After a fractured spine ended Connor Carrera's high school football career, the SMU defensive back returned to the game while building a future in energy law.
October 16, 2026
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Ron, a historian of 19th-century U.S. politics and economics, is one of 20 to receive the $800,000 fellowship.
September 29, 2026
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Mustang Charge guides SMU’s path toward the forefront of America’s universities.
September 24, 2026
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Largest individual research funding commitment in SMU history includes $19.3 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding to move mining innovation from the lab to the field.
September 10, 2026
Top 20%
SMU ranked among the “Best National Universities” by U.S. News & World Report.
3 out of 4
undergraduate students receive scholarships and/or financial aid. With plenty of financial aid options available, 73% of students graduate without any student debt at all.
No. 1
Dallas was named the best big city for jobs by Forbes. SMU integrates internships and experiential learning opportunities outside of the classroom so you build experience before applying for a job.
9 out of 10
master’s degree students had jobs or were continuing their education within six months of graduation.
Events
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Spectacles of Power and Faith: Colonial South American Art from the Thoma Foundation
August 23, 2026–January 24, 2027
Spectacles of Power and Faith showcases 63 colonial South American paintings from The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation of the Spanish Americas collection. Created between 1600 and 1850 in present-day Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, the works explore faith, family, creativity and community. Many are exhibited and published for the first time.
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Meadows Wind Ensemble: Classics Old and New
October 16, 2026
The Meadows Wind Ensemble performs two seminal compositions from the past century, Aaron Copland’s iconic Fanfare for the Common Man and Ingolf Dahl’s Sinfonietta, as well as two works from the present century, Augusta Read Thomas’ dynamic fanfare Ring, Flourish, Blaze! and Kevin Day’s answer to Bela Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, Concerto for Wind Ensemble. For tickets.
Oct. 16, 7:30 Caruth Auditorium, Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. -
Ladder or Lottery? Economic Promises, Mobility and the Social contract: A Conversation with Gary A. Hoover
October 19, 2026
Is our economy a ladder that allows people to move upward through their choices and actions—or is economic mobility more like a lottery? This event is co-hosted by the Departments of Economics, Political Science and the Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs. To register.
Oct 19, 5:15 p.m. McCord Auditorium, Room 306, Dallas Hall, 3225 University Blvd. -
Nation Security Lecture
October 20, 2026
Tower Center lecture featuring Christopher Mikulashek, assistant professor of government at Harvard, and Stefano Recchia, director of Tower Center national security program. To register.
October 20, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Moody Hall, 6404 Airline, SMU Campus