Create space for joy, peace, and connection.
December 06, 2024
Create space for joy, peace, and connection.
December 06, 2024
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, a forum for important civic conversations that have shaped its namesake city for more than 40 years, has joined the SMU Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences.
November 15, 2024
Students with 24 hours and a 3.3 GPA now eligible for scholarships.
November 12, 2024
Ware, a longtime SMU trustee and celebrated West Texas banker, is known as the students' friend.
November 22, 2024
A $1 million gift from Gayle Stoffel ’66 expands the student scholarship fund she and her late husband, Paul Stoffel, III, established to assist SMU Meadows Scholars.
November 06, 2024
Polling will be available on campus to registered Dallas County voters from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in SMU's Hughes-Trigg Student Center, ballroom A and B, on election day. Free parking will be available.
November 05, 2024
Can a cat and a dog get along, despite their polarizing differences? SMU student’s book is timely during tough political season.
October 21, 2024
Agape Resource & Assistance Center helps homeless women and their children become self-sufficient.
November 21, 2024
SMU education researchers have developed a 16-page graphic novel to help K-12 educators identify and serve this special group of students.
September 10, 2024
After three decades of leading SMU, Turner will begin work as President Emeritus at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
August 22, 2024
Her 35-year career teaching economics served as a platform for mentoring and inspiring women to careers in academia, government and business.
September 08, 2024
The annual ceremony will honor the achievements of five outstanding leaders during homecoming week on Thursday, Oct. 31
October 21, 2024
SMU mourns the loss of prominent leader in the oil and gas industry, longtime University supporter and SMU Trustee Emeritus William “Bill” L. Hutchison ’54, ’55, who passed away on August 5, 2024, at the age of 92.
August 07, 2024
STARS College Network opens doors to higher education for students less likely to attend college
July 24, 2024
SMU Trustee David S. Huntley ’80 and Tracey M. Nash-Huntley have made a $1 million gift to support SMU students through the Connect Mentorship Program and scholarships in the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences and the Dedman School of Law.
July 23, 2024
It will be easier to become a Mustang starting Aug. 1 as SMU celebrates joining the Atlantic Coast Conference.
July 12, 2024
Shriya Siddhartha is recipient of prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
July 09, 2024
Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern Methodist University on May 11, 2024.
June 18, 2024
The University will celebrate membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference with mascots, bright lights and a big party open to everyone.
June 17, 2024
Matthew B. Myers intends to step down as dean, return to faculty after sabbatical.
June 14, 2024
Research project funded by National Institute of Justice to help state and local leaders improve public defense services in rural, suburban, and urban communities
June 12, 2024
SMU researcher uses GIS mapping to document hidden history of Dallas’ once-thriving Oak Cliff Freedman’s Town
June 13, 2024
The governing body of SMU oversees and aligns the University’s strategic direction, educational policy, finances and operations with its charitable mission.
May 30, 2024
Linda Wertheimer Hart and Milledge (Mitch) A. Hart III have endowed the leadership of SMU’s Center for Presidential History to honor CNN analyst and former White House adviser David Gergen.
May 08, 2024
SMU is blazing a trail into the next era of business education. Completing a two-year, $140 million renovation and expansion project, the David B. Miller Business Quadrangle – home of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business – provides the facilities needed to prepare students for an ever-more collaborative and technologically integrated world.
May 03, 2024
Young innovators from area middle schools and high schools celebrated their prize-winning projects on the SMU campus, where supporting the Dallas regional science fair has been a tradition since 1957.
April 30, 2024
To strengthen support for recruiting the most outstanding law students across the nation, SMU Dedman School of Law has launched a new scholarship challenge.
April 26, 2024
A civil and human rights leader, Rev. Williams was among the five students who made history as the first Black students to graduate from Perkins School of Theology and SMU.
April 26, 2024
The annual ceremony honors noteworthy accomplishments of SMU’s faculty, including the Faculty Career Achievement Award.
April 23, 2024
Often described as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, Lee will speak at May 9 SMU symposium.
