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Join SMU Admission Ambassadors Ian Perkins-Smith and Abby Johnson as they tour the SMU campus. Featured tour stops include the Boulevard, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, the Laura Lee Blanton Building, Dallas Hall and Fondren Library. Pony Up!
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SMU ranked in the “Best National Universities” in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges”.
3 out of every 4 undergraduate students receive scholarships and/or financial aid. With plenty of financial aid options available, 72% of students graduate without any student debt at all.
The Dallas area was named best big city for jobs by Forbes. SMU integrates internships and experiential learning opportunities outside of the classroom so that you build experience before applying for a job.
Marc P. Christensen, dean of SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering and Bobby B. Lyle Professor of Engineering Innovation, has been named the 17th president of Clarkson University, a private research institution with more than 4,600 students based in Potsdam, New York.
SMU mourns the loss of its alumnus, Brent Renaud, surrounded by University friends in the photo above. He was an award-winning journalist and filmmaker killed while covering the war in Ukraine on Sunday, March 13. Brent graduated from SMU in 1994 with a major in English and a minor in sociology. Brent’s friends remember his empathy and compassion.
SMU will remain test-optional for first-year undergraduate applicants seeking admission and scholarships for both fall 2023 and spring 2024.
The Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation awarded a $2.7 million, three-year grant to the Baptist House of Studies at the SMU Perkins School of Theology. The contribution will support approximately 10 full-time Baugh Scholars enrolled in Perkins master’s, Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Pastoral Music degree programs.
SMU’s Dallas Literary Festival is back March 12-22 with discussions from more than 100 acclaimed national and local authors as well as literary events across the city.
SMU President R. Gerald Turner received the Encomienda de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, a decoration granted by King Felipe VI of Spain, at a February 18 ceremony at SMU’s Meadows Museum. The decoration recognized Turner for his extraordinary civil character and accomplishments that have benefited Spain.
From answering pre-launch questions before a NASA mission to one of Saturn’s moons, to identifying hundreds of mostly “hidden” landslides on the U.S. West Coast, SMU professors and students fueled research with impact in 2021.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.
The Garry Weber Foundation gives $50 million – the largest gift in the history of SMU Athletics – to create the Garry Weber End Zone Complex. The foundation established by former Mustang football letterman Garry A. Weber ’58 made the commitment in support of a $100 million drive for a new 192,500-square-foot complex at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, part of the $1.5 billion campaign, SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow.
Free and open to the public. Caruth Auditorium – Owen Arts Center on the SMU campus
Free but you must register. Sponsored by the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute.
A moderated panel discussion exploring the realtionship between faith and the media.
This event will feature New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, The Takeaway host Melissa Harris-Perry and Emmy Award-winning anchor Jenny Anchondo. Dr. Carrie La Ferle of SMU's Temerlin Advertising Institute will serve as moderator of the event. RSVP
French book artist, engraver, printer and instructor will address the history of his ATELIER DIDIER MUTEL, founded in 1793; the history of the artist book in France; and examples of his own studio practice. Free and open to the public.
Selections from the Jessica and Kelvin Beachum Family Collection
Six canvases by Sevillian artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) will travel to the United States for the first time to be featured at the Meadows Museum, their only venue in this country. Learn more
Glimpse behind-the-scenes into the lighter side of life in the White House. At the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
“The Continual Struggle: The American Freedom Movement and the Seeds of Social Change” by artist Brian Washington ends to March 27, in Freedom Hall at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. At the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
