SMU in the News

August 22, 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

Amarillo Globe-News

• Matthew Wilson, Dedman, for Abbott, a balancing act between Catholic faith and politics

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Former NFL-great Herschel Walker assisting first-year Mustang Christian Walker on move-in day last week

CultureMap Dallas

• SMU Reads presents Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted
• Richard Abrahamson, Meadows, to perform music for Les Fairies, at Studio Theatre, in October

D Magazine

• Steven Sekula, Dedman, eclipse viewing at SMU Dallas Hall
• and here
• and here

Dallas Morning News

• Chad Morris, letting home tell his story helps connect with the parents of young recruits
• SMU Guildhall and Simmons included in story about Texas Instruments support of STEM education
• and here
• Mike Davis, Cox, low-wage earner labor shortage means higher costs/slower service at area eateries
• Cox School of Business Relays, as part of the BMW Dallas Marathon, will cover much of the same path as the former White Rock Lake Marathon
• Mike Davis, Cox, Toyota factory in Mexico a source of dreams, anxiety as NAFTA talks begin
• SMU Reads hosts author Matthew Desmond this week
• and here
• Cal Jillson, Dedman, beating the so-called bathroom bill should inspire Texas business to political engagement

Energy Wire

• Bruce Bullock, Cox, what’s next for Oncor?

Hill Country News

• Matthew Wilson, Dedman, sermons are protected free speech under the First Amendment

Houston Chronicle

• SMU football gets wet-ball assist from the University Park Fire Department
• and here

Niche.com

• SMU ranks No. 3 on this publication’s list of 2017 Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Texas

North Texas Conference News

• Perkins hosted the MARCHA conference in Dallas, marking the 25th anniversary of the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry
• and here

Sinclair Broadcasting Group

• Stephanie Martin, Meadows, Trump chides CEOs who’ve left his manufacturing advisory council

Texas Standard

• Dale Carpenter, Dedman Law, how far does First Amendment free speech protection go?

Texas Tribune

• Dale Carpenter, Dedman Law, Texas A&M can cancel White Lives Matter rally if there is a public safety risk
• Diego Román, Simmons, Q&A about his research on how climate change is presented in textbooks to middle school-students

Times-Picayune

• In New Orleans, SMU alumni, parents send off students at soiree

Wall Street Journal

• Dale Carpenter, Dedman Law, tech firms break from the hands-off approach with bans on white supremacists
• and here

Washington Post

• Dale Carpenter, Dedman Law, commentary, free speech and white supremacy at Texas A&M

Students

• Mustang WR Courtland Sutton staying at SMU to complete turnaround before turning pro

Alums

• SMU alumnus Ben Moore to play for the Indiana Pacers' Gatorade League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants
• SMU alumna Hope Hicks to become interim White House communications director
• and here
• SMU alumnus G. Thomas Vick Jr. sworn in as 2017-18 president of the State Bar of Texas
• SMU alumnus Jon Kalbfleisch nicely profiled as the musical director at the Tony-award winning Signature Theatre, in Arlington, VA
• SMU alumnus Alan Peppard retires from a 30-year career with the Dallas Morning News
• SMU alumnus Hunter Howard writes about longevity economy, citizens aged 50 and older, at the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit in Berkeley, Calif.

Compiled by Cherri Gann ’15
Coordinator, SMU News & Communications | Office of Public Affairs
214-768-7657 | cgann@smu.edu
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