April 19, 2024
The team reclaimed the trophy after winning the national championship in ’16, ’17 and ’18. In 2021, SMU cheer was Gameday D1A national champion.
April 18, 2024
SMU was on hand to celebrate when University Park marked its 100th anniversary with a big outdoor celebration on April 13, 2024.
April 17, 2024
Students and their families will hear from an entrepreneurial couple who combine a powerhouse business portofolio with a passion for family.
April 15, 2024
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Simmons School professor and award-winning poet Mag Gabbert's honor at a City Hall news conference.
April 12, 2024
The Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law and Cox School of Business rank in the top 50 for 2024.
April 11, 2024
Leading scholars in economics and public policy will convene for the 70th annual Jno. E. Owens Conference on April 11 and 12 to explore topics such as global trade, industrial policy, and the impact of shifting trends on the North American economy.
April 10, 2024
The telescopes and the viewing screens on campus delivered big. But sharing the April 8 total solar eclipse with a few thousand friends was what made a dramatic experience truly unforgettable.
April 10, 2024
SMU will be prime viewing for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.
March 28, 2024
Join SMU physics professors Fred Olness and Joel Meyers as they unravel the mysteries behind this profound solar event.
The education leader, honored for his contributions to the IT industry, has led SMU’s digital transformation since 2017.
March 19, 2024
New managing director brings 20 years of international experience to Cox School's Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
March 08, 2024
Dallas County residents and SMU community may vote at Hughes-Trigg Student Center March 5
February 29, 2024
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 23, 2024
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.
February 07, 2024
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 04, 2024
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.
January 02, 2024
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.
December 13, 2023
Restorative Farms, founded by SMU faculty and partners, is tackling food disparities and driving economic opportunity
January 04, 2024
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 15, 2023
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.
December 08, 2023
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 28, 2023
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.
November 10, 2023
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 30, 2023
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 16, 2023
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.
October 02, 2023
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 28, 2023
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 18, 2023
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 15, 2023
MU’s Meadows Museum is providing free admission to students and supporting the cost of school field trip transportation to the museum.
September 14, 2023
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 12, 2023
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 08, 2023
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.
September 07, 2023
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 22, 2023
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.
August 02, 2023
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.
July 19, 2023
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 11, 2023
Brad Cheves, SMU’s vice president for development and external affairs since 2004, has been selected University Park’s 2023 Citizen of the Year.
July 05, 2023
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 22, 2023
SMU was honored with Project Unity’s Advocate Award for organizational unity at a special celebratory event, Together We Sing, on June 15.
June 16, 2023
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 14, 2023
SMU’s Jeffrey Kahn authors brief joined by Lawrence Tribe, Charles Fried and other jurists skewering false defense of Russian anti-criticism law
June 08, 2023
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 mourns the loss of Norma Knobel Hunt, who passed away on June 4, 2023, at the age of 85.
June 06, 2023
Purpose and profit are truly great partners, organizers say
May 01, 2023
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
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 27, 2023
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.
April 19, 2023
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.
April 03, 2023
A rare 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible will be exhibited to the public at SMU’s Bridwell Library April 18-20
March 29, 2023
Dallas Regional Science & Engineering Fair winners to receive $26k in cash prizes, awards at celebration dinner
March 28, 2023
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 03, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth business leader and entrepreneur Jack Knox ’60 ’63 has given $11 million to SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow.
March 02, 2023
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 24, 2023
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.
February 10, 2023
The indoor ceremony, scheduled for 9 a.m. at Moody Coliseum, will be streamed live.
November 23, 2022
The indoor ceremony, scheduled for 9 a.m. at Moody Coliseum, will be streamed live.
November 23, 2022
Position is key to University’s commitment to achieving R1 research status
November 18, 2022
Armstrongs commit $5 million to endow Dedman College dean position
October 20, 2022
Intelligent Systems and Bias Examination Lab ‘ISaBEL’ will pair industry and academic research to equalize impact in automated systems
September 26, 2022
SMU will break ground on Weber End Zone Complex at Ford Stadium following $15 million gift from Armstrongs
September 23, 2022
Meadows School of the Arts celebrates renovated facilities
September 16, 2022