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SMU Meadows Intern Fellowship Program Expands, Doubling Paid Internships in Year Two

Advertising Art Art History Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Students will gain paid, hands-on experience, industry mentorship, and professional connections with nine leading Dallas arts and media organizations during the program’s second run.

January 28, 2026

Alumni Spotlight: Michael Kirk Allen

Alumni Art History Music Art history and music alum Michael Kirk Allen (B.A. '03) draws on his dual-degree background to help today’s top artists share their stories at Republic Records.

November 17, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Claudia Zapata

Alumni Art History Art history alum Claudia Zapata, (Ph.D. ’22) draws on the mentorship and research foundation they built at Meadows to bring new depth to the national conversation on Latino art.

October 20, 2025

Headshots of the nine new full-time faculty members at Meadows School of the Arts

Meadows Welcomes Nine New Faculty Members for the 2025-26 Academic Year

Faculty Art Art History Journalism Music Theatre Join us in welcoming nine new faculty members to Meadows, in divisions ranging from music and art to theatre and journalism, and learn more about these new members of our community.

August 26, 2025

Graduates throw their caps in the air following the degree recognition ceremony

Class of 2025 Graduates Celebrated in SMU Meadows Degree Recognition Ceremony

Campus Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Creative Technology Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Meadows faculty and staff, along with family and friends of the graduates, celebrated the Class of 2025 in Saturday’s Degree Recognition Ceremony.

May 19, 2025

Professor Stephanie Langin-Hooper and visiting scholar Mutsumi Okabe work together on research.

Art History Department Hosts Visiting Scholar from Japan for Spring Semester

Students Art History Doctoral student Mutsumi Okabe was hosted by Meadows’ Department of Art History this spring to further her research in Egyptian archaeology.

May 14, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Delanie Linden

Alumni Art History Art History alum Delanie Linden (M.A. '18) went on to secure a position at MIT's History, Theory, & Criticism program to pursue her doctorate in the subject, where she later earned a Fulbright Open-Research Award Fellowship.

April 07, 2025

MFA student Sharmeen Uqaili conducts an artmaking workshop with local high school students

M.F.A. Student Partners with Meadows Museum in Artmaking Workshop

Students Art Art History Graduate student Sharmeen Uqaili hosted local high school students for an artmaking workshop in conjunction with a visit to the Museum’s “Unearthing the Legacy of Islamic Spain” exhibit.

March 20, 2025

Two alumni lead a Coffee and Conversations event on stage for Meadows students

New Internship Program Places Meadows Students in Paid Positions

Students Advertising Art Art History Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Film & Media Arts Journalism SMU Meadows’ new PMC Intern Fellowship program subsidizes five paid internships for Meadows students at Dallas-based arts, communication and media organizations.

March 07, 2025

Art students use colorful oil pastels during a workshop by M.F.A. student Karina Ramirez.

Six Courses You Can’t Miss at SMU Meadows

Campus Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Film & Media Arts Take a look at six of some of Meadows’ most unique and interesting courses, across a variety of disciplines, that are available to our students.

February 21, 2025

Black and white headshots of faculty award winners Cheryl Mendenhall, Kristina Nielsen, Anne Schilling, and Stephanie Langin-Hooper

Meadows Faculty Sweeps SMU Fall Teaching Awards

Faculty Advertising Art History Music Theatre Meadows faculty members win four of the biggest University-level teaching awards from SMU for the school year.

February 06, 2025

Meadows Admission Ambassadors pose with Assistant Dean for Recruitment Ryan Cole

Campus Visitors Receive Warm Welcome From Meadows’ Student Ambassadors

Students Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Creative Technology Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Meadows Admission Ambassadors are often the first face many people see upon visiting the school and work hard to make a positive impact on visitors’ campus experiences.

September 13, 2024

Patricia Manzano Rodríguez Appointed Curator for Meadows Museum

Campus Art Art History The Meadows Museum has announced the appointment of Dr. Patricia Manzano Rodríguez, a Mellon Curatorial Fellow, to the position of curator starting September 1.

July 22, 2024

A Meadows alum helps mentor a current student.

Meadows Mentor Program Provides Students with Professional Advice and Guidance

Alumni Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre The new mentorship program created by the Office of Alumni and Career Success pairs current students with alumni and other volunteers who are willing to share career advice.

May 22, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Elise Huff

Alumni Art History Art history alum Elise Huff (B.A. '20) explains how an elective art history class at Meadows ignited her passion for the arts and changed the trajectory of her career.

January 22, 2024

Members of the Meadows 2050 Council gather for a meeting.

