October 15, 2025
CPOR poll reveals tepid support for new Spurs arena, stronger support overall for Project Marvel
UT San Antonio TodAY
A new poll from UT San Antonio’s Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) shows Bexar County voters favor expanding the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo grounds (Proposition A) slightly more than funding a new Spurs arena with venue tax funds (Proposition B). Around 44% of voters support expanding the stock show and rodeo district while nearly 40% support the new arena ahead of the November 4 election.
October 6, 2025
New UT San Antonio survey finds Bexar County residents in support nuclear energy use
Raul Trey Lopez
Results from the Bexar County Omnibus Survey, conducted by UTSA’s Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR), found that 65% of residents support nuclear energy, compared to a national average of about 60%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
