A contentious, six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist ... within the denomination. SMU president R. Gerald Turner said at the time that the church decision ...

The SMU campus closed in 2020. California-based Alvarez & Marsal Capital Real Estate LLC purchased the property in 2021 to redesign the four-building site into a flexible office campus for a variety ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case pitting Southern ... Methodist Church controls Southern Methodist University. Related: UT President Jay Hartzell stepping down to be SMU ...

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

DALLAS ( SMU) – Rick Hart, SMU director of athletics, has announced this will be his last academic year at SMU. Hart will continue to serve in his role until a new leader is identified and on campus.

Southern Methodist University and ... as part of the church’s lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority the UMC has over the university. UMC said in its lawsuit it has control ...

(Jeffrey Beall/Wikimedia Commons) (CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit by the Methodist Church seeking to regain control of the school ...

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls Southern Methodist University. SMU changed its governing language in ...