 In 2011, A&M–Commerce opened a new Music Building at a cost of $29 million that features a concert hall able to accommodate 600 people as well as a 75-seat recital hall and five rehearsal halls.That year the university also opened a then-unnamed, three-story residence hall (later christened Pride Rock), which cost $14 million to build and can house 258 students.Additionally, Fulbright Scholarships were awarded to history professor William Kuracina in 2011 (for conducting research in India), to Curriculum and Instruction doctoral student Diana L. Hopes in 2013 (Guatemala), and physics and astronomy professor Carlos Bertulani in 2015 (Brazil).