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The costume design & technology concentration in the School of Design & Production (D&P) at UNCSA is among the Top 10 of its kind worldwide, according to the annual list published by The Hollywood Reporter. This is the ninth consecutive year the program has been in the Top 10 since the publication began keeping the list in 2018. The university is one of only two public universities on the list.

UNCSA has added 27 new faculty members for the 2026-27 school year, including nine full-time and 18 adjunct and visiting faculty. Seven faculty members are alumni. Appointments have been made across the schools of Dance, Design and Production, Drama, Filmmaking and Music, as well as in the Division of Liberal Arts and the High School Program, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Patrick J. Sims has announced.

The School of Filmmaking at UNCSA, a/perture cinema, and RiverRun International Film Festival have partnered to launch Scene & Heard, a new annual film series that will bring filmmakers and other creative voices to Winston-Salem each fall for screenings and public conversations.