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SMU Honors Park Cities Leaders

SMU has recognized five outstanding alumni leaders, including Rev. Paul Rasmussen and Trevor Rees-Jones.

Happenings on the Hill

SMU welcomes Todd Milbourn as its 10th dean of the Cox School of Business and Bryan P. Stone as the new Leighton K. Farrell Dean of the Perkins School of Theology, as Stephanie Knight concludes her deanship with the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

SMU Classmates Found Thread Counseling Group

Ahou Line and Kristina McCook met nearly a decade ago while sitting beside each other in their first graduate school class, Lifespan Development.
Announcements

HP Town Council Designates R. Gerald Turner Day

The Highland Park Town Council presented a proclamation honoring Dr. Turner’s career at SMU and the contributions he and his wife, Gail O. Turner, have made to the community.

President Carter Remembered for SMU Visit, Humanitarianism

Leaders at SMU joined the chorus of tributes to the 39th president as the nation mourned the passing of the United States’ longest living chief executive.

SMU Ceremony Honors Student Heroism

The SMU Police Department presented the prestigious “Citizens Commendation Award” to SMU doctoral student Magdeline Pike in recognition of her heroic actions.

SMU Team Collaborates to Speed Drug Discovery

Researchers have developed a tool called SmartCADD to narrow down the chemical compounds that might be used to develop new drugs. 

Do You Want Some Sci-Fi With That?

Diners can expect some futuristic flavoring when they order food to be delivered on campus at Southern Methodist University.

SMU To Celebrate Commencement Convocation

More than 600 students from SMU's undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs will be honored Saturday, Dec. 21 in Moody Coliseum.

ACC Membership Brings New Excitement to Campus

The palpable excitement on campus due to admission into the “Power Four” ACC has reinvigorated Mustangs fandom to a fever pitch, raising the bar for SMU sports teams across the board. 

SMU Grad Goes from Mustang to Military

Corey Todd Jones was appointed to serve on the Secretary of the Navy's staff as public affairs officer.

Alcohol Free in Dally Shows SMU Alum’s Sobriety Strategy

Katie Butler started her social media presence, “Alcohol Free in Dally,” on TikTok and Instagram after 15 months of sobriety.

Santos Rodriguez Memorialized by SMU

SMU is expected to announce the next recipient of the Santos Rodriguez Memorial Endowed Scholarship soon, slightly more than 50 years after a Dallas police officer fatally shot 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez on July 24, 1973. 

SMU Symposium Explores LGBTQ Equality, Allies

SMU didn’t have a recognized LGBTQ student organization on campus when Andy Smith came out in 1989. Nor when he graduated 10 years later.

What Had You Accomplished at 19?

Haley Taylor Schlitz, an author, law school grad, prepares for bar exam

Happenings on the Hill

Researchers at SMU and Northwestern University are working on Synthetic Wavelength Holography, a technology that uses cameras to record high-resolution images and holograms of objects beyond standard lines of sight.

Auction Offers Glimpse of Edwin L. Cox’s Taste in Art, Antiques

Many will remember the late Edwin L. Cox, who died last year at 99, for the oilman’s contributions to the petroleum industry and SMU, where the business school bears his name.

Happenings on the Hill

Are you a hungry SMU student, faculty member, or employee?

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.

Happenings on the Hill

Supercomputing at SMU is getting, well, more super.
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