Category: News

School of the Arts & Humanities Community: I am proud to introduce the A&H newsletter which is centered on news and information about the School of the Arts and Humanities, its faculty and students. We are launching this at a time when classes are online and events on campus have been canceled, a reality to […]

While theater companies and musical organizations around the country are having to shut down productions during the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Texas at Dallas’ theatre program creatively improvised, ensuring that “the show must go on.” The program’s spring production, “Faust,” was planned to be a big stage event, with a guest director, two professional […]

Dr. Jessica Murphy, dean of undergraduate education and professor of literary studies at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been inducted as one of four new fellows of the UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers, which recognizes outstanding educators throughout its academic institutions. “It’s very exciting,” Murphy said. “These are fabulous teachers who care a […]

“Painful Remembrance” is the subject of the Winter 2020 issue of Athenaeum Review, with five articles exploring how difficult memories are shaped and passed on through literature, the arts, and public monuments. The special issue is guest-edited by Nils Roemer, interim dean of the School of the Arts and Humanities, director of the Ackerman Center for […]

The UT Dallas Chamber Singers and University Singers recently visited El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on a trip aimed at uniting people through music. “We wanted to offer friendship, peace, respite, and dignity to our brothers and sisters living closest to the U.S.-Mexico border,” said Dr. Jonathan Palant, associate professor of music at […]

Francis Patience is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in literature, with minors in philosophy and political science from the School of Arts and Humanities. For most of his time at UT Dallas, he has worked in University Recreation as a lifeguard; he also played intramural soccer. But even with his love of sports, Patience considers himself […]

Theatergoers may feel like they are indeed in a time warp while wearing a new LED wristband at The University of Texas at Dallas Theatre and dance programs’ production of “The Rocky Horror Show” beginning Halloween night. The PixMob light-emitting diode wristbands will be provided to all audience members; show producers say it is one […]

Dr. Mark Rosen, associate dean of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Arts and Humanities, has been elected president of the Italian Art Society, an academic group that organizes and encourages the study of Italian art. Rosen, an associate professor of art history and aesthetic studies, examines the relationship between art and cartography in early […]

The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how learning and mentoring occurs in a research lab. According to the center’s director, Dr. Matthew Brown, the work will touch on both social science and humanities research. “The […]

The School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas has three new tenured and tenure-track faculty members who bring a wide range of expertise — in gender, race and law enforcement studies, poetry and creative writing, and art history. “I am excited about our new hires, who already are very accomplished. […]