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Studio Helps Aspiring Musicians, Instructors Thrive

For Rodman Steele, music is in his DNA.

From SMU to Sidley

Preston Hollow residents Angela Zambrano and Scott Parel have gone from attending law school at SMU together, where they graduated in 1997, to managing partners at global law firm Sidley Austin’s Dallas office.

Former SMU Rower Details College Struggles in Directorial Debut

Introspective drama examines the physical and psychological toll of athletics.

Happenings on the Hill

A $5 million gift to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, a place for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to exchange ideas, form friendships, and build business associations.

SMU Alum Turns Entrepreneur

Hunter Rice founded sendit, a SnapChat add-on for playing augmented reality games. (Read time: 4.8 minutes)

Happenings on the Hill

Linda P. and William A. Custard committed $3 million, and the Meadows Foundation matched that to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.

By Opening His Heart, an SMU Grad Hopes to Open Your Mind

Growing up Black in the Texas suburbs, Fred Leach felt the effects of magnified stereotypes, social isolation, marginalization, and unconscious biases. (Read time: 3.9 minutes)

Park Cities Coaching Finds Niche With Aspiring Athletes

As much as Carter Clements enjoyed competing in soccer, tennis, or track as a teenager in Virginia, he had the heart of a coach. (Read time: 4.1 minutes)

Happenings on the Hill

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