September 23, 2025
James Nealy Wins Contemporary European History Award
‘The Shchekino Method: Flexible Production with Socialist Characteristics’, by James Nealy wins the 2023 Contemporary European History Prize.
September 22, 2025
COLFA Explores School of Communication and Languages
Glenn Martinez, Dean of the UT San Antonio College of Liberal and Fine Arts, has launched an exploratory work group, known as the “School Like No Other” work group, to evaluate opportunities for developing a new school for languages, communication and intercultural dynamics in the college.
September 12, 2025
Omar Valerio-Jiménez Named OAH Distinguished Lecturer
The Organization of American Historians announces Omar Valerio-Jiménez as one of 17 newly appointed U.S. historians to the OAH Lectureship Program. Dr. Valerio-Jiménez joins a renowned roster of speakers who share their expertise and scholarly research with a variety of audiences across the country.
September 4, 2025
How Marfa's Blackwell School Became a National Treasure
A feat more than 20 years in the making, the designation of the Blackwell School in Marfa, TX as a National Historic Site by the National Park Service is a story rooted deeply in community persistence, trust-building, and local pride. The Blackwell School’s journey from near-demolition to national recognition is a reminder of the resilience found within communities determined to reclaim and honor their own histories.
September 4, 2025
Remembering Wendy Barker
On any given day in her forty years at The University of Texas at San Antonio, you might have found
Wendy Barker leaning forward in a classroom, listening intently as a student read their work aloud. She might have been nodding, smiling, and saying, “Yes, yes,” in that warm, encouraging way her students never forgot. Barker, a poet and professor of English and creative writing who passed away in 2023, had a gift for making each person feel seen. Her legacy lives on in her poetry, in the programs she helped build, and in the lives of her students, colleagues, and her husband, Steven Kellman, an esteemed scholar of comparative literature and professor at UT San Antonio.
September 4, 2025
UTSA Graduates Shape the Past and Future of the Alamo
When Tiffany Lindley, PhD, first came to UT San Antonio, San Antonio was unfamiliar territory, and the university itself was a complete unknown. Drawn solely by the chance to work under UT San Antonio faculty and archaeologists Jason Yaeger and Kat Brown, Lindley now views this decision as pivotal in shaping her career.
September 4, 2025
OVATIONS Magazine: Innovation in Action: COLFA's Blueprint for Tomorrow's Worforce
When students ask, “Will I really use this in my career?” COLFA answers confidently with having released many new programs over the last two years that blend practical skills with creativity for the evolving workforce.
