The 2025 Best Colleges Rankings by U.S. News & World Report show UNT Dallas climbed even higher in three key categories among Regional West institutions.
Full StoryDalon Moore was a UNT Dallas business student who changed his major to biology and then interned at the Dallas Zoo. His decision would lead to even greater opportunities and a path to career success.
Full StoryThe theme of the 2024 National Night Out event on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the UNT Dallas campus will be "Building Bridges: Police and Community - Stronger Together."
Full StoryStudents, faculty, alumni and members of the Dallas legal community celebrated the 10th anniversary of the UNT Dallas College of Law at a gala marking the milestone on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
Full StoryThe UNT Dallas Study Abroad Program has received a $35,000 grant award through the U.S. State Department’s 2024 IDEAS Program competition. The university is one of only 37 institutions nationwide to receive this grant and one of only two in Texas.
Full StoryWith representation by UNT Dallas College of Law professor Cheryl Wattley, Ben Spencer was finally exonerated 37 years after he was arrested for a murder he didn't commit.
Full StoryAn innovative new program aims to ensure that UNT Dallas students are mentally healthy, focused, and productive. Blue Steel: Building Resilience in Trailblazers is a six-week course that will run from Sept. 4 to Oct. 9. Some participants may be able to receive academic credit.
Full StoryDr. Uvaldina Janecek has spent decades as a bilingual educator in North Texas, including five years as a professor at UNT Dallas. This year, her colleagues and admirers at BEAM, the Bilingual Educators Association of the (DFW) Metroplex, honored her with a Lifetime Membership Award.
Full StoryMeet Noe Mendoza Jr., a second-year UNT Dallas College Law student and three-time National Collegiate Boxing champion. “It’s a lifestyle,” said Mendoza, referring to both boxing and practicing law.
Full StoryUniversity employees, students, and the public are invited to attend the inaugural UNT Dallas Emergency Preparedness Day on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event promises to be informative, engaging, fun, and potentially life-saving.
Full StoryKnown as the Dallas Transfer Collaborative, the partnership aims to help students successfully earn their bachelor’s degrees on schedule and with reduced financial burdens. Through the agreement, the four higher education partners have committed to a shared governance structure, academic alignment, real-time credit-to-degree technology, coordinated advising and student success services, and data sharing.
Full StoryAspiring scientists, doctors and other talented UNT Dallas students had the opportunity to present their unique, insightful research projects on and off campus during the 2023-24 academic year.
Full StoryIn a landmark partnership with the Dallas Independent School District (DISD), UNT Dallas is launching its first-ever Teacher Residency Program. Five university seniors, all education majors, will be paid to teach for the entire DISD 2024-25 school year, a testament to the strength and significance of this collaboration.
Full StoryRecognizing the urgent need and critical challenges facing the criminal justice system, the UNT Dallas Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology is introducing a first-of-its-kind Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a Concentration in Mental Health Policy.
Full StoryUNT Dallas College of Law students will participate in the 2024 Nuremberg International Moot Court Competition, a respected global event that will be held in July in Germany.
Full StoryA legend of the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law will retire on June 30. Ernest “Ernie” Higginbotham has been the facilitator of the Judge Louis A. Bedford Jr. Mentorship Program for nearly a decade. Under his leadership, the program has helped more than 800 graduates complete law school and enabled them to make valuable connections within the legal community.
Full StoryIn education, the “Three Rs” traditionally have meant Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. But what about the “Three Ws?” They were the focus of a first-of-its-kind conference held by the UNT Dallas Center for Socioeconomic Mobility Through Education (CSME) on March 29, 2024.
Full StoryStudents graduating in the UNT Dallas Spring 2024 class donated a record-high amount to the university's Senior Giving Campaign.
Full StoryThree 2024 UNT Dallas College of Law graduates, LaDyrian Cole, AnnaLiza Rodriguez, and Jamaria Rongey, are true Trailblazers. Through the challenges and opportunities of the past three years, this trio supported and encouraged each other through a unique connection.
Full StoryDallas Mavericks President and CEO Cynthia "Cynt" Marshall shared dramatic, emotional pieces of her personal and professional lives with hundreds of UNT Dallas students and their families at the Spring Commencement ceremonies on May 14, 2024.
Full StoryThe 2024 UNT Dallas College of Law Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, at the Majestic Theater in Dallas.
Full StoryUNT Dallas Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies will be held Tuesday, May 14, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie.
Full StoryThe University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) has named Keith Maddox as its new Chief Compliance Officer. The name of the office Maddox leads has also been changed to the Office of Compliance and Integrity.
Full StoryDr. Warren von Eschenbach will serve as the Interim President of the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) beginning April 1, 2024. Dr. von Eschenbach will temporarily fill the position held for nine years by Bob Mong, who is retiring later this year. Mong moves to an Associate Chancellor position.
Full StoryUNT Dallas President Bob Mong has announced he will retire in July 2024 after nine years leading the university.
Full StoryUNT Dallas College of Law aims to inform attorneys and other legal practitioners, as well as laymen, by publishing relevant, timely and impactful content in the UNT Dallas Law Review. It circulates two student-led digital publications, On the Cusp and Accessible Law.
Full StoryIn a wide-ranging survey, UNT Dallas alumni expressed their thoughts and opinions about their academic experience and the university's future.
Full StoryGraduating senior Cristian Medina will stay at UNT Dallas to earn an MBA. He plans to give back to his community by mentoring others, serving in government and running for political office.
Full StoryUNT Dallas graduating senior Lauren Herrera plans to become a dermatologist. She was inspired, in part, by her mother, who is also a UNT Dallas graduate.
Full StoryAs the United States approaches the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, a group of esteemed Dallas journalists gathered at the UNT Dallas College of Law to share their memories, insights and experiences. A pioneering business leader and former Texas state legislator joined them in a provocative and enlightening discussion.
Full StoryUNT Dallas Police Chief Christopher Shaw has been recognized by law enforcement peers as one of its "40 Under 40" for his commitment to protecting and serving the main campus and College of Law. He accepted an award for the honor from International Association of Police Chiefs.
Full StoryUNT Dallas men, including students, faculty and staff, and their women supporters walked a mile around campus in high heels to raise awareness about sexual violence.
Full StoryThe University of North Texas College of Law held a candlelight vigil and special event to recognize men and women who were exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. It was the first annual event by the law school's Joyce Brown Innocence Clinic to mark International Wrongful Conviction Recognition Day each October 2.
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