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March 08, 2024
Business leader Josh Taylor to lead SMU Spears Institute
New managing director brings 20 years of international experience to Cox School's Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
February 29, 2024
SMU is voting location for the Texas primary
Dallas County residents and SMU community may vote at Hughes-Trigg Student Center March 5
February 23, 2024
Ashlee and Chris Kleinert to receive SMU ethics award
The annual J. Erik Jonsson Award from SMU’s Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility honors people for moral leadership and public virtue.
February 07, 2024
SMU election experts available for ‘Decision 2024’ analysis
Starting with small-town gatherings in snowy Iowa and ending with balloting on Nov. 5, SMU political experts help journalists explain the drama of the presidential election season.
January 04, 2024
SMU’s annual ‘Dream Week’ celebrates the leadership of MLK
SMU will honor the life, legacy, and influence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Dream Week, a series of campus-wide events planned to celebrate King’s legacy.
January 02, 2024
SMU remembers alumna, former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eddie Bernice Johnson ’76, passed away on December 31, 2023, at the age of 88. Johnson had served Congress for 30 years when she left office in January 2023.
December 13, 2023
SMU's Austin Hickle receives prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Former SMU student body president Austin Hickle has been named a Marshall Scholar for 2024, a prestigious opportunity for distinguished young Americans with leadership potential to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Restorative Farms, founded by SMU faculty and partners, is tackling food disparities and driving economic opportunity
December 15, 2023
Five things you didn't know about American New Year's celebrations
SMU cultural historian Alexis McCrossen’s forthcoming book, Time’s Touchstone: The New Year in American Life, reveals what New Year’s has meant to Americans since George Washington was president.
December 08, 2023
Expanding a championship site
SMU celebrates the future of Mustang swimming and diving with the dedication of the Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool. With the new pool, SMU becomes one of the few prestigious collegiate institutions with both indoor and outdoor 50-meter long-course pools in the same complex.
November 28, 2023
SMU Community College Scholarships Open Doors to Transfer Students
SMU junior transfer student Raissa Umwali is following the right steps to a great campus experience. She is attending SMU on a full-tuition North Texas Community College Scholarship, awarded each year to 10 transfer students from surrounding community colleges.
November 10, 2023
SMU remembers Robert L. ‘Bobby’ Moody, Sr., longtime SMU supporter and chairman emeritus of the Moody Foundation
SMU mourns the loss of Robert L. ‘Bobby’ Moody, Sr., who passed away on November 7, 2023, at the age of 88. Known for his exceptional leadership, Moody is honored for his business acumen, his love for his family and his lasting commitment and generosity across the state of Texas.
October 30, 2023
SMU Vice President K.C. Mmeje Receives Prestigious National Recognition from Peer Organization
K.C. Mmeje, SMU’s vice president for Student Affairs, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Pillars of the Profession Award by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation.
October 16, 2023
SMU remembers iconic Dallas photographer and University friend James T. “Brad” Bradley
SMU mourns the loss of James T. “Brad” Bradley, renowned SMU photographer, World War II veteran and Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame member known throughout Dallas and North Texas for over 70 years. An active working photographer, Bradley passed away at the age of 101 on Friday, October 13, 2023.
October 10, 2023
Message on violence in Israel-Gaza
October 02, 2023
Climate and human land use both play roles in Pacific Island wildfires, past and present
New study from SMU fire scientist Christopher Roos published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution shows that climate is an undervalued part of the equation.
September 28, 2023
Karankawa Myth-Busting: SMU Historian Sets Record Straight for Texas Native American Tribe
Tim Seiter, a Ph.D. candidate at SMU’s Clements Center for Southwest Studies, is writing a book about the Karankawas, Persistent People. “The book will spotlight the Karankawa people today who are reclaiming their land and who are revitalizing their culture. Instead of being ‘extinct’ as previously claimed, the Karankawas persistently survive.”
