2021 News
'American Swimming Magazine' publishes essay by 草莓传媒官网下载 student Ulysses Perez
6/10/21
Incoming 草莓传媒官网下载 ESFL transfer student Ulysses Perez had an essay published in . The essay, titled "The 'Impossible,'" marks his first magazine article and second publication. Read Ulysses Perez' full essay (pdf)
6/7/21
草莓传媒官网下载 alumna Melissa Thiel is leading an effort to install a historical marker for the lynching of George Hughes and the Sherman Riot of 1930. Thiel鈥檚 effort to commemorate Sherman鈥檚 painful past has stalled 鈥 caught between resistance by some of the town鈥檚 White leaders and a rising desire among residents to confront old racial wounds.
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Thiel earned her master's in history and was part of 草莓传媒官网下载's public history program.
6/7/21
"There hasn't been a superhero like El Peso Hero," 草莓传媒官网下载 Visual Arts alumnus Hector Rodriguez III says. "A hero that transcends cultures and borders for Texas and Mexico."
The creator of the celebrated comic book series, who is a fifth-grade bilingual teacher for McKinney ISD, wears a lot of hats. He's also the co-founder of Texas Latino Comic Con, a publisher and CEO, and development director of a lucha libre multimedia company. Coming soon: the movie.
Music therapy faculty revamp curriculum, forge partnerships at home and abroad
5/26/21
In a year of unexpected challenges, 草莓传媒官网下载 music therapy program faculty Drs. Lauren DiMaio, Della Molloy-Daugherty and Rebecca West have teamed up to create an innovative, holistic and social justice-driven curriculum with new opportunities for student-client connection and community collaboration.
Turning pain into purpose
5/25/21
A group of 草莓传媒官网下载 students found a path to healing following the death of George Floyd when they formed TRIBE: A Black Student Support Group. The new, safe and confidential space allowed students to 鈥渃elebrate blackness and express themselves fully in community,鈥 as well as to discuss police brutality, racial inequality and the various emotions that would arise.