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Gift Announcement
Fueling the Future of Business: Gina L. and Tucker S. Bridwell (’73 BBA, ’74 MBA) Commit $15 Million to the Cox School.
President R. Gerald Turner presents a thank you gift to SMU Board of Trustees Member and Cox Executive Board Vice-Chair Tucker Bridwell to commemorate his $15 million gift to SMU and the Cox School of Business on Friday, Sept. 18.
Also pictured: Matthew B. Myers, Dean of the Cox School, and David B. Miller, SMU Board Vice-Chair and Cox Executive Board Chair.
Read the Full Announcement.
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A Message from the Dean
The incredibly generous gift of Gina and Tucker Bridwell, naming the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom at the Cox School of Business, is a landmark event for SMU. This Institute allows us to influence the academic debate by generating and sponsoring high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship and research related to economic freedom. In addition, it enables the engagement of students regarding the ideas of economic freedom through coursework, reading groups, networks with business executives, and other programs. The Bridwell Institute elevates and enlivens the discussion and debate about economic freedom in the wider DFW community, and encourages teaching about “free enterprise and its benefits” in schools in Texas and beyond through economic education programs. Read the Full Message.
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Mission and Vision
The mission of the Bridwell Institute is to foster the scholarly study and intellectual discussion of the nature, consequences, and causes of economic freedom in our local, state, national, and international communities.
In support of our mission, the Bridwell Institute seeks to:
- Influence the academic debate by generating and sponsoring high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship related to the nature, consequences, and causes of economic freedom.
- Become a leader on the SMU campus by engaging students about the ideas of economic freedom through reading groups and related programs.
- Elevate and enliven the discussion and debate about economic freedom in the wider DFW community.
- Encourage teaching about “free enterprise and its benefits” in schools in Texas and beyond through our economic education programs.
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Initiatives
- Economic Education - In addition to the classroom teaching of our faculty, the Bridwell Institute is directly involved in several economic education efforts.
- Research - Through our Annual Report essays and work on the Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World and Economic Freedom of North America reports the Bridwell Institute aims to become a leading research center on the nature of, causes, and consequences of economic freedom.
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Connect with Us
For all other inquiries please contact us by email at bridwell-institute@smu.edu or by phone at 214-768-4210.
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