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‘Our Trayvon Martin’: Santos Rodriguez documentary tells story of boy murdered by white Dallas cop

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: July 18, 2018 Click here to learn more about the Santos Rodriguez Memorial Endowed Scholarship which promotes Human Rights education for emerging leaders and honors the memory of a young boy whose life ended far too soon. Documentary filmmaker Byron Hunter wants to make sure younger generations know crucial elements […]

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Dallas Rights Groups Announce Events to Mark 45th Anniversary of Santos Rodriguez Murder

Dedman College News Originally Posted: July 15, 2018 Media Contacts: “Santos Vive!”: Carole Gayler; csmith@gaylersmith.com Human Rights Dallas; Hadi Jawad (214) 636-7011.   (Dallas, TX) — The Santos Vive Project, a coalition of North Texas organizations headed by Human Rights Dallas, will mark the 45th anniversary of the chilling murder of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez on July 24, 1973. A series of […]

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SMU Human Rights ‘Holocaust Poland’ Book Wins Higher-Ed Gold Award for ‘Magnificent’ Content & Design

SMU News Originally Posted: June 27, 2018 NO RESTING PLACE: HOLOCAUST POLAND BOOK’S COMPELLING DESIGN & CONTENT WINS GOLD AWARD FROM INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT & SUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SMU Embrey Human Rights Program’s Work Resonates on Global Scale DALLAS (SMU) –  The SMU Embrey Human Rights Program’s new book No Resting Place: Holocaust Poland has won an […]

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Watch: SMU’s 104th Opening Convocation Live August 19

Opening Convocation August 19, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Watch LIVE All new first-year and transfer students are invited and encouraged to attend SMU’s 104th Opening Convocation. At this event, students are formally welcomed to the SMU community in a ceremony dating back to 1915, in the very first days of the University. Highlights of the […]

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Second Annual Human Rights Youth Summit Draws Local Students, Educators, and Activists to SMU Campus

Dedman College News Originally Posted: June 22, 2018 The Embrey Human Rights Program welcomes one hundred high school students and educators to campus this weekend for the second annual Human Rights Youth Summit in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. June 23-24, Youth Summit attendees will explore strategies for effective advocacy and […]

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Jewish Studies: Student Spotlight

SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter Originally Posted: June 25, 2018 This is an excerpt from the 2018 Jewish Studies Newsletter. Read the full newsletter here: SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter.  Student Spotlight  2018 JEWISH STUDIES MINORS  Rob Shapiro, BA Psychology  A graduate of the San Diego Jewish Academy, Rob elected the minor in Jewish Studies […]

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Canceled: Vedem Underground Exhibit

SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter Originally Posted: June 25, 2018 This is an excerpt from the 2018 Jewish Studies Newsletter. Read the full newsletter here: SMU Jewish Studies 2018 Newsletter Upcoming Vedem Underground Exhibit  SMU Jewish Studies is partnering with SMU’s Hamon Arts Library to present the award-winning, Smithsonian-endorsed Vedem Underground art exhibit. Honoring what has […]

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Congratulations to the Class of 2018, our newest alumni!

SMU Magazine Originally Posted: June 2018 At the all-University Commencement ceremony on May 19, featured speaker Randall L. Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T, challenged members of the Class of 2018 to “make every effort not to live your life in a straight line.” The day was filled with hugs, laughter and pony ears as […]

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New Bush-SMU institute hopes to become globally recognized source of economic policy ideas

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: June 12, 2018 This article was written by Matthew Rooney, managing director and Cullum Clark, director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative. North Texas has one of the most successful regional economies in the U.S. Over the past three decades, Dallas has grown faster, exported more and added more jobs than […]

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Bush Institute, SMU launch economic growth initiative

Dallas Business Journal Originally Posted: June 1, 2018 The George W. Bush Institute and Southern Methodist University on Friday joined forces to launch an initiative aimed at advancing policies that promote domestic economic growth and strengthen U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. The Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative will combine the existing Economic Growth Initiative of the […]