Meadows 2050 Council Advises School and Current Students on Strategy to Foster Success

Alumni Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Creative Technology Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre The alumni advisory group strengthens the Meadows community through mentoring, career guidance and strategic planning for the future of the school and its students.

December 18, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Adrienne Lichliter

Alumni Art Art History Art and art history alum Adrienne Lichliter (B.A. '09, '10) reveals how she carved out a unique role at the Nasher Sculpture Center that blends her arts industry knowledge and communications.

November 20, 2023

An art history student educates a group of fourth graders on the artwork in the Meadows Museum.

Museum Teaching Practicum Prepares Art History Students for Museum Work

Students Art History The new course collaboration between the Division of Art History and the Meadows Museum provides real-world work experience and career-building opportunities for students interested in becoming museum educators.

November 16, 2023

Theatre students perform a dance number during a spring play production.

Meadows Holds Showstopping Amount of Multi-Major Students

Students Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre With over 45 majors represented by students in the Meadows School of the Arts this academic year, it is one of SMU’s most educationally diverse schools.

October 06, 2023

Sixth year Ph.D. student Arvin Maghsoudlou examines a piece of work for his art history program.

Fall 2023: Grad Students to Watch

Students Advertising Art History Music Read about four accomplished graduate students currently enrolled in Meadows programs who are doing great things in school and beyond.

September 29, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Chrissy Crawford Corredor

Alumni Art History Art history alum Chrissy Crawford Corredor (B.A. ’02) shares how the training she received at Meadows influenced the success of her curated online gallery, ArtStar.

September 07, 2023

Meadows Museum Unveils Redesigned Student Program for 2023-24

Students Art Art History The new Meadows Museum Student Corps program will provide students the opportunity to gain valuable museum career experience.

May 22, 2023

Art history student Swarangi Potdar was selected for an internship at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Art History Student Lands New Curatorial Internship with the Dallas Museum of Art

Students Art Art History Visual arts and art history student Swarangi Potdar has been selected for a new curatorial internship with the Dallas Museum of Art this summer, which will focus on object research for their permanent collection of American art.

May 03, 2023

SMU’s Meadows Museum Names New Director

Campus Art Art History SMU has named Amanda W. Dotseth Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair at Meadows School of the Arts. 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.

February 10, 2023

Latino Arts Project to Install Gaspar Yanga Exhibition at SMU Featuring Never-Before-Seen Historic Materials

Events Art History Latino Arts Project is proud to announce the installation of Yanga Rediscovered: The First Liberator of the Americas, an exhibition highlighting the heroic actions of Gaspar Yanga, at the recently renovated Owen Arts Center at SMU from February 1 through March 31, 2023.

February 01, 2023

Tashima Thomas poses outside of her art exhibition with included artists.

NYC’s Apex Art Gallery Features Exhibition Curated by Professor Tashima Thomas

Faculty Art Art History The Tribeca art gallery is currently featuring a botanical-inspired exhibition co-curated by assistant art history professor Tashima Thomas.

November 18, 2022

Meadows Takes Manhattan

Faculty Art Art History Music This December, many Meadows faculty and alumni will be showcasing their work in various capacities across New York City.

November 14, 2022

SMU’s Pollock Gallery to Host Launch of See You There, New Art Book by SMU Professor Nishiki Sugawara-Beda, November 6, 2021

Faculty Art History Activities include conversation with the artist and Crow Museum Senior Curator Jacqueline Chao at 3 p.m.

October 19, 2021

Ph.D. Student Arvin Maghsoudlou Wins Comini Fellowship

Students Art History Award supports his study of precious metal objects from Persian antiquity

April 28, 2021

Adam Jasienski, Art History Faculty, Wins Porter Prize

Faculty Art History Prestigious award from College Art Association honors scholarly paper

February 10, 2021

SMU’s Pollock Gallery Presents Driving Lessons

Events Art Art History Featuring works by Dallas artist Tim Coursey, Dec. 12, 2020 – Mar. 13, 2021

December 02, 2020

“Art History Careers” Speaker Series Showcases Different Paths for Art History Grads

Art History Next talk on Nov. 18 to feature art attorney Leila Amineddoleh discussing her art, cultural heritage, and intellectual property law firm

November 12, 2020

Healing Pieces Presents Exhibits in West Dallas

Art Art History Multi-sensory exhibits explore mass incarceration, environmentalism and more

October 15, 2020

Amy Freund Awarded Clark Art Institute Fellowship

Faculty Art History Art history associate professor named Florence Gould Foundation Fellow

