October 16, 2024
Innovation at COLFA: Digital Media influence
INNOVATION at COLFA: UTSA has launched an innovative Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Influence this fall, designed to prepare students for the fast-evolving digital media landscape. This new degree program, offered by the Department of Communication, aligns with UTSA's mission to provide world-class, career-ready education that meets the needs of modern industries.
September 30, 2024
UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research releases September poll results
UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research
A scientific survey of likely voters in Bexar County says that two city charter amendments have low support among voters and there is no early leader in the 2025 San Antonio mayoral race. Additionally, voters have mixed opinions about new San Antonio Spurs and San Antonio Missions facilities according to the Bexar County Registered Voter Poll, which was conducted from September 11 to 16, 2024 by the UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR).
September 26, 2024
Teresa Eckman, PhD publishes "The Art of Performative Transgression"
Teresa Eckmann, UNM PhD Art History alumna, studied under emerita Associate Professor of Chicano Art, Holly Barnet Sánchez. Currently serving as Associate Professor of Contemporary Latin American Art at UT San Antonio, Eckmann has recently released her second book titled “Julio Galán: The Art of Performative Transgression” published by UNM Press. In this publication, Eckmann explores Julio Galán’s complex production and artistic process.
September 24, 2024
Dr. Anne Hardgrove publishes chapter in Volume II of The Cambridge World History of Sexualities, Systems of Thought and Belief
Dr. Anne Hardgrove publishes "Post-Colonialism and Sexuality" in Volume II of The Cambridge World History of Sexualities, Systems of Thought and Belief
September 20, 2024
UTSA hosts 30th Anniversary of Rio Bravo with Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
The College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) UTSA is partnering with the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic production “Rio Bravo.”
September 3, 2024
Center for Dialogue & Deliberation promotes civil discourse in tumultuous times
UTSA Today
One of UTSA’s newest centers aims to meet a critical need for students. The Center for Dialogue & Deliberation (CDD) is equipping students with the skills and space they need to discuss difficult topics and disagree constructively.
September 1, 2024
Dr. Gregg L. Michel publishes book, Spying on Students, The FBI, Red Squads, and Student Activists in the 1960s South
Congratulations to Dr. Gregg Michel for the publication of his book, Spying on Students, The FBI, Red Squads, and Student Activists in the 1960s South, LSU Press.
August 26, 2024
Joe Harjo receives Joan Mitchell Fellowship
Joe Harjo, UTSA School of Art alum and faculty, is 1 of 15 recipients of this year's Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship.
August 23, 2024
UTSA’s new polling center taps local voter attitudes heading into upcoming elections
The UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) is gauging the attitudes of San Antonio voters as election season draws nearer—and gaining new insight into local political knowledge.
August 12, 2024
Dr. Omar Valerio-Jimenez publishes book, Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship
Congratulations to Dr. Omar Valerio-Jimenez for the publication of his book, Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship, by the University of North Carolina Press.
July 30, 2024
UTSA students engage in transatlantic dialogues and explore global dynamics in Germany
UTSA Today
Last week, a group of UTSA students had the once-in-a-lifetime experiential learning opportunity to travel to Darmstadt, Germany, to participate in a series of discussions on global order and contemporary issues in world politics with university, city and consulate representatives from Germany and San Antonio. The Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), one of UTSA’s strategic global partners, hosted the event.
July 18, 2024
Earth Connection Film Festival to Be Hosted by Jessica Eise
The Earth Connection Film Festival, set to take place on July 20, 2024, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington, Indiana, aims to inspire innovative solutions to the climate crisis through the power of storytelling. This festival blends science and the arts and is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
July 17, 2024
Blackwell School Formally Established as National Park Site
The Blackwell School once practiced de facto segregation, forcing Mexican American children to attend separate and underfunded schools from their white peers has now been recognized as a National historic landmark with the help of UTSA Alumni.
July 17, 2024
UTSA matches $500,000 gift from Kronkosky Charitable Foundation to commit $750,000 to Young Artist Programs
UTSA Today
UTSA has reached a milestone in matching funds from a $500,000 grant made by the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation to support and expand UTSA Arts’ Young Artist Programs. By adding matching gifts from other local and national foundations over the past year, the grant from the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation will yield a total gift commitment of $750,000.
