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A drop in international student enrollment and state funding contributed to financial woes at the University of North Texas. Other state colleges face similar challenges.

The University of North Texas removed an exhibit that criticized tactics used by immigration officials. Now, a group of UNT art students are opting out of campus spaces and deciding instead to showcase their work off campus.

The billboard on a truck shows a simple message: “UNT admin censored Marka27’s art.” The billboard is a partnership between the two nonprofits and former Dallas resident turned Brooklyn-based street artist Victor Quiñonez, better known by his street art signature Marka27.

Following a University of North Texas Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, President Harrison Keller briefly outlined potential changes that will be considered to stabilize a budget that has reached a projected $45 million deficit this fiscal year.

University of North Texas leaders had a chance to stand up for free speech and academic freedom. Instead, they closed an art exhibit without explanation.

Lhexa D’Avignon, a university teaching fellow and Department of Mathematics graduate student, was called in for an “informational interview” by the Office of Compliance on Jan. 16.

The saxophonist is among the contributors to "Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico" which is up for Best Latin Jazz Album.

North Texas will have a chance this week to break through for its first bowl win since the 2013 season.

The University of North Texas will play in the American Conference championship game Friday evening in New Orleans. A win would send the Mean Green on to the College Football Playoff.

The UNT Dallas campus in southern Dallas has a new addition: a 120,200-square-foot STEM building. The university said the new space, along with new programs and partnerships with UNT Health in Fort Worth, will expand capacity to train students in the health care and science workforce pipeline. The goal is to address workforce shortages in Dallas and beyond.

The University of North Texas confirmed that football coach Eric Morris is leaving for Oklahoma State at the end of this season.

A collection of the most influential figures in North Texas athletics crowded into a swanky restaurant a little more than a month ago.