SMU in the News

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Associated Press

• Mark Chancey, Dedman, Museum of the Bible, built by Hobby Lobby owner, opens in Washington D.C.

Austin American-Statesman

• Albert Niemi, Cox, after Amazon names Austin among finalists for second headquarters, what’s next?

CBS DFW

• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, why Dallas is a strong contender in the Amazon HQ2 race

Christian Science Monitor

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, on policy, Trump favors one side of red-blue divide

Chronicle of Higher Ed

• Colleges are key players in cities’ bids to host Amazon’s second headquarters, SMU mentioned
• and here (SMU mentioned)

Culture Map

• Meadows Museum, acquired Beach at Portici, the final painting by 19th century Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny y Marsal
• and here
• and here
• and here

D Magazine

• Fred Chang, Lyle School, how companies and executives are dealing with cyber hacks
• Amber Bemak, Meadows, will participate in a State of the Arts discussion this week at the Dallas Museum of Art
• and here

Dallas Business Journal

• Al Niemi and Mike Davis, Cox, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings compares Dallas to Amazon

Dallas Morning News

• Albert Niemi, Cox, prediction: Big D will land HQ2 — if Amazon uses common sense
• Matthew Wilson, Dedman, Sam Johnson is running for retiring Sam Johnson's U.S. House seat out of Plano
• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, slow Dec. jobs report may just be a blip
• MBB wins against Wichita State!
• and here
• and here (against Tulane!)

Fatherly.com

• George Holden, Dedman, specific power of the word “spank”

FOX DFW

• Jeffrey Engel, Dedman, DACA, Trump's health and Bannon
• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, Gov. Abbott proposes plan for property tax reform

KJZZ radio

• Jeffrey Engel, Dedman, how does U.S. foreign policy today differ from post-Cold War era?

KRLD radio

• Mike Davis, Cox, no surprising that Dallas is on the short list in the Amazon HQ2 contest (No link available)
• Bernard Weinstein, Cox, role of offshore drilling in U.S. energy production (Also ran on on KGT, KGMI and WABC; no links available)

Media Shift

• Jake Batsell, Meadows, will comments section fade away?

The Monitor

• Mary Spector, Dedman Law, commentary, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’ bill would unfairly shield lawyers in debt collection cases

NBC DFW

• Mike Davis, Cox, next bidding round begins with North Texas in the Amazon HQ2 top 20
• and here
• and here
• Willie Baronet, Meadows, Dallas Chamber Symphony and Dallas Street Choir unite to share homeless community’s voice

Sinclair Broadcast Group

• Stephanie Martin, Meadows, list of woes grows for ostracized Steve Bannon

Texas Observer

• Joanna Grossman, Dedman Law, the Texas House’s sexual harassment training video will likely be ineffective

Think Geo Energy

• SMU hosted the ninth annual international “Power Plays” conference earlier this month

USA Today

• Jeffrey Engel, Dedman, Trump’s tweets have overshadowed the impact of his policies

WBAP

• Matthew Wilson, Dedman, how much would a government shutdown matter?

Alumni

• SMU alumnus William Binnie exhibits his paintings at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, in March
• SMU alumna Laura Frase, commentary, writes about negotiations
• SMU alumna Mary-Cathryn Kolb nicely profiled as the CEO and co-founder of brrr cooling fabric
• RIP, SMU alumna Dorothy Malone

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