Media executive brings decades of leadership experience as center celebrates 30th anniversary
July 14, 2025
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The namesake for the SMU Center for Presidential History’s leadership, Gergen was a widely recognized figure in the political arena whose work with the University's Tate Lecture Series guided conversations that brought insight and inspiration to the SMU community for over twenty years.
July 14, 2025
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A proud SMU parent, Sexton’s generous contributions to the Meadows School of the Arts have supported and created vital facilities, programming and leadership positions that will inspire its students for years to come.
June 20, 2025
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SMU welcomes Shilo Brooks to the Hilltop as president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Concurrent with his appointment at the Bush Center, Brooks will join SMU as professor of practice in political science, senior fellow at the Center for Presidential History, and senior fellow at the John G. Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs. See links for more information from the Bush Presidential Center and the Dallas Morning News.
May 19, 2025
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Thanks to more than 67,500 donors, volunteers and supporters, SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow has exceeded its $1.5 billion goal three years ahead of schedule. The University announced that the campaign total will be more than $1.64 billion, placing it among the largest private university campaigns in Texas history.
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The Picuris Pueblo initiated the research to show their ties to Chaco Canyon, the center of an Ancestral Pueblo regional interaction system and now a World Heritage site located in northwestern New Mexico.
April 30, 2025
