About the Faculty Senate
Mission Statement
The Faculty Senate of SMU bears the responsibility of speaking and acting for the General Faculty in matters affecting the University as a whole. The Senate possesses and exercises the powers of the General Faculty of the University in all matters that are not reserved by the Bylaws of the University to the faculty of a single school. The Senate seeks to further the University's dedication to the pursuit of truth and the preservation, dissemination, and extension of knowledge. To that end, the Senate has among its principal concerns the preservation of academic freedom in the University community, the promotion of creative and responsible inquiry, thought, and expression in an atmosphere of scholarly excellence, and the protection of a vital balance among the various programs of the University, free of prejudice or undue partiality. The Senate is responsible for fostering the professional development and economic well-being of the faculty. The Senate exercises its power through legislative, investigative, and advisory functions appropriate to the Faculty Senate Constitution.
President of the Faculty Senate
Anne E. Lincoln
Department of Sociology
214-768-1632
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Anne Lincoln is the 64th President of the SMU Faculty Senate. She has served as Chair of the Department of Sociology since 2022 and holds the position of Associate Professor in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at Rice University, Dr. Lincoln joined SMU where she has been a faculty member for the past nineteen years. Her research program, which has received over $1 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, investigates the factors that shape career trajectories, particularly in STEM fields, and has been published in numerous journals including Social Forces, Gender & Society, Journal of Marriage and Family, PLoS ONE, Social Studies of Science, and Science Communication. She has served on numerous committees including the Dedman Faculty Council, Dedman Advisory Committee for Promotion to Associate Professor, Dedman Undergraduate Council, University Honors Council, and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. Dr. Lincoln teaches undergraduate courses in economic sociology, work and organizations, professional work, gender, and culture.