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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.

UT San Antonio has expanded into downtown in recent years with both the Southwest campus and One Riverwalk Place.
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.

Omar Valerio-Valerio-Jiménez named OAH Distinguished Lecturer
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.

Past students of the Blackwell School
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.

Wendy Barker along with her spouse Steven Kellman
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.

From left Gabriella Zaragosa, Tiffany Lindley, Kat Jenkins in front of the famous Alamo Chapel
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.

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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.

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July 6, 2025

UTSA center can run your question through a survey

San Antonio Express-News
The university's 2-year-old Center for Public Opinion Research plans to accept submission through July 18.

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June 26, 2025

Now Hiring at the UTSA School of Art!

We currently have an open position for an Administrative Assistant I/II.

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May 30, 2025

Art is Healing: Inspiring Community Healing with Art

UTSA Arts
UTSA Arts, SAY Sí , UTSA Medical Humanities, UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy, and Bexar County Public Health came together to explore the role of arts and culture with the event Art is Healing that featured poetry readings, guest speakers, and participatory arts stations run by local artists for participants of all ages.

SGA Aydan Villarreal in full commencement regalia in front of the Rowdy Statue
May 15, 2025

Aydan Villarreal amplifies student voices through advocacy and service

As a political science major and outgoing president of the Student Government Association (SGA), Aydan Villarreal has spent his entire college career championing student perspectives and working to build meaningful and lasting connections between students and university leadership.

Winners of the University Excellence awards alongside COLFA leadership
May 1, 2025

COLFA Faculty University Excellence Awards

The College of Liberal and Fine Arts (COLFA) is proud to celebrate the achievements of seven outstanding faculty members recognized at the 2025 UTSA University Excellence Awards. These annual awards honor faculty and staff who exemplify the university’s commitment to academic excellence, community engagement, student success, and groundbreaking research.

Anna Syptko
April 30, 2025

Lights, Camera, Uplift: Anna Stypko Empowering Young Storytellers

UTSA Arts
Visiting Assistant Professor Anna Stypko in the Film & Media program, brings a dynamic creative perspective to both her teaching and her community engagement efforts. Stypko’s passion for empowering young storytellers shines not only through her role as an educator at UTSA but also through her work with the Eastside Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP).

Lida Sarafrazarpatapeh
April 28, 2025

Postdoctoral Fellow Lida Sarafrazarpatapeh Awarded Media Fellowship

Lida Sarafrazarpatapeh, Ph.D., a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Medical Humanities program, has been selected as a 2025 Philosophy in Media Fellow by the Marc Sanders Foundation.

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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%).

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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.

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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.

Choir in the rehearsal hall.
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.

Sara DeTurk in Classroom
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.

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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

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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.

Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla
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).

Julie Johnson
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.