April 15, 2025
UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research releases new election poll results ahead of early voting
A poll of likely San Antonio voters conducted by the UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) finds Gina Ortiz Jones leading the crowded field of 27 candidates hoping to succeed Ron Nirenberg as mayor. Jones currently garners 12.8% support, followed by John Courage (7.1%) and Beto Altamirano (6.6%).
April 7, 2025
UTSA to expand news storytelling tools to support university’s leadership trajectory
UTSA is seeking input from students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the university community to help guide enhancements to its primary storytelling resources to more powerfully reflect the university’s rise in prominence.
March 4, 2025
CPOR poll finds many voters undecided on mayoral race
UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research
A new voter survey from the UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) highlights a lack of clarity among voters about who will become San Antonio’s next mayor. About 35% of voters are undecided and 20% are unfamiliar with any of the 27 candidates running to replace Ron Nirenberg in the May 3, 2025 election.
February 23, 2025
UTSA to celebrate 50 years of art and music at the Tobin Center
UTSA Today
UTSA will commemorate 50 years of excellence in the arts with a special anniversary concert celebrating the legacy of its School of Art and its School of Music. This milestone event will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, bringing together musicians, dancers, visual artists and spoken word performers for an evening of creativity and collaboration.
February 20, 2025
Fostering Dialogue and Civil Discourse at the University of Texas using the CDP Toolkit
Interactivity Foundation
At the University of Texas in San Antonio, Professor of Communication Sara DeTurk is making strides in fostering civil discourse through innovative education programs. After becoming trained as a Coach through IF’s Collaborative Discussion Project (CDP), she recently integrated activities from IF’s free CDP Toolkit into her dialogue facilitation class–with transformative results for her students and the broader university community.
February 19, 2025
UTSA film program announces its second screenwriters workshop
KSAT NEWS
Five writers with gamut of screenwriting credits will mentor 55 students in mock writers' rooms
February 3, 2025
CPOR Study: Crime is Top Concern of Bexar County Voters
UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research
Crime, homelessness and affordable housing are the most pressing concerns on the minds of Bexar County voters, according to the UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research’s (CPOR) inaugural Bexar County Voter Panel Study.
January 8, 2025
Mellon Foundation to fund new UTSA transborder center-consortium
UTSA Today
Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla, an assistant professor of public and digital humanities, has been awarded a two-year, $150,000 Mellon Foundation planning grant to establish the Transborder Digital Humanities Center-Consortium (TBDH).
January 7, 2025
Metropolitan Museum of Art selects UTSA professor Julie Johnson for fellowship
UTSA Today
Julie Johnson, a UTSA associate professor of art history, has been awarded a prestigious senior fellowship at the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art. The center, located within the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), is renowned for its contributions to the study of modern art and offers an exceptional environment for scholars dedicated to advancing the field.
