February 23, 2022 -
Colette Copeland, an A&H lecturer who teaches photography design and topics in studio art, recently published an essay in Glasstire about the “Avery style” discussing the Milton Avery exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Avery Legacy exhibition at the Jody Klotz Fine Art Gallery. Copeland also wrote a catalog essay for the latter exhibition which features […]
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Issue 20 | February 2022: Student Spotlight
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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 […]
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Issue 20 | February 2022: Texas Guitar Competition Coming Soon
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Grammy award winning classical guitarist David Russell will headline the 20th Annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival, to be held at UT Dallas March 2-5. The unique Texas competition, designed to showcase outstanding classical guitar students, will award more than $8,000 in cash prizes to the winners – including one that will be voted by the […]
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Issue 20 | February 2022: From the Dean
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You may have seen that the beginning of the spring semester has brought improved practice space for the music classes in the School of Arts and Humanities. After the Physics Department departed from the PHY building in Fall 2020, the facility was renovated and in January was re-opened for use primarily by A&H musicians. We […]
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Issue 19 | January 2022: Study Abroad
January 23, 2022 -
Lethal Crimes and Public Policy in the European Union is a five-week faculty-led program that examines the policy and legal controversies surrounding the application of capital punishment in the United States and the EU and how to communicate these policies. The program will take place at Franklin University in Lugano, Switzerland. Students enroll in the […]
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Issue 19 | January 2022: Translational Knowledge Symposium
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How does knowledge change as it moves from one academic language culture to another? How “placed” are our intellectual concepts? In what ways does the dominance of English-language scholarship shape the production of knowledge around the world? Who is qualified to undertake a scholarly translation? The Translational Knowledge Symposium, sponsored by the UT Dallas Office […]
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