United Methodist Church should control SMU
Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...
The New York Times22d
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 ...
SMU has the right leader in Jay Hartzell
The announcement that University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will take the helm left by departing President Gerald Turner ...
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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 ...
CBS Texas on MSN6d
SMU tennis player prepares for battle during Dallas Open and off the court
Several Southern Methodist University tennis players are hard at work preparing for the big competition. That includes a teen ...
Inside Higher Ed22d
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 ...
Opinion
Inside Higher Ed14dOpinion
SMU Picked a Good Leader, so Why Am I Worried?
Jay Hartzell’s planned move from the UT Austin presidency to Southern Methodist demands attention from all who care about public higher ed, Michael S. Harris writes.
The Chronicle of Higher Education24d
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. Tim Casper, executive vice president for student affairs at Madison College ...
KERA News21d
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 ...
Forbes29d
University Of Texas President Hartzell Leaving To Head Up SMU
University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell is leaving his position to become the next president of Southern Methodist University. The Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees ...
Austin American-Statesman29d
UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell leaving for Southern Methodist University
University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving UT to become the next president of Southern Methodist University, the private school announced Tuesday. The announcement is the latest in a ...
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UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell will leave to lead SMU
AUSTIN, Texas -- University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell said Tuesday he is leaving the UT System's flagship school to become the next president of Southern Methodist University ...