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Former Togolese television producer to graduate from UNT after seeking political asylum in U.S.
Almost 6 years after Komlan "Richard" Lakpassa fled his native country of Togo in Western Africa he will receive a Master of Fine Arts degree in documentary film from the UNT Department of Radio, Television and Film Dec. 12.
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TAMS students to investigate ways to commercialize invention
UNT's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science students received $7,860 to commercialize an invention that allows employees of a Fort Worth company who use wheelchairs to conduct work they previously could not do.
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UNT campus joins Santa's Helpers Toy Drive
UNT is a designated collection site for WFAA's annual Santa's Helpers Toy Drive, a program that helps brighten the holidays for as many as 50,000 North Texas children.