Southern Methodist University has named Bryan P. Stone dean of its Perkins School of Theology, a flagship UMC seminary.

Texas AD Chis Del Conte has been a rumored replacement for the same role at SMU, following former UT President Hartzell. But CDC says he's staying put ...

SMU athletics director Rick Hart plans to retire this summer, could Texas AD Chris Del Conte follow President Jay Hartzell to ...

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

The Akademia Afrikaans-only university in South Africa is looking forward to a boom year in 2025. Having shown remarkable growth over the last decade and a half since its inception, there are new ...

An SMU grad's life tragically ended last Thursday night when she was struck by a vehicle in Dallas while walking to her rideshare. Reports from FOX 4 News state that the 23-year-old, Katie Kerl, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Southern Methodist University and United Methodist Church have been in a legal battle over the university's authority since 2019. In a bid to sever ties with the United Methodist Church ...

The church sued the university in 2019 after SMU's board of trustees voted to split from the church without approval from the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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 ...

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 ...