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Tuesday’s groundbreaking and opening ceremony of the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum marks the start of a new era for the arts at UT Dallas.

Hillel Feinberg recently made a $100,000 gift to increase the endowment for the Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair of Holocaust Studies, thus extending his legacy of support for the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas. Feinberg, who is chairman emeritus of Hilltop Securities Inc., established the endowment in 2007 […]

The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas welcomed four new members to its Dean’s Advisory Council. Dr. Claire Burrows MA’06, Jin-Ya Huang ’95, Dr. Alex Garcia Topete PhD’21 and Nathan Wicker join a group of outstanding professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to […]

Liz Trosper, new media painter and assistant professor of instruction at UT Dallas, joined the Nasher Sculpture Center in leading a workshop for middle and high school art educators.

Dr. Anne Balsamo joined former Apple advertising executive Henry Whitfield to discuss the computer company’s early marketing strategies.

Bass School Dean Dr. Nils Roemer introduced Zimbabwean music legendary Dr. Thomas Mapfumo at the African Vibration Music Festival.

Even with excellent test scores and high-class rankings, many prospective college students still have a lot of work to do when it comes to college essays, resumes, and interviews, according to Dr. Carie King, clinical professor at The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, & Technology at UT Dallas.  This summer, Dr. King […]

Dr. Sean Cotter MA’98, professor of literature and translation studies in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas, was honored with the 2024 Dublin Literary Award for his work translating Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu’s novel Solenoid to English. The Dublin Literary Award has recognized […]

The University of Texas at Dallas debate and speech and forensics teams competed in national championship tournaments this spring. The debate team qualified for the National Debate Tournament for the 22nd consecutive year. Only 78 teams qualify for the tournament each year. “The National Debate Tournament is the longest running and the most prestigious of […]

UT Dallas, recent graduate Arlin Khan BA’24, BS’24 developed a robust skill set based on her diverse academic experiences in pre-med, history, communications, neuroscience, and humanities, preparing her to excel in her future medical career.