From the Dean

Dear Friends,   This spring, we’re delighted to host a diverse array of guest artists and artists-in-residence who are advancing innovation in their field, while expanding the imagination of our students during their time on campus.   Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Academic Affairs Raquel Monroe is part of… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: Guest artists bring their creative magic to campus this spring

Dear Friends,   This spring, we’re seeing so much incredible energy around dance on campus, from ambitious programming at Texas Performing Arts to engaging creative and scholarly research happening in the Department of Theatre and Dance.   This Saturday, Texas Performing Arts hosts Cullberg — Works by Deborah Hay, an… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: Celebrating Dance on the Forty Acres

Dear Friends,   As our galleries and performance spaces have opened in full again, we’ve also begun to gather larger groups in-person this fall. In the College of Fine Arts, we had three significant gatherings last month that invited stakeholders together to think about our past, present and future. After… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: Gatherings to talk about our past, present and future impact

Dear Friends,   I write today to share the news that former College of Fine Arts Dean Bob Freeman passed away on Oct. 18. Dean Freeman led the college from 2000 through 2007 and left a lasting legacy here. You can read more about his life and career here.  … Continue Reading Remembering Bob Freeman

Dear Friends, I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary as dean of the College of Fine Arts, and as I look ahead, I couldn’t be more excited about what we’re building, both physically and programmatically. As I walked through our buildings recently, signs of progress are everywhere. Over the summer, we’ve… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: Updating and renovating our spaces

Dear Friends, As I near my one-year anniversary as dean of the College of Fine Arts, I’ve had the pleasure of learning about the breadth and depth of research in our college. I’ve been especially impressed with the historical range of research, from the ancient Roman empire and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: Studying our past, while creating new futures

Dear Friends, We’ve all heard the University’s tagline, What starts here changes the world. And I wanted to take a moment to highlight the global impact of our faculty’s research and creative work in this issue. Our students are learning from scholars, artists, curators and performers whose work is reaching… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: Highlighting our faculty members’ global impact

Dear Friends, Last week, the university launched the public phase of its comprehensive fundraising initiative entitled the What Starts Here capital campaign with the bold goal of raising $6 billion by 2026. As many of you know, we’ve been in the “silent phase” of this fundraising campaign since 2016, and… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: UT’s What Starts Here capital campaign in the College of Fine Arts

Dear Friends, This past week, I had the great honor of gathering with many friends to celebrate the recipients of the College of Fine Arts’ 2022 Doty Awards. This was my first time participating in this event in the college, and I loved learning more about the incredible impact of… Continue Reading Dean’s Insider: Celebrating our Doty Awards honorees for 2022