Bill and Susan Collins, along with The Collins-Binkley Foundation, have collaborated with the Division of Jazz Studies and The @UNT Music Library to launch the Jazz History portal. This transformative initiative begins with UNT Jazz's internal collections, marking America's pioneering collegiate jazz program, and will subsequently incorporate a wealth of exclusive jazz collections, enhancing accessibility for both public consumption and scholarly research.

HarpBeats and its director, Associate Professor of Harp Jaymee Haefner, performed at the American Harp Society national conference in Orlando, Florida. Also featured were UNT alumna, Kaitlin Miller, as the AHS Concert Artist for 2023-2025.

DMA wind studies student (all but dissertation ABD) Jerianne Larson, named Director of Bands at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UNT music education faculty members Jamey Kelley and Erika Knapp recently led a group of students to study music and movement at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria.

College of Music alumnus Dwight Jilek (DMA '16) becomes Director of Choral Activities at North Dakota State University.

College of Music graduate, Luke Ellard (DMA ‘20), has been named to the University of North Carolina Greensboro faculty.

Jimin Seo appointed as Assistant Professor of Music at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana beginning Fall 2024.

Alumnus Rico Allen (DMA '24) has accepted a position as Lecturer of Music (saxophone) at Tarleton State University.

The UNT College of Music announced a $1.5 million dollar gift from the estate of William Dyche creating the William Dyche Endowed Piano Scholarship benefiting piano students of UNT.

JazzWeek reports that UNT Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone, Nick Finzer’s most recent album, is No. 1 on their chart for the week May 27, 2024. Be sure to watch www.youtube.com/NickFinzer and listen on Spotify.

The results of Season 45 of The Telly Awards, “Honoring excellence in video and television across all screens,” were announced. The College of Music promotional video, “Welcome to UNT/This Is Where You Belong,” was named Gold Winner in the categories of Recruitment - Online and General Educational Institution - Online. The Texas based creative team at Hoegger Communications produced the video from where the College of Music’s first-ever commercials were created. These are the sixth and seventh prizes awarded for the video.