2026 Hiett Prize Laureate Dr. Roosevelt Montás to receive $100,000 prize as the award celebration returns to honor leading thinkers in the humanities for the first time since the Dallas Institute’s move to SMU’s Dedman College.
September 21, 2026
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Scholarship support opened the door to an SMU education and a career in finance for mathematics alumna Olga Troitskaya '05. Now, through a new endowed scholarship in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, she hopes to open that door for another talented student.
September 15, 2026
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When a suspected gas explosion displaced families from a Dallas apartment complex, SMU senior Bailey Kamau learned first-hand how a nonprofit springs into action to help.
August 20, 2026
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Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences welcomes more than 18 new faculty members this fall.
August 19, 2026
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The rise of “Y’all Street” can look like a publicity stunt: a Texas Stock Exchange in Dallas, a Texas-branded New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq opening a regional headquarters in the city.
August 11, 2026
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Figuring out when exactly humans first reached South America increasingly depends on how you—read the bones of a giant ground sloth?
August 07, 2026
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After receiving executive clemency in 2021, Chris Young '26 transformed his life through education, earning a degree in economics and public policy from SMU. His new memoir, The Wound Is Where the Light Enters, recounts his journey from a mandatory life sentence to freedom, resilience and a new career.
August 03, 2026
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Acclaimed novelist and essayist Dr. Marcela Fuentes will join SMU’s Department of English as the inaugural Sterling R.E. Havens Endowed Professor in Creative Writing Fiction.
July 17, 2026