SMU in the News

October 2, 2017

Following are highlights of stories about SMU or stories that relied on the expertise of SMU faculty and others. The links are not maintained by SMU but were working when they posted here.

News

Dallas Morning News

• Mustangs win!
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•  Meadows Symphony Orchestra, recent performance nicely reviewed
• SMU mentioned, by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, in a story about Amazon’s consideration of DFW area for Amazon’s new headquarters
• Dale Carpenter, Dedman Law, prayer at McKinney ISD's mandatory staff assembly draws formal complaints
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• Sean Griffin, Meadows, has a new book Free and Easy? A Defining History of the American Film Musical Genre
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• Robert Lawson, Cox, commentary, index shows waning economic freedom in U.S.
• Greg Ivy, Dedman Law staff, mentioned in a commentary about Dallas’ D.L. Turner family history
• SMU Trustee Laura Bush headlines Dallas benefit for Nigeria peace effort

Houston Chronicle

• Luisa del Rosal, SMU’s Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center, does it matter if imports from Mexico are made of U.S. parts?
• Cal Jillson, Dedman, Democrats hoping to win in Texas in 2018

Journal Gazette

• Kathleen Wellman, Dedman, far-right, faith-based views rule in textbooks in Indiana

KRLD-AM

• Mike Davis, Cox, Trump’s proposed tax code faces uphill climb

NBC DFW

• Mike Davis, Cox, North Texas touts possible locations for second Amazon headquarters

NBC Oklahoma City

• Robert Hunt, Perkins, murder case trial began last week in Norman, Okla.

Phys.org

• Leanne Ketterlin Geller and Lindsey Perry, Simmons, $2.5 million NSF grant to SMU will give teachers a math assessment tool to help students
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The Street

• Mike Davis, Cox, retailer Target raises hourly wages, paves way for others to follow

Swim Swam

• Sheila and Jody Grant pledge $1.5 million to SMU’s new Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center

Wall Street Journal

• SMU ranks No. 81 in The Times Higher Education College Rankings, according to this publication

Wallet Hub

• Dan Howard, Cox, on the appeal of credit card sign-up deals

WBAP-AM

• Dan Howard, Cox, NFL marketability in question amid player protests

Candy’s Dirt

• Rachel Ball-Phillips, Dedman (adjunct), Dallas ISD votes to drop names of Confederate leaders from schools

WHO Des Moines

• James Coleman, Dedman Law, Trump waived the Jones Act to help Puerto Rico, what else needs to happen?

Students

• SMU students Meredith Welborn and Sarah Hooton turned their residence hall room into a gorgeous living space
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• SMU student Joel Zapata received a Study of the American West research grant from West Texas A&M University

Alums

• SMU alumna Elizabeth Carlock Phillips recently launched her online jewelry company Gems by the Foot, shares some proceeds with the International Rescue Committee
• SMU alums Laura Baldwin and Louise Kee promote Texas women entrepreneurs as the Dallas leadership team for New York-based investment firm Golden Seeds