2015

AARO is the first part of the orientation process designed to assist you in making a comfortable transition to University life at SMU.

Read blogs by students and faculty about interesting places and people the world over.

Student Christopher Kiahtipes presents at a conference on botany, ecology, and archaeology in Africa.

Students in the Student Leadership Initiative blog about a human rights service-learning trip to Costa Rica.

Read blogs by students and faculty about interesting places and people the world over.

Jennifer, a Maguire Fellow, blogs from Guatemala, where she is helping empower and educate young women.

Eva, a senior majoring in theatre and in world languages, blogs about studying in Moscow.

A group from Perkins blogs about their religious immersion trip to Palestine and Israel.

Students from the Perkins School blog about their South Africa immersion course.

Students blog about their experiences on a recent study tour of Holocaust sites in Poland.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

Read blogs by students and faculty about interesting places and people the world over.

Read blogs by students and faculty about interesting places and people the world over.

SMU junior Olivia Varah spent the summer giving incoming students advice their mothers haven't given them.

A $2 million gift from the wife of the late SMU Law Professor Alan Bromberg will endow a Centennial Chair.

Albert Niemi Jr., dean of SMU's Cox School of Business, talks about the reason for Toyota's move from California to the DFW area.

An exhibition of the personal and professional papers of Albert Cook Outler, a 20th-century American Methodist theologian and philosopher. opens at SMU's Bridwell Library on Feb. 2, 2015, and runs through May 1, 2015.

Prof. Alexis McCrossen is researching the history of American New Year's observances for a new book.

SMU's Alexis McCrossen, a professor of U.S. social and cultural history, recently talked with "Top of Mind" host Julie Rose on BYUradio about time, including how we spend our leisure hours and how it influences our perception of others.

History Professor Alexis McCrossen talks about the history of time, particularly the wristwatch in light of the new watch from Apple.

Alexis McCrossen, a professor of U.S. history at SMU and the author of "Marking Modern Times: A History of Clocks, Watches, and other Timekeepers in American Life," discusses the history of timepieces with Takeaway Host John Hockenberry.

Each Spring, members of the SMU community are invited to nominate students (as well as faculty and staff for the "M" Award) deserving of recognition.

For some students, faculty and staff, Spring Break means a chance to serve others.

Fleetwood Hicks ’85 offers a new spin on celebrating SMU's 100th with his custom-made cruiser bicycles.

SMU alumnus Kevin Ligon is featured in On the Twentieth Century, which is in the running for "Best Revival of a Musical" at the Tony Awards on Saturday evening,

Alumni are invited to join students, faculty and staff in SMU's Alternative Spring Breaks program.

Dan and Greg '08 Martino have ventured into oyster farming on Martha’s Vineyard.

Artist Dorothy Shain ’12 talks about the SMU professor who turned her world upside down.

'83 opera alum Eddie Coker transforms successful recording career into nonprofit that helps kids.

Journalists Eva Parks ’03 and Joshua Parr ’11 were honored at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards.

Media handler Hope Hicks ’10 flies quietly in the eye of the Trump storm.

TV programs host Kelsey Charles ’13 talks Cowboys and great professors.

Alumna Kit Sawers has been named chief development officer for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.

The Liberty Project, a revival of Liberty magazine, has launched with three SMU graduates at the helm.

Some 50 years after the fact, photos of an Alabama Civil Rights march by alumnus Loy Williams draw interest.

Alumna Martha Harms is the new voice of University’s television commercial.

Monique Achu ’02 and the fundraiser that won the Internet for an inspiring small school.

Dodee Frost Crockett and two other Perkins alums talk about their master's degree experience.

SMU alumna Rosemary Hickman ’01 named Outstanding Museum Art Educator by Texas Art Ed Association

Thane Economou ’10 offers advice for success in filmmaking: 'Do good work.'

SMU alumni among young actors embracing ‘Do-It-Yourself' attitude in bringing magic to theater.

Trevor Weichmann ’06 works as a healthcare coordinator in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

An SMU group is in the American West to gain a better understanding of the struggles of Native Americans.

SMU Professor Amit Basu of the Cox School of Business talks about the possible dangers – and necessary precautions – when doing financial transactions on a mobile device.

Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and his wife, the Rev. Kathleene Card, will be guest speakers at this year’s Bolin Family Public Life-Personal Faith Colloquium, Luncheon and Lecture.

A lecture by Andrew Delbanco of Columbia University at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in Room 131 of Dedman Life Sciences Building.

Businesswoman, philanthropist and SMU alumna Ann Lacy Crain ’41, who for more than 70 years served the University as a supporter and benefactor, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 in Longview, Texas.

SMU Law Professor Anthony J. Colangelo explains how the U.S. prosecution of FIFA officials is legal.

Armstrong Residential Commons will host a pep rally from 6-9 p.m. Thursday in advance of the 2015 SMU football season opener against Baylor University on Friday, Sept. 4.

