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Dr. Alan B. Albarran, the chair of the department of radio, television, and film at the University of North Texas, comments on the acquisition of Clear Channel Communications.
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This week, the Farmers Branch City Council voted unanimously to pass ordinances aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and making English the city's official language. Kimi King, associate professor of political science, says courts have consistently ruled that making English an official language does not constitute discrimination on the basis of national origin.
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Dr. John S. Baen, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law at the University of North Texas, predicts Farmers Branch’s decision to ban illegal immigrants from renting property will not survive a court challenge.
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| November 18, 2006 |
UNT exceeds goals in 2006 State Employee Charitable Campaign
With an estimated total amount of contributions of more than $156,000 from individuals and fundraisers, UNT surpassed last year's total of $150,301. In addition, the participation rate of 46 percent was higher than the campaign goal for participation.
NT real estate program students to visit Mexico to see firsthand that nation’s real estate market
Students will meet their student counterparts and real estate profressionals while learning about Mexico's real estate market from the alumni funded project
Chicago leaders reunite at University of North Texas alumni reception
The Chicago event kicks off Bataille's inaugural tour and is designed to bring alumni outside of the North Texas region up-to-date on the university
Education professor wins Ted Booker Award
The Texas Association of Teacher Educators presented the award to Dr. Rudy Rodriguez for making an outstanding contribution in the field of teacher education.
Dean of SLIS featured in Men of Texas Libraries calendar
Herman Totten, a past president of the Texas Library Association, is Mr. February 2007 in the association's calendar, which dispells the stereotype of librarians as boring duds. All of the 18 models featured in the calendar are male librarians, in a profession that is 87 percent female.
School of Visual Arts Annual Faculty exhibition opens Nov. 20
Forty faculty members from the School of Visual Arts will exhibit their work in this annual exhibition.
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UNT to offer bachelor's, master's degrees in mechanical and energy engineering
The progam, the first of its kind in the United States, will focus on new, more efficient energy systems.
Faculty member named Scholar-in-Residence by American Society of Microbiology
Lee Hughes, lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences and the department's undergraduate advisor, will attend the society's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Summer Workshop next month to develop a hypothesis to explore student learning in microbiology.
Faculty members receive research awards from Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Pinliang Dong, assistant professor of geography, and Brian Gorman, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, were two of 25 faculty members in the nation, and two of three from Texas universities, to receive $5,000 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards. The awards are intended to enrich the research and professional growth of young faculty members and result in new funding opportunities.
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