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For David Schless (’89 M.S.), leadership in American senior housing has always been about people, families and dignity. Over a career spanning decades, Schless has helped advance research, advocacy and…

Mentors at UNT helped shape one student’s path from a small Texas Town to education leadership, and now he’s helping students across North Texas find their own. The town of…

Life’s trajectory doesn’t always follow a clear path — Herbert Weiss (’79 M.A.) knows a little something about that. More than 50 years ago, the Dallas, Texas native set out…

Distinguished UNT alumnus Victor Rodriguez (’55, ’62 M.A.) has many accolades associated with his name, having lived a life fulfilled with distinction, meaning and purpose. This past fall, at age 93, he was inducted…

The Details That Matter On any given night in Dallas–Fort Worth and across the nation, thousands of hotel guests slip into crisp sheets, dry off with plush towels and head…

UNT talent works behind the camera on “One Battle After Another,” turning the spotlight toward El Paso. In the years since graduating from the University of North Texas, David Velez (’19)…

For Krislyn Massey (’23, ’25 M.A.), receiving a UNT Ring Award was the shiny topper to an already rewarding journey through higher education that expanded her worldview and led her…

Sitting up on the stage at the UNT Ring Ceremony in December 2025, Juliette Rivera (’25) couldn’t help but feel like it was a full-circle moment — the culmination of…

Kylee Withers (’16, ’17 M.B.A.) quite literally hit the ground running as a student athlete on the track and field team at the University of North Texas in the fall…