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 Times21d
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 ...
University of Arkansas1d
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 ...
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 ...
CBS Texas on MSN5d
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 Ed13dOpinion
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 ...
Inside Higher Ed21d
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 ...
CBS News29d
Southern Methodist University names Jay Hartzell next president, effective in June
DALLAS – Southern Methodist University has named a new president. Jay Hartzell, currently president of the University of Texas at Austin, will assume the title effective June 1 after a unanimous ...
Houston Chronicle29d
UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell stepping down, will be SMU's new top leader
University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell will step down from the flagship this spring to serve as the next leader of Southern Methodist University, he announced Tuesday. Hartzell's ...
KERA News20d
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 ...
Sports Illustrated29d
SMU Hires University of Texas President Jay Hartzell
On Tuesday, university president Jay Hartzell announced that he would be stepping down from his position on the 40 Arces and accepting the job with the SMU Mustangs. Hartzell will officially take ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education23d
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 ...