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Happenings on the Hill
Supercomputing at SMU is getting, well, more super.
SMU Exhibit Explores Life of Icon Carrie Marcus Neiman
Many people know of Stanley Marcus and his genius for retailing, but many of the women who helped establish the Neiman Marcus reputation for excellence are much less familiar.
Dallas Woman Meets with Pope
Scholar, Pontiff seek global harmony through climate action.
SMU Moves a Little Earth, Begins Graduate School Construction
SMU’s eighth degree-granting school, which began operations in 2020, doesn’t have its fancy new home yet, but December dirt piles signal one is coming.
Former SMU Rower Details College Struggles in Directorial Debut
Introspective drama examines the physical and psychological toll of athletics.
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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.
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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.
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SMU Looks to Future With $1.5B Campaign
To re-imagine the role of education and SMU itself in an era of rapid change, the university has launched a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign focused on opportunities created through scholarships, meaningful research and teaching, and its North Texas community.
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‘I Love Expressing Myself This Way’
Jerzy Kosinski once said, “The principle of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.”
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Kevin Lee’s Forbidden Phrases: ‘I can’t’ and ‘I don’t know’
Kevin Lee’s journey has taken him from homelessness after a snowstorm while a teenager in Pittsburgh to studying at SMU’s Dedman School of Law.
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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.
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At a university known for its Mustangs (or Ponies), SMU researchers sure love their dinosaurs.
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Austin Hickle had something of an epiphany last summer: If college campuses were going to return successfully to on-campus learning in fall 2020, student engagement would be crucial to compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.
American Family Goes to the Dogs, Cats
Do you sign your pets’ names on your holiday card? Have you ever sent your dog to daycare? Do you regularly shop for cat or dog toys? Welcome to a new breed of American family.
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Dallas Does Dante
September marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, and SMU is hosting a Dante Festival through Sept. 2.
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Work On SMU’s New Moody Hall Ready to Get Underway
Construction on the new four-story Frances Anne Moody Hall building is expected to be well underway by the end of the year.
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Student Documentary Explores What It Is To Be #BlackAtSMU
Students in SMU’s Meadows School of The Arts turned five tweets shared by students using the #BlackAtSMU hashtag into a documentary.
Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate
Collin Chon, a fifth-grader at Greenhill School, won Best of Show in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) annual Student Art Contest. This year’s theme: Everyday Heroes Ride DART.