July 15, 2024
Mariachi All-State Summer Clinic
More than 20 high school students will sharpen their vocal and instrument skills this week at UTSA’s inaugural Mariachi All-State Summer Clinic. Presented by UTSA Arts and the UTSA School of Music,this new summer camp is the next step in UTSA’s commitment to serve as an education, research and training hub for contemporary musicians.
The four-day camp is scheduled today through Thursday, July 18, in the Arts Building on the UTSA Main Campus.
July 11, 2024
UTSA language program showcases linguistic legacies of Spanish-speaking communities in U.S.
UTSA Today
Working to help students develop their language skills while preserving the cultural and linguistic traditions of Spanish-speaking communities in San Antonio, the faculty behind UTSA’s Spanish as Heritage Language (SHL) program has been making some changes including offering new courses this fall.
July 10, 2024
Dr. Catherine Clinton Features on History Podcast
Howdy Roadrunners, are you looking for a history related listen this afternoon? Well we have you covered! Run on over and listen to the latest episode of the “America: A History” podcast hosted by Liam Heffernan featuring our very own professor of American history, Dr. Catherine Clinton!
July 10, 2024
New undergraduate program geared toward gamers to debut at UTSA this fall
UTSA Today
Students with a love for video games will have a chance to turn their hobby into an exciting career with the help of a new program later this year. A new Game Design program, to be housed in the UTSA University College, will offer its first classes in Fall 2024.
Game design is a new concentration within the multidisciplinary studies (MDST) bachelor’s degree programs. It will join about a dozen other prescribed degree tracks already available under the MDST umbrella.
July 3, 2024
The Institute of Politics Policy and History Presents "In The Room with Dr. Catherine Clinton," The Lincoln Series
Dr. Catherine Clinton, Denman Chair of American History at the University of Texas at San Antonio and The Institute of Politics Policy and History.
June 17, 2024
UTSA to offer inaugural mariachi summer camp this July
UTSA TODAY
This summer, mariachi students entering grades nine through 12 will have the unique opportunity to explore their musical passions and refine their skills at the 2024 UTSA Mariachi All-State Summer Clinic. The first summer camp at UTSA to focus on mariachi music, the program will provide a focused experience that dives into the genre’s culture and tradition. It will be presented by UTSA Arts and the UTSA School of Music.
June 17, 2024
Emilie Amrein named founding director of UTSA Arts
UTSA TODAY
UTSA has appointed Emilie Amrein as the founding director of UTSA Arts, a community arts initiative, and as associate dean for community engagement in the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA). Amrein will begin her role on July 1.
June 6, 2024
As UTSA’s first Jefferson Fellow, Navarro to advise State Department
UTSA Today
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has selected Sharon Navarro, professor of political science in the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts, as a 2024-2025 Jefferson Science Fellow. Navarro is one of nine in the country to receive this prestigious fellowship and the first from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
June 3, 2024
UTSA to bring democracy-focused learning-living experience to local high schoolers
UTSA TODAY
UTSA will host the Teagle Foundation’s “Knowledge for Freedom: Migration, Democracy and the American Experiment” (K4F) program for area high school students. This initiative aims to immerse 15 rising seniors from local high schools in a profound exploration of democracy, citizenship and the pivotal role of humanities and social sciences in society.
May 30, 2024
Nurturing artistic minds and enhancing San Antonio: 50 years with UTSA’s School of Art
The UTSA School of Art is celebrating a remarkable journey as San Antonio’s destination for affordable, high-quality arts education.
May 30, 2024
Celebrating 50 years of musical excellence: The School of Music at UTSA
This year, UTSA celebrates the 50th anniversary of its School of Music, a milestone that honors its long-standing legacy and influence in music in higher education.
May 15, 2024
New Center for Dialogue & Deliberation opens
Drs. Laurie Lewis and Sara DeTurk, both of the Department of Communication, led the effort to establish the Center for Dialogue & Deliberation (CDD) as an official UTSA Organized Research Unit, approved April 24, 2024, by the Deans Research Council (DRC).
May 15, 2024
Study Abroad at UTSA
UTSA Today highlights the wide variety of study abroad opportunities at the university and within COLFA, including over 20 university-led programs that are taught by dedicated faculty and staff who have the expertise to offer unique academic experiences abroad.
May 7, 2024
Juliet Wiersema featured on New Books Network Podcast
Professor Juliet Wiersema from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts at UTSA was recently featured on the New Books Network's "Latin American Studies" podcast to discuss her latest publication, "The History of a Periphery: Spanish Colonial Cartography from Colombia's Pacific Lowlands."
