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Midwestern State University

university art department · Active
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.A, B.F.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Active

What happened
Continuation, no closure. The metalsmithing program remains an active studio area in the Department of Art. The biggest institutional change since 2014: on June 8, 2021 Gov. Abbott signed HB 1522 making Midwestern State University the fifth member of the Texas Tech University System, effective Sept 1, 2021 — an affiliation/system change, not a name change or program change. Metals faculty Suguru Hiraide has been continuous since 2003.

Link
web.archive.org/web/2014/http://www.temple.edu/crafts/metalsdirectorypage/s106.html

Sources

https://www.texastech.edu/stories/21-06-ttu-system-welcomes-msu-texas.phphttps://news.msutexas.edu/2021/05/governor-signs-bill-making-midwestern-state-5th-member-of-ttu-system.php

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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