UTA In The News — Wednesday, March 6, 2024
UTA Holds One of Largest Native American Powwows
UT Arlington’s Native American Student Association held its 28th Annual Scholarship Benefit Powwow during the Festival of Ideas, which focused on Native Americans’ contribution to the rich history of Texas, reported NBC 5 DFW.
UTA Debuts Brewing Certificate
This spring, UTA began offering a certificate in beer making, reported the Dallas Morning News.
Primary Election Coverage
Ahead Texas’ Super Tuesday primary, Rebecca Deen, a political science professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, told Al Jazeera that whichever candidate emerged as the champion would indicate the direction of the state’s Democratic Party. Deen also told Slate that political challenges surrounding education policy are not new in Texas.
UTA Nursing Student Part of Pilot Project for Young Mothers
UTA senior Makayla Ross-Tell is one of the first participants of a pilot project through Grapevine’s Gatehouse that supports young mothers with daycare and housing stipends so they can continue their degrees, reported the Fort Worth Report.
Texas Ideal for Viewing the Total Solar Eclipse
“I cannot name any better place for a solar eclipse to happen” than Texas, UT Arlington Planetarium director Levent Gurdemir told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.