May 2, 2024
2024 University Excellence Awards
COLFA Faculty and Staff shined at this year's University Excellence Awards with 13 awardees from 8 different departments and schools recognized for their achievements this year!
April 24, 2024
Dr. Jorge Felipe-Gonzalez Presents, The World of Atlantic Slavery and the Slave Trade, Before 1619
UTSA History
April 23, 2024
UTSA School of Music celebrates 50 years with The VERDI Project
The UTSA Lyric Theatre presents the final production of its 2023-2024 season with The VERDI Project. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at the Edgewood Theater for Performing Arts in San Antonio.
April 22, 2024
‘We’re working on all fronts’: UTSA’s film and media program begins partnership with A24
KSAT NEWS
In the film world, the name A24 is often lauded. Now, it is synonymous with UTSA.
The university’s film and media program hosted a screening of “Sing Sing,” one of A24′s upcoming projects, last Wednesday — months before the film’s limited release.
April 18, 2024
UTSA Fulbright Scholars to study climate change, music in Iceland, Taiwan
Two faculty members have been inducted into the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program this year: Hongjie Xie, a professor in the UTSA Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Steven Parker, assistant professor of music in the UTSA School of Music.
April 9, 2024
Professor to discuss program that connects UTSA students with incarcerated scholars
Mel Webb, UTSA Philosophy and Classics professor of instruction, recently reached a milestone in their academic career: the fifth anniversary of an honors class that positively impacts the lives of UTSA students and incarcerated individuals at the Fabian Dominguez State Jail.
March 26, 2024
Dr. Kirsten Gardner featured on PBS, The Cancer Detectives
UTSA History
Dr. Kirsten Gardner appeared in a powerful, moving, and comprehensive look at the development of cancer screening for women and the key roles women played as medical activists in the PBS series The American Experience: Cancer Detectives.
January 30, 2024
Polling by new UTSA Center for Public Opinion research to gauge local voter perspectives
What issues do people in greater San Antonio care about? That’s what UTSA’s new Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) aims to discover.
Researchers established the new polling center to learn about the perspectives, opinions and priorities of people living in the San Antonio region.
January 26, 2024
Boundless: Storytelling in Texas Book Arts - School of Art Exhibition
The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) and UTSA Arts present Boundless: Storytelling in Texas Book Arts. This compelling exhibition, open through February 23, 2024, features an array of contemporary artist books, illustrations and ’zines.
January 17, 2024
Linda Jenkins To Perform UTSA Faculty Debut In The Hall on Friday
The performance is set to be the second iteration of the UTSA School of Music's Maestría Faculty Artist Series, an initiative and branding launched in October 2023 to promote public interest in UTSA faculty artist performances. Jenkins' performance is the first of five new entries in the concert series that will be announced soon. Jenkins is joined by the school's collaborative pianist, Dr. Jeong Eun-Lee, who has been with the school since August 2022.
January 3, 2024
Tejano music pioneers expand their horizons in surprising ways
Shelly Lares and Patsy Torres each decided to build on their celebrity in ways some of their devoted fans may find surprising after making their marks in the Tejano music industry that they helped pioneer.
November 13, 2023
UTSA Lyric Theatre's Epigrams
The UTSA Lyric Theatre gives commissioned composers the opportunity to premiere their works and challenges student vocalists in its brand-new opera production, Epigrams, premiering this Friday.
November 3, 2023
"New Dimensions to the Margam" Brings Indic Dance to the Carver Center
UTSA Arts
Join Rama Vaidyanathan and co. for a fresh take and exciting performance of the Margam in traditional Bharatanatyam dance!
October 18, 2023
Tracy Cowden uses UTSA endowed professorship to harness healing power of music
Tracy Cowden is making great strides at UTSA at the intersection of music performance and healing.
October 17, 2023
UTSA and UNAM SA collaborate to celebrate “Time and Memory: Reflections on Juan O’Gorman, 1905-1982
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) today announced its collaboration with the San Antonio branch of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) to celebrate the life and work of Juan O’Gorman, one of the greatest Mexican architects and artists of the twentieth century.
October 16, 2023
Mellon Humanities Pathways Program - Now accepting applications!
The UTSA Mexico Center seeks undergraduate students from underrepresented and other backgrounds to participate in the 2023-2024 cohort of the UTSA Mellon Humanities Pathways Program.