September 18, 2023
2024 U.S. News and World Report – National Universities
U.S. News & World Report published its 2024 rankings of national universities earlier today using a new methodology that has significantly changed how the publication weighs various factors as it rates academic programs. The result shifted the rankings for numerous universities nationwide.
September 15, 2023
Advancing graduate education and research
SMU dedicated Frances Anne Moody Hall, the new home of the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. The facility made possible by a landmark gift from the Moody Foundation provides valuable resources for SMU graduate students, who comprise more than 40% of the student body.
September 14, 2023
Student field trips to SMU's Meadows Museum are free
MU’s Meadows Museum is providing free admission to students and supporting the cost of school field trip transportation to the museum.
September 12, 2023
SMU honors 2023 distinguished alumni, emerging leader
Each year, SMU awards a group of leaders during Homecoming Week with the highest honor the University can bestow upon its graduates. The 2023 Distinguished Alumni are Robert H. Dedman, Jr. ’80, ’84, president and CEO of DFI Management, Ltd; Emily Rich Summers ’66, founder and principal of Emily Summers Design Associates; and Ray W. Washburne ’84, chairman of the board of Sunoco LP and president and CEO of Charter Holdings.
September 08, 2023
Global media and internet pioneers Megha and Nirav Tolia to co-direct SMU’s
Proven business entrepreneurs and executives Megha Tolia and Nirav Tolia have been named co-founding directors of the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership in SMU’s Cox School of Business.
September 07, 2023
Distinguished scientist, executive to lead SMU O'Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute
Neena Imam has been named the inaugural Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Director of the O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute at SMU, a position key to the University’s commitment to data focused education and next-gen computational research.
August 22, 2023
Powering data-driven research and learning
Championing meaningful research and preparing students in engineering and other fields for a data-driven world increasingly relies on a university’s strengths in data science, research computing and digital innovation. A new $30 million gift from the O’Donnell Foundation, founded by the late Peter O’Donnell, Jr. and the late Edith Jones O’Donnell, will support the future of technological innovation and education at SMU.
August 02, 2023
Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation President/CEO Jeffrey Schmid to lead Kansas City Fed
Jeffrey R. Schmid, president and chief executive officer of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation (SWGSB) at SMU’s Cox School of Business, will assume the position of president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City beginning August 21, 2023.
July 19, 2023
SMU Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center partners with Child Poverty Action Lab to improve criminal justice in Dallas County
A new partnership between SMU Dedman School of Law’s Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center and the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) aims to improve outcomes for families across North Texas by helping Dallas County prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys make informed decisions – faster – about whether to file criminal charges against individuals.
The SMU Police Department will undergo an accreditation assessment by a team of assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).
July 05, 2023
SMU’s Brad Cheves is University Park Citizen of the Year
Brad Cheves, SMU’s vice president for development and external affairs since 2004, has been selected University Park’s 2023 Citizen of the Year.
June 22, 2023
SMU mourns the loss of Linda Harris McElroy Gibbons ’58
The University is deeply saddened by the death of alumna, philanthropist and Dallas community leader Linda McElroy Gibbons ’58, who passed on June 15, 2023, at the age of 86.
June 16, 2023
SMU receives 2023 Advocate Award from Project Unity for commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
SMU was honored with Project Unity’s Advocate Award for organizational unity at a special celebratory event, Together We Sing, on June 15.
June 14, 2023
Phillips Foundation funds new SMU Impact Lab
Phillips Foundation has announced a $1.7 million multiyear grant to SMU (Southern Methodist University) to establish the SMU Impact Lab, a student-focused initiative to invest in commercial opportunities that produce substantial financial and social returns.
June 08, 2023
Jan and Trevor Rees-Jones Donate to SMU Stunning Collection Illuminating History of American West
Gift to create and support the Rees-Jones Library of the American West
June 08, 2023
American legal scholars join SMU professor in challenging Kremlin’s misrepresentation of First Amendment freedoms
SMU’s Jeffrey Kahn authors brief joined by Lawrence Tribe, Charles Fried and other jurists skewering false defense of Russian anti-criticism law
June 06, 2023
SMU remembers William J. O’Neil ’55
The University mourns the loss of SMU alumnus, benefactor and friend William J. O’Neil ’55, who passed away on May 28, 2023, at the age of 90.