SMU’s National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) today released its first annual Arts Vibrancy Index. The index ranks more than 900 communities across the country.

A $2 million NIH grant will help a team from SMU and U-Maryland develop a pediatric asthma monitor.

SMU Head Men’s Basketball Coach Larry Brown talks about the team and the upcoming season.

SMU might be out of the NCAA tournament after a controversial goaltending call, but the Mustangs hold bragging rights in another area — academics.

AAC names Nic Moore 'Player of the Year.' Also honors Markus Kennedy and Yanick Moreira.

Men's B'Ball to face UCLA in NCAA Tournament after becoming AAC conference and tournament champs.

SMU to face UCLA in the NCAA Tournament at 2:10 p.m. Thursday in Louisville.

SMU Cross Country coach Cathy Casey has been named head Track & Field coach at SMU.

Fans headed to Gerald J. Ford Stadium for Mustang football in coming weeks need to know that a new safety policy will restrict items that may be carried into the stadium.

Seeding and match-ups have been determined for the 2015 National Collegiate Equestrian Association National Championship, set to take place April 16-18 at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas.

ESPN GameDay will make its first visit to SMU on Feb. 14. Come join the fun.

After watching SMU use the drones to record their practices, the Dallas Cowboys have opted to experiment with the latest in filming technology.

SMU has a new alternate helmet, one that features a stars-and-striped mustang.

SMU today announced its highly-anticipated 2015 football schedule, the first season under new Head Coach Chad Morris. The slate is highlighted by seven games on the SMU campus, including Ford Stadium match-ups with in-state rivals Baylor and UNT.

Mustangs football and Head Coach Chad Morris announce the signing of 21 student-athletes.

Today is National Signing Day and the Mustang Nation is fully focused on football's new recruiting class.

Junior quarterback Matt Davis threw two touchdowns to redshirt freshman Courtland Sutton to highlight the SMU spring football game, as the Blue team defeated the Red team, 80-55 in front of a crowd of nearly 5,000 fans at Ford Stadium on April 18, 2015. The scoring system awarded points to each team based on big plays on both sides of the ball.

Mustangs Football opens the season Friday and there are new rules about what can be brought into Ford Stadium.

Mustang Lindsey McCurdy carded a third round 66 that propelled SMU to take first place at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational on Tuesday at the Colbert Hills Golf Course.

SMU and SMU Athletics, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, have announced the newest class of the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2015 inductees - Jerry Ball, Ryan Berube, Schellas Hyndman, Dennis Ralston, Jennifer Santrock, and the late Bill Forester - will be recognized at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony on May 1.

SMU rising junior Katie Page was listed among the 758 women's collegiate golfers given All-American Scholar status by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).

Men's Basketball wins the AAC regular season crown for first league title in 22 years.

Men's Soccer plays final regular 2015 season match against Temple on Oct. 31 at Westcott Field.

Men's Soccer clinches American Athletic Conference championship with victory over Temple.

The SMU women's track & field team repeats as American Athletic Conference Outdoor Champions.

The SMU volleyball team outlasted New Mexico in the fifth set, winning 18-16 to claim the Lobo Classic championship with the 3-2 victory over the Lobos (25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 20-25, 18-16) in the Johnson Center Saturday night.

Mustangs Volleyball will face Purdue in the NCAA Tournament after winning the conference championship.

SMU volleyball player Avery Acker named Academic All-American of the Year with a 3.95 GPA in accounting.

Barefoot on the Boulevard, SMU’s annual student-sponsored celebration of green living, brings free food, music and fun to Bishop Boulevard from Noon-5 p.m. Saturday, April 18.

Belo Foundation gives SMU Journalism $500,000 gift to recruit students with diverse backgrounds.

Ben Voth, director of Debate at SMU, writes about fixing presidential debates.

SMU professor and director of debate Ben Voth talks about what 'The Great Debater' James Farmer can teach us today, on what would have been his 95th birthday.

Debate Director Ben Voth is among several debate coaches offering advice on how to handle Donald Trump in Thursday night's Republican debate.

Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about future gas prices.

Economist Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, says because of the glut of oil, gasoline will not go over $2.25 a gallon for the next couple of years.

Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the loss of jobs in Texas because of the dip in oil prices.

Bernard Weinstein, an economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talk about the lack of drilling in the Barnett Shale.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, writes about America’s archaic crude oil embargo.

Bernard Weinstein, economist and associate director of SMU's Maguire Energy Institute, talks about the cause of the "Texas Miracle" and Rick Perry's run for president.

Betty Gilmore, a lecturer and director of Dispute Resolution at SMU, talks about the need to abolish solitary confinement in prison for being counterproductive.

A Conversation with Superintendents Michael McFarland of Lancaster ISD and Mike Miles of Dallas ISD on Thursday, May 28, 2015, from 8:15 - 10:00 a.m.

Two SMU teams to compete in regional Global Student Entrepreneur Awards competition.