October 12, 2023
Ballet Nepantla brings Mexican folk dance to life as part of the UTSA En Vivo series
The Recital Hall on UTSA’s Main Campus will become a portal to the mystical realm of the afterlife when Ballet Nepantla brings their show Mística to campus at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17.
October 6, 2023
Chris Nicola, M.A. Guest Lecture
A member of the Department of History Faculty, John Carr-Shanahan, M.A., invited a guest speaker to one of his classes to give a talk to students about his professional experiences in the fields of civil service and cave exploration!
September 25, 2023
UTSA Orchestra will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Sept. 27 concert, ‘Rapsodia Mexicana,’ a celebration of Mexican music and the confluence of south Texan culture
Rapsodia Mexicana kicks off the UTSA School of Music’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, recognized nationally from September 15 to October 15. Performances during this month will pay tribute to the Hispanic, Latino and Chicano peoples’ proud traditions and history in the U.S.
September 21, 2023
UTSA brings Tejano star Shelly Lares to its School of Music as artist-in-residence
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has selected award-winning Tejano singer-songwriter Shelly Lares as its 2023-2024 artist-in-residence in the UTSA School of Music.
September 1, 2023
Romo Endowed Professorship recipients create innovative learning experiences for UTSA students
UTSA COLFA History professor Kirsten Gardner has been selected as the newest recipient of the Ricardo Romo Ph.D. Endowed Professorship, along with two other UTSA Faculty members. Established in 2009, the two-year appointment awards faculty in the Honors College for their exceptional teaching, research, leadership and service to students.
Over the course of the professorship, selected faculty design and teach two or more experiential learning courses in the Honors College and give an annual public lecture in their area of expertise.
August 24, 2023
Roadrunner Walk Across Spain
(August 25, 2023) This summer five UTSA students spent their summer walking across Spain. Battling heat, blisters, and bad knees, Bella Degarmo (Political Science and Modern Languages), Jaclyn Lerma (Physics and Astronomy), Ashlie Newman (Art), George Salazar (Cybersecurity), and Alana Schwartz (Anthropology) are following step by step in the path of a thousand years-worth of pilgrims to the historic city of Santiago de Compostela.
July 25, 2023
UTSA names Libby Rowe as founding director of School of Art
The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) has appointed interim director Libby Rowe as the inaugural director of its School of Art, following a nationwide search.
May 31, 2023
UTSA to launch new school for Humanities and Social Sciences in fall 2023
UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts
May 15, 2023
CAR Legacy Summer Camps!
CAR Legacy is running four summer camps for children ages 9-13 at the Center for Archaeological Research on UTSA's 1604 campus!
May 15, 2023
Mellon Foundation grants $1.5M to UTSA research coalition for the Urban Bird Project
UTSA Office of University Strategic Communications
May 11, 2023
Dr. Gregg Michel on TPR Talking TX Vouchers in the 1950s
Texas Public Radio
Historian and UTSA History Professor, Dr. Gregg Michel, joins Texas Public Radio Education reporter, Camille Phillips, to discuss how the Texas legislature almost approved a school voucher program in 1957 in an effort to prevent racial integration in schools. Dr. Michel teaches courses at UTSA which focus on the history of the mid-20th century Civil Rights movement, and he has a very interesting exchange with Phillips that you can listen to and read more about on the Texas Public Radio website.
April 12, 2023
UTSA professor Michael Cepek receives prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
UTSA Department of Anthropology Professor Michael Cepek has received the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 2023. The Guggenheim Fellowship is an important award because it is one of the most prestigious and competitive grants for artists, writers, scholars and scientists in the United States.
March 22, 2023
In Memoriam: UTSA mourns loss of renowned poet Wendy Barker
UTSA Office of University Strategic Communications
March 16, 2023
UTSA professor explores spirituality as a way to fight climate change
Despite decades of public messaging about the effects of climate change, there continues to be a struggle with motivating action.
In an effort to see some movement, Jessica Eise, an assistant professor of social and environmental challenges in the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts’ (COLFA) Department of Communication, is diving deeper into how spirituality interconnects with the environment, specifically climate change.
March 7, 2023
Hollywood comes to UTSA over spring break to nurture budding screenwriters
The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) is bringing four Hollywood writers to San Antonio to lead small groups of students at UTSA’s upcoming Screenwriters Spring Break, taking place March 15 and 16.
