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  • 2018

    The Liaison Committee on Medical Education awards preliminary accreditation to the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine, opening the doors for student recruitment. 

  • 2017

    Lesa Roe, former Deputy Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), takes office as the third-ever Chancellor for the University of North Texas System. 

  • 2017

    UNT Dallas College of Law is granted provision accreditation by the American Bar Association in the same year its first class graduates. 

  • 2017

    UNT System acquires the City of Dallas Municipal Building (106 S. Harwood) to become the permanent home of UNT Dallas College of Law

  • 2016

    The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education™ ranks UNT among the nation's 115 top-tier research universities

  • 2016

    UNT Dallas campus breaks ground on its first residence hall, a milestone signifying the university’s continued growth. 

  • 2015

    UNT Dallas named former Editor in Chief of the Dallas Morning News Bob Mong President

  • 2015

    UNT Health Science Center announces memorandum of understanding to create a new MD school in Fort Worth in conjunction with Texas Christian University. The new school will accept its first class in 2018.

  • 2015

    UNT Dallas College of Law files application for provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association for 2016

  • 2014

    UNT Dallas College of Law admits first class