June 06, 2023
SMU remembers Norma Knobel Hunt
SMU mourns the loss of Norma Knobel Hunt, who passed away on June 4, 2023, at the age of 85.
Purpose and profit are truly great partners, organizers say
April 27, 2023
SMU celebrates 10 years of impact with the Bush Center
From bringing world leaders to Dallas, to boosting the regional economy through jobs, tourism and unique opportunities for SMU students, the partnership has delivered on the expectations of the University leaders who brought it to North Texas.
April 27, 2023
Taking center stage
Philanthropist and Broadway producer G. Marlyne Sexton has made a $15 million gift to SMU Meadows School of the Arts to create a specialization in musical theatre that will prepare graduates for a lifetime of leading roles.
April 19, 2023
SMU Equestrian Team Wins National Championship
It's been 20 years since SMU announced it would add Equestrian to its roster of sports. The win against Auburn completed the best season in program history.
Brian Tyler, CEO of McKesson Corporation, a Top 10 Fortune 500 healthcare services company, will be the featured speaker at SMU’s May Commencement Convocation on Saturday, May 13.
March 29, 2023
World's earliest most complete Hebrew Bible coming to SMU
A rare 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible will be exhibited to the public at SMU’s Bridwell Library April 18-20
March 28, 2023
SMU to host Beal Bank Awards Banquet March 29
Dallas Regional Science & Engineering Fair winners to receive $26k in cash prizes, awards at celebration dinner
March 03, 2023
SMU Chief Diversity Officer Maria Dixon Hall honored
Maria Dixon Hall, an SMU Altschuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and the University’s Chief Diversity Officer, has been named the 2023 Education Champion by the Congressional Award Program.
March 02, 2023
Strengthening the University’s future
Dallas-Fort Worth business leader and entrepreneur Jack Knox ’60 ’63 has given $11 million to SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow.
February 24, 2023
Mary and Richard Templeton Commit $20 Million to SMU Lyle School of Engineering for Student Support, Research and an Endowed Deanship
SMU is celebrating a landmark $20 million gift to the Lyle School of Engineering from Dallas philanthropy and technology leaders Mary and Richard Templeton.
February 10, 2023
SMU's Meadows Museum Names New Director
SMU has named Amanda W. Dotseth Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum. Dotseth, who will be the first female director of the Meadows Museum, served as the director ad interim and curator of the Museum since the passing of its previous director, Mark A. Roglán, in 2021.
January 11, 2023
SMU names Nader Jalili Dean of Lyle School of Engineering
December 02, 2022
Countdown to kickoff
November 30, 2022
SMU mourns Pierce M. Allman ’54, beloved alumnus and Dallas leader
November 23, 2022
SMU Research Coverage Circled the Globe in 2022
The indoor ceremony, scheduled for 9 a.m. at Moody Coliseum, will be streamed live.
November 23, 2022
Alumnus philanthropist and visionary sports leader Clark Hunt to keynote December Commencement
The indoor ceremony, scheduled for 9 a.m. at Moody Coliseum, will be streamed live.
November 18, 2022
Engineering Leader Suku Nair named SMU Vice Provost for research and Chief Innovation Officer
Position is key to University’s commitment to achieving R1 research status
November 15, 2022
Building on excellence
October 24, 2022
SMU biotech research moving into Pegasus Park
October 20, 2022
Empowering the future of Dedman College
Armstrongs commit $5 million to endow Dedman College dean position
September 26, 2022
SMU Launches lab focused on reducing bias in artificial intelligence systems
Intelligent Systems and Bias Examination Lab ‘ISaBEL’ will pair industry and academic research to equalize impact in automated systems
September 23, 2022
Shaping champions
SMU will break ground on Weber End Zone Complex at Ford Stadium following $15 million gift from Armstrongs
September 21, 2022
Championing justice
September 16, 2022
Transforming visual arts education
Meadows School of the Arts celebrates renovated facilities
September 15, 2022
Creating a welcoming home
$5 million anonymous gift to enhance residence life
July 21, 2022
SMU Students Earn Prestigious Fulbright, Boren Awards
Eight SMU students have accepted Fulbright and Boren awards for international study, research and teaching in Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea.
