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American Harp Society institute draws musicians from across U.S. to UNT

About 300 harpists gathered at UNT in June for the American Harp Society Summer Institute.
Students, faculty perform in benefit concerts for Japan

College of Music students and faculty members performed this spring to raise money for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Green Brigade Marching Band named best in the land

UNT’s Green Brigade Marching Band was named the No. 1 band in the land by Bleacher Report, a national sports website that compiles a list of the nation’s 25 best college marching bands.
UNT hosts National Gathering of Dance and the Child International

Acclaimed dance experts and dancers as young as 8 will head to UNT for the Fourth National Gathering of Dance and the Child International July 12-15.
Faculty member's research leads to a database dedicated to saving modern Iraqi art

Hundreds of lost pieces from the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad are documented in a new database that became publicly accessible this spring, thanks to research led by Nada Shabout, associate professor of art history and a leading expert on modern Iraqi art.
Letters from a teacher

Elizabeth “Bess” Corey’s descriptions of her life as a teacher barely older than her students are collected in <em>Iowa Schoolma’am: Letters of Elizabeth “Bess” Corey, 1904-1908</em> (University of Iowa Press), co-edited by Charlotte Wright (’94 Ph.D.), former associate director and editorial director of the UNT Press.
Wisdom for parents

Certified family life educators share parenting advice in <em>Wisdom for Parents: Key Ideas from Parent Educators</em> (de Sitter Publications), co-edited by Arminta Jacobson, professor of human development and family studies in the Department of Educational Psychology, and Robert Keim of Northern Illinois University.
Dharma and ecology

The role religious communities play in environmentalism is the subject of <em>Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability</em> (Ashgate) by Pankaj Jain, assistant professor of philosophy and religion studies.
Dark Shadows

Before <em>Harry Potter</em>, <em>Twilight</em> and <em>True Blood</em>, there was <em>Dark Shadows</em>, the gothic daytime soap that aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971. Associate Professor Harry M. Benshoff examines the show during its initial run and as a continuing cult phenomenon
Community Music

People of all ages enjoy the programs of the famed College of Music.

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