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.
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 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 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 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 8, 2022
Building on a focus in international literature, UTSA’s doctoral program in English celebrates 20th anniversary
The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) recently celebrated a milestone: the 20th anniversary of its first doctoral offering, a Ph.D. in English. The program admitted its first cohort in 2002 and is one of 27 UTSA doctoral programs.
September 8, 2022
UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts launches new Student Success Center
The UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) has launched a new Student Success Center to enhance support services for students across the college. The center will combine the already successful programming in the college to provide an effective, one-stop resource center to help COLFA students achieve their academic, personal and professional goals.
September 8, 2022
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The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the creation of an Interdisciplinary School for Engagement in the Humanities and Social Sciences within the UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA). The new school will launch in fall 2023 and will be known as the “E-school” for short.
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Our COLFA Student Success Center is here to support you during your college career! From skill-building workshops to networking opportunities to study abroad, our center will help you acclimate yourself to UTSA and thrive.
