and its dissolution risks “diminishing the distinct Methodist character that has shaped the university’s identity,” the Rev. Dr. Derrek Belase, chairman of the South Central Jurisdiction ...

Additionally, the Board removed the language stating that the university was to be forever owned and controlled by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church.

A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — A multi-year fight over whether Southern Methodist University can separate itself from the United Methodist Church is heading to Texas’ highest court this month.

The Board of Trustees also removed language that the university was “to be forever owned, maintained and controlled by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church.” The ...

Southern Methodist University is one of more than 800 institutions with graduate schools surveyed by U.S. News on an annual basis. Southern Methodist University confers degrees through various ...

What is now known as the United Methodist Church founded SMU in 1911. The university's articles of incorporation previously stated that it was "to be forever owned, maintained and controlled by the ...

International students applying to the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University are not required to provide proof of English proficiency. The part-time MBA program accepts ...

A spokesperson for SMU told The Dallas Morning News the university does ... and controlled by the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church.” Allyson Ho, arguing ...

DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court Wednesday heard a case that could determine whether or not SMU can sever ties with the United Methodist Church. The case stems from a lawsuit the United ...

The Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University (Lyle) has a rolling application deadline. The application fee is $75 for U.S. residents and $75 for international students.

The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit between the 12,000-student private university in Dallas and the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church ...