The Chronicle of Higher Education28d
Transitions: Dillard U. Interim President to Become Permanent; Southern Methodist U. Names New President
Jay Hartzell, president of the University of Texas at Austin, has been named president of Southern Methodist University ... named designated institutional official and associate dean of graduate ...
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Meet the professor who recently received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Candice Lucas Bledsoe was recently honored with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. A statement cited by Black News states that Lucas-Bledsoe, a distinguished professor, researcher, and ...
Inside UT-Dallas’ fight over the student press
With students alleging censorship and school officials describing a breakdown of trust, the future of the campus newspaper at ...
The city of Dallas has the perfect logo. Now it’s fighting a trademark battle to protect it
The city of Dallas and a streetwear brand are duking it out over who can lay claim to the distinctive ‘D’ logo. Dallas is prepared to spend big to protect its logo. In fact, the Dallas City Council ...
Religion Unplugged12d
SMU Breaks From United Methodist Church, But Can It Retain Its ‘Methodist’ Identity?
A Texas Supreme Court hearing marked the climax of a significant six-year legal battle. SMU has declared its independence ...
The New York Times26d
Southern Methodist University Wants to Sever Ties to Its Church. Can the Church Stop It?
By Ruth Graham The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a battle over whether Southern Methodist University can separate from the United Methodist Church. The university ...
Courthouse News Service26d
Southern Methodist University urges Texas Supreme Court to let it split from church
Dallas Hall on the Southern Methodist University Campus in Dallas, Texas. (Jeffrey Beall/Wikimedia Commons) (CN) — Southern Methodist University urged the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out ...
University of Arkansas5d
CLCS Director Visits Southern Methodist University
Dr. Erika Almenara, Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Program, visited SMU last week to deliver a talk on her book The Language of the ...
Inside Higher Ed26d
SMU Wants to Separate From the Church but Keep the ‘Methodist’
A contentious, six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University is coming before the Texas Supreme Court today. The controversy centers around who maintains ...
KERA News25d
SMU challenges authority of Methodist Church in Texas Supreme Court hearing
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 ...
Longview News-Journal25d
Texas high court hears arguments in SMU-Methodist church case
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 ...
Dallas Morning News25d
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in case likely to determine control of SMU
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case pitting Southern Methodist University against a regional body of the United Methodist Church.(Ryan Michalesko / Staff Photographer ...