October 01, 2020

The Staff of Asclepias open in Dallas and Corsicana

Events Art Art History Collaborative exhibit dedicated to preserving monarch butterflies

July 07, 2020

Comini Fellowship First Recipient

Students Art History Art history Ph.D. student Alice Heeren Sabato wins first Comini Fellowship

March 11, 2020

How to Choose an Art History Graduate Program

Art History Degrees from different universities can broaden scholarly scope

May 03, 2018

Alessandra Comini Honored by Egon Schiele Museum

Faculty Art History Work by art history professor emerita is key part of new exhibit in Austria

April 17, 2018

SMU Meadows School of the Arts Welcomes New Faculty Members in Art History, Dance and Music

Art History Dance Music Professor Roberto Conduru (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Aaron Boyd (Escher String Quartet), and Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden (Complexions Contemporary Ballet) Join the Faculty in 2017-2018

September 27, 2017

Studying Art History On Site in Berlin, Warsaw, Treblinka

Art History SMU Meadows art history grad students travel to historic sites thanks to support from SantanderBank, N.A.

April 28, 2016

Book on Pizarro and the Incas by Associate Professor of Art History Adam Herring receives National Honors

Art History "Art and Vision in the Inca Empire" named one of four best art history books published in 2015

February 23, 2016

Art History Alumna Named Outstanding Museum Art Educator in Texas

Students Art History Award presented by Texas Art Education Association to Rosemary Hickman ’01

November 24, 2015

Author, Author: Retired Professors Comini, Flournoy Release New Books

Faculty Art History Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Mystery, documentary books join long list of SMU Meadows faculty-authored publications

November 20, 2015

Top Prize Awarded to Meadows Grad Student for Paper on Mulata and Tobacco Lithography of Mid-19th Century Havana

Art History Asiel Sepúlveda thesis presentation competed with Ph.D. students from Yale, Princeton and more

November 07, 2015

What Can You Do with an Art History Degree?

Art History Grads find success and adventure at a top auction house, archaeological digs and grad school as a Fulbright scholar

July 08, 2015

SMU and Santander Offer Study Abroad Opportunities for Art History Students

Art History Santander will provide scholarships to students in SMU Meadows Art History program

May 21, 2015

Connecting Cultural Roots in "Little Mexico"

Art History Meadows Art History Professor, Students, Civic Groups Create New Summer Program for Pike Park Children

May 18, 2015

2015 End-of-Year Awards Given to Outstanding Meadows Students and Faculty

Advertising Art Art History Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Recipients selected for awards from the University and from the Meadows School

May 05, 2015

The Other Another Me

Art Art History Meadows student creates art exhibit to benefit families ravaged by war

May 04, 2015

SMU Receives $45 Million Gift from the Meadows Foundation, Largest Single Gift to University

Alumni Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre The gift, the largest in The Meadows Foundation’s history, includes $25 million to support goals and programs at the Meadows Museum

March 23, 2015

Neue Galerie “Egon Schiele: Portraits” Exhibit in New York Curated by Former Meadows Professor

Art History Controversial Victorian-era artist subject of study by Dr. Alessandra Comini, University Distinguished Professor Emerita of Art History; New York Times calls the show “gripping”

October 30, 2014

Meadows Ph.D. Art History Candidate to Speak in London on Contemporary Artist Richard Mosse

Students Art History Gayle and Paul Stoffel Fellow Lauren Richman to present conference paper on Mosse’s The Enclave

June 02, 2014

2014 End-of-Year Awards Given to Outstanding Meadows Students and Faculty

Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Recipients selected for awards from the University and from the Meadows School

May 05, 2014

Headed to the Getty

Art History Art History grad student Rheagan Martin lands coveted internship at the Getty Center in Los Angeles

April 07, 2014

Zhulong Gallery Opens with Meadows New Media Art

Art Art History Creative Computation Meadows alum and gallery director Aja Martin emphasizes technology, contemporary art

April 01, 2014

SMU Meadows Art History Professor Pamela Patton wins 2014 Eleanor Tufts Book Award from American Society for Hispanic Art Historical Studies

Art History Award honoring distinguished book on the history of art and architecture in Iberia goes to Patton’s Art of Estrangement: Redefining Jews in Reconquest Spain

February 19, 2014

Making Art History Internships Possible

Faculty Art History Joy Richardson Undergraduate Internship Award honors retired staff member and provides financial support for art history summer interns.

February 17, 2014

Meadows Grad Working with NBC at the Sochi Olympics

Alumni Art History Dance Second time to work at the Games for Art History and Dance double major Morgan Beckwith (’13)

February 06, 2014

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