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Downtown Library renovation supports UT San Antonio’s expansion in the urban core

Renovations and expanded collections support growing academic programs and provide more learning resources for students and faculty downtown.

Connecting art, architecture and experiential learning at UT San Antonio

For students studying architecture at UT San Antonio, art is not confined to a museum or gallery. It is part of the environment where they learn, work and spend their days.

Stories in Song

The UT San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures has partnered with Casa Navarro State Historic Site to present "Stories in Song: A Corridos & Conjunto Walking Tour," on Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 to 8 p.m. This special event invites participants to experience San Antonio history through guided discussion and visits to two historic downtown sites. Participants will experience a live music presentation, a guided historic walk along San Pedro Creek, stories from the historic Little Laredo neighborhood, and a hands-on opportunity to write their own corrido.

The Store That Has Stood the Test of Time

The CEDISH team had the pleasure of working with two student interns during the 2025 and 2026 academic years in support of The Sounds of San Antonio. Marisela Cruz and Jamie Thomas blogged about their experiences and reflections on the project, sharing what they learned, the work they contributed, and the impact the internship had on their academic and professional development.

A UTSA student library assistant's journey through: Python, lost addresses, and San Antonio's music scene

The CEDISH team had the pleasure of working with two student interns during the 2025 and 2026 academic years in support of The Sounds of San Antonio. Marisela Cruz and Jamie Thomas blogged about their experiences and reflections on the project, sharing what they learned, the work they contributed, and the impact the internship had on their academic and professional development.

TACOLAND

The CEDISH team had the pleasure of working with two student interns during the 2025 and 2026 academic years in support of The Sounds of San Antonio. Marisela Cruz and Jamie Thomas blogged about their experiences and reflections on the project, sharing what they learned, the work they contributed, and the impact the internship had on their academic and professional development.

What I Have Gained from the Sounds of San Anto Project

The CEDISH team had the pleasure of working with two student interns during the 2025 and 2026 academic years in support of The Sounds of San Antonio. Marisela Cruz and Jamie Thomas blogged about their experiences and reflections on the project, sharing what they learned, the work they contributed, and the impact the internship had on their academic and professional development.

Pati Jinich returns to celebrate the stories preserved in UTSA's Mexican Cookbook Collection

Chef, author and television personality Pati Jinich returns to UT San Antonio’s Ven a Comer gala, celebrating the Mexican Cookbook Collection and the culinary traditions, family memories and cultural stories it preserves.

UT San Antonio Special Collections announces inaugural Diana Kennedy Foundation fellows, faculty grant recipients

UT San Antonio Special Collections has selected eight researchers for its inaugural Diana Kennedy Foundation Fellowships and awarded two faculty teaching grants. The programs support research and classroom engagement exploring women, foodways, culture and environmental sustainability through the Diana Kennedy Collection and other distinctive collections.

How does Conjunto Sound Today?

ITC sits down with a 40-year veteran of the Texas music scene. Shelly Lares, a.k.a. “Little Miss Dynamite,” began performing professionally at age 10 with Orquesta Hot Talames. At 17, she began touring, launching a 40-year career that took her around the world and included more than 25 albums. Now retired from the stage, Lares is the first Artist-in-Residence at UT San Antonio, where she mentors students, produces music and teaches the traditions that connect conjunto, orquesta and progressive Tejano

Ruben Luna’s “Puro Recuerdo” preserves memories through music, objects and movement

For 58 years of marriage, Guadalupe and Aurora Olguin danced.
They were fixtures at the annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, where their love of music and each other became part of the festival’s living tradition. A work by artist Ruben Luna depicting their dance, movement and love will be part of a solo exhibition, “Puro Recuerdo: Artworks by Ruben Luna,” on display at the Institute of Texan Cultures from Oct. 1, 2026, through May 30, 2027.

They were fixtures at the annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, where their love of music and each other became part of the festival’s living…

🔊 Announcing the archives of Chicana playwright Maria Ibarra

UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections is pleased to announce the papers of Chicana activist and artist Maria Ibarra, a significant new addition to our Chicano Research Collections. Maria Alejandra Ibarra (December 26, 1975- October 16, 2021) of San Antonio, Texas, was an artist, songwriter, educator, poet, director, playwright, and performer who graduated from South […]