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UTA Institute of Urban Studies to develop proposals for growth at Dallas Executive Airport

Quality of lifeAs the city of Dallas seeks to attract new growth around Executive Airport, nearby residents have concerns as to how this growth will impact neighborhoods. The city has tapped The University of Texas at Arlington to examine how future enhancements at the airport in south Oak Cliff could spur economic growth and enhance the quality of life for surrounding neighborhoods. Graduate students from UTA’s Institute of Urban Studies  in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs  will develop a land use study to

New study finds family letter writing key to early literacy and strong family ties

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Young children who write letters back and forth to extended family members improve their literacy skills. They also develop a stronger connection with distant relatives, a University of Texas at Arlington study finds.  Kathryn Pole, an assistant professor in the UTA College of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction , followed 22 kindergarten students at a public school for one school year. She wanted to track their progress when they wrote and exchanged letters with relatives such as a grandparent, aunt

University of Texas at Arlington announces new Center for African American Studies

Program unique to North TexasARLINGTON, Texas – The University of Texas at Arlington has announced the establishment of a new Center for African American Studies that will build on the University’s reputation as one of the nation’s most diverse institutions and highlight the contributions of its faculty, staff and students to curriculum and programs. The center will be the only one of its kind in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. UT Austin founded its Center for African and African American Studies in 1969, and Texas Lutheran University in Seguin launched a similar center this year. Other such

UT Arlington honored by prestigious Carnegie Foundation

ARLINGTON - The University of Texas at Arlington is one of 115 U.S. colleges and universities selected by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its 2010 Community Engagement Classification. These institutions join 196 schools identified in the 2006 and 2008 selection process. Colleges and universities with an institutional focus on community engagement were invited to apply for the classification. Unlike the Foundation’s other classifications that rely on national data, this is an “elective” classification. Institutions who chose to participate submitted required

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