Emmy-nominated writer and producer John Herrera of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is leading one of the student groups. Herrera, an assistant professor of practice in COLFA’s Department of Philosophy and Classics, is also teaching courses on screenwriting as part of the university’s new Film and Media Studies Program.
February 13, 2023
UTSA’s film and media program is creating a growing environment for filmmakers
UTSA’s Film and Media Studies program, which is now in its second semester, is gaining a lot of attention from budding filmmakers and career professionals.
December 12, 2022
UTSA Student Takes First Place in National Speech Contest
COLFA
(Washington, DC) UTSA third-year Japanese major student Rhyn Cai is the winner of the 2022 Gold Award at The Japanese Learning Inspired Vision and Engagement Talk (JLive Talk).
November 22, 2022
UTSA’s film and music students are taking opera to the big screen
UTSA music students are temporarily exchanging their spots on stage for on-screen roles in a first-of-its-kind collaboration.
November 14, 2022
NIH awards $2.4 million to UTSA researchers to study aging and health disparities
A team of researchers led by faculty from the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts has been selected to receive a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new model that could be used to study biological aging. It is the largest grant COLFA researchers have ever received.
November 10, 2022
Korean Film Night
COLFA
On Friday, November 4th, 2022, at the UTSA Retama, the UTSA Korean Book Club and Korean Culture Club hosted and prepared "Korean Film Night", a movie event for local residents including UTSA students to experience Korean culture.
November 10, 2022
Modern Languages Graduate Student Is Published in COLFA Journal
COLFA
Student in the Graduate Certificate in Linguistics, Wesley Cheung, was recently published in the COLFA journal, Beyond Boundaries.
November 9, 2022
UTSA’s Jessica Eise wins funding to advance climate science advocacy research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Jessica Eise, an assistant professor of social and environmental challenges in the UTSA Department of Communication, $425,000 for her project to explore how to create enduring change in environmental public behavior to support actions that will effectively address climate change and its impacts on society.
November 8, 2022
UTSA COLFA Classroom to Career Lecture Series: Douglas Maclean, JD
COLFA
Douglas MacLean, JD, spoke to UTSA students via Zoom on how a liberal and fine arts Degree (or any major) can lead to successful career options on November 3, 2022.
November 8, 2022
Stanford Research Identifies Prof. Robert Tokunaga as Influential Communication Scholar
COLFA
Associate Professor of Communication Robert Tokunaga has been identified as among the top 2% most influential Communication and Media Studies scholars of the last 60 years (1960-2021).
November 2, 2022
Cindy Ermus named new director of UTSA medical humanities program
The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) has appointed Cindy Ermus as the new director of its medical humanities program.
October 10, 2022
Recording Link of Department of Political Science and Geography Speaker Series: Dr. Dovile Burdyte
COLFA
"A DECOLONIZING MOMENT OF SORTS": WHO SUPPORTS UKRAINE IN CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE AND WHY”
October 2, 2022
New Book Publication: The History of a Periphery by Juliet Wiersema
UTSA School of Art's Associate Professor for Art History, Juliet Wiersema, has a new book publication titled "The History of a Periphery: Spanish Colonial Cartography from Colombia's Pacific Lowlands".
September 27, 2022
Governors Abbott and DeSantis aim to score political points with migrant busing program, professor s
COLFA
With immigration among the top issues concerning Texans this election season, the impact of Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program will likely play a role in the outcome of the state’s November races.
September 27, 2022
GEOGRAPHY STUDY ABROAD COURSE TAKES STUDENTS TO THE MEXICAN HEARTLAND
COLFA
July 16-August 5 was a special time for 11 students, including seven from Geography, two from Global Affairs, one from Political Science, and one from Anthropology.
September 8, 2022
UTSA invests $200K to elevate student engagement
Through a new program known as Teaching and Learning Reimagined, the UTSA Department of Academic Innovation has awarded $200,000 in seed funding to 26 projects including 15 faculty members of COLFA.
September 8, 2022
UTSA professors receive NEH grants to support historical works
UTSA history professors Catherine Nolan-Ferrell and Cindy Ermus have each received one-year, $60,000 grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support their research on relevant societal issues, including questions of citizenship and human rights and lessons learned from past pandemics that impact our understanding of COVID-19.
September 8, 2022
Gift from James and DeAnna Bodenstedt elevates students' musical skills
A new Steinway piano is making all the difference for the UTSA Department of Music.
The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) received the piano as a generous donation from James and DeAnna Bodenstedt to enhance learning and training for students.
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