COSMOS Originally Posted: July 18, 2018 A mystery concerning how some of North America’s first farmers survived on a diet that appears manifestly inadequate may have been solved. The ancestral Pueblo people who lived in what is now known as the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States shifted from a nomadic to a […]
Eureka Alert Originally Posted: July 23, 2018 Study shows hunter-gatherers used active burning to improve grazing, drive bison, long before arrival of Columbus DALLAS (SMU) – Native American communities actively managed North American prairies for centuries before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World, according to a new study led by Southern Methodist University (SMU) […]
KERA Originally Posted: July 23, 2018 The Santos Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship celebrates the life of this young boy by providing other young persons an opportunity that he never had – the opportunity for a college education. It also dignifies the memory of July 24, 1973, by perpetually transforming the terrible injustice of that day into […]
UCLA Anderson School of Management Originally Posted: July 18, 2018 Romain Wacziarg finds the narrative of a growing cultural divide, while partly true, conceals a more nuanced picture If you believe the pundits, Americans are divided as never before. Red states versus blue. Black versus white. Men versus women. Young against the old. This barely […]
Chronicle of Higher Education Originally Posted: July 19, 2018 Hello and welcome to Teaching, a weekly newsletter from The Chronicle of Higher Education. First, Beckie explores one approach to a common problem: leading substantive classroom discussions on divisive issues. Then we ask for your help finding examples of how colleges encourage professors to try new […]
Dallas Weekly Originally Posted: July 18, 2018 Rick Halperin, director of SMU’s Embrey Human Rights Program, talks with various media about the 40th anniversary of the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer. WATCH Dallas Rights Groups Announce Events to Mark 45th Anniversary of Santos Rodriguez Murder. DALLAS, TX – The Santos […]
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 […]
CBS News Originally Posted: July 18, 2018 Dr. Catrina Whitley, Gwen Bakke, and Abigail Fisher are working on a historic African American cemetery in Houston. Dr. Whitley is a Dedman College alumna and a former adjunct lecturer in the Department of Anthropology. Gwen Bakke and Abigail Fisher are SMU anthropology Ph.D. students. Ninety-five sets of remains […]
New York Times Originally Posted: July 18, 2018 Dr. Catrina Whitley, Gwen Bakke, and Abigail Fisher are working on a historic African American cemetery in Houston. Dr. Whitley is a Dedman College alumna and a former adjunct lecturer in the Department of Anthropology. Gwen Bakke and Abigail Fisher are SMU anthropology Ph.D. students. Below is an […]
The Catalyst Originally Posted: Summer 2018 An Essay by J.H. Cullum Clark, Director for the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Shifts in the dynamics of cities have impacted housing markets, causing prices for high-demand neighborhoods to skyrocket and leaving long commutes for those who can’t afford the prices. How can we avoid housing becoming a limiting […]