July 19, 2022
SMU Forum Focused on Opportunities for U.S. and Taiwanese Semiconductor Industry Development
Dominant North Texas chipmakers have ‘skin in the game’
Dallas is a city full of sports fans who can boost any roster of teams.
July 07, 2022
AT&T, SMU Collaboration Merges Summer Boot Camp and Internships to Grow Data Science Workforce
Data Science Scholars Program is opening career pathways for more women and underrepresented students
May 24, 2022
SMU Student Senate to Fund Scholarships for West Dallas STEM School Attendees, Rotunda Scholars
Austin Hickle, student body president, leaves ‘legacy of opportunity’
May 16, 2022
A Message from Dr Turner and Dr Dixon-Hall
SMU is celebrating the future of the Cox School of Business and its role as a driver of Dallas innovation, breaking ground today on a $140 million renovation and expansion project designed to train students for a collaborative and technologically integrated world.
May 05, 2022
AT AGE 85, THIS 2022 SMU GRADUATE IS READY TO AIM HER DIPLOMA AT A NEW CAREER AS A SCREENWRITER
Marillyn Seeberger shattered glass ceilings in the Dallas advertising industry – but never received a degree until now
May 03, 2022
Longtime Faculty Member Paul Krueger to Serve as Interim Dean of SMU's Lyle School of Engineering
The search for the permanent Lyle School of Engineering Dean will begin in fall 2022 and Krueger will serve until a new permanent dean is appointed.
Thomas Mayo, a nationally recognized authority on medical ethics, award-winning law professor, and community servant, has been named interim dean of SMU’s Dedman School of Law
April 28, 2022
Driving Innovation
William S. Spears is strengthening entrepreneurial leadership through new Cox School institute
April 19, 2022
Access SMU
SMU Program to close financial gaps for academically gifted Pell Grant recipients
April 11, 2022
New Program at SMU Assists Military Service Members and Veterans with Transition to the Classroom, Workforce
Eight-week program launching in April offers SMU graduate, certificate courses
April 08, 2022
Making new strides with Washburne soccer and track stadium
April 08, 2022
Dallas Morning News Publisher Grant Moise to deliver SMU’S Mat 14 Commencement Address
The outdoor ceremony, scheduled for 9 a.m. at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, will be streamed live.
“These scholarships can be life-changing for the recipients, and bring such amazing students to our campus.”
March 18, 2022
SMU to remain test-optional for fall ’23 and spring ’24
SMU will remain test-optional for first-year undergraduate applicants seeking admission and scholarships for both fall 2023 and spring 2024.
March 08, 2022
SMU Cox School of Business Dean Matthew Myers Reappointed to Five-Year Term Announcement
Matthew Myers has been reappointed to serve five additional years in his position as dean of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at SMU.
March 03, 2022
Leading the future of SMU data science
The Baugh Foundation grants $2.7 million to Perkins Baptist House of Studies
Free festival features Nikole Hannah-Jones and other authors on theme of ‘resilience’
March 01, 2022
SMU PRESIDENT R GERALD TURNER HONORED BY SPAIN FOR PROMOTION OF COUNTRYS ART AND CULTURE
Decoration granted by King Felipe VI
February 03, 2022
Black History Month
February 03, 2022
Hickman outdoor pool
January 21, 2022
Expanding SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium
The Garry Weber Foundation gives $50 million – the largest gift in the history of SMU Athletics – to create the Garry Weber End Zone Complex.
January 14, 2022
Honoring Dr. King
December 17, 2021
SMU senior awarded prestigious Marshall scholarship
Isabelle Galko’s environmental activism sparked study of policy change
December 07, 2021