Category Archives: Calendar Highlights

Middle East expert Gil Elan to speak at SMU March 14, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Gil Elan, president of the Southwest Jewish Congress and an expert on Israel and the Middle East, will discuss topics ranging from the Arab Spring to President Obama’s upcoming visit to the region at a meeting of the SMU Retired … Continue reading →

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Spring forward: Daylight Saving Time 2013 begins Sunday, March 11

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

U.S. Daylight Saving Time is here again: The time shift begins this Sunday, March 10, 2013, at 2 a.m. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour, and check your computer and other electronic devices to be sure they’re displaying the … Continue reading →

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SMU explores the legacy of Aaron Swartz and ‘guerilla open access’

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Computer programmer and political activist Aaron Swartz posted his Guerilla Open Access Manifesto on the nonprofit Internet Archive in 2008. On Jan. 11, 2013, at age 26, the Reddit co-founder took his own life, apparently despondent over his imminent federal prosecution and the … Continue reading →

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Calendar Highlights: Mar. 5, 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Coolidge: Author and Director of the George W. Bush Institute’s 4% Growth Project Amity Shlaes will be on the Hilltop Wednesday, Mar. 6 to give a lecture entitled The President Who Said No: Debt, Temperament, and Calvin Coolidge’s Lessons for Today. The lecture will focus … Continue reading →

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Music, art and culture highlight SMU’s 2013 Russian Winter Festival

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Renowned Russian-American musicians The Flying Balalaika Brothers bring their energetic take on traditional music and their own original compositions to SMU’s 17th annual Russian Winter Festival. SMU percussion instructor Jamal Mohamed, director of the Meadows World Music Ensemble, joins the Austin-based band … Continue reading →

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2013 SMU Women’s Symposium minds the age gap March 6

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

For its 48th anniversary, the SMU Women’s Symposium is using a new format to explore age-old questions about the differences and common ground among generations. Associate Professor of Management and Organizations Ellen Jackofsky and senior art history major Bekah Boyer will participate … Continue reading →

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Meadows Theatre presents The Rimers of Eldritch through March 3

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Murder in a small town: We know who is responsible, but why? SMU Meadows Theatre presents Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers of Eldritch as its first production of the Spring 2013 semester. The show will run through Sunday, March 3 in the Greer Garson … Continue reading →

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Students show their work for 2013 SMU Research Day Feb. 27

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU graduate students, as well as select undergraduates, from a wide variety of disciplines will share their work today as part of the University’s 2013 Research Day. All SMU faculty, staff members and students are invited to visit the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballrooms … Continue reading →

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Multi-talented M.K. Asante Jr. delivers Tate Lecture Feb. 26, 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Award winning author, filmmaker and professor M.K. Asante Jr. makes his debut on the Hilltop Tuesday, Feb. 26 for the 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. He will give the Jones Day/Billingsley/Miller Rich Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. The … Continue reading →

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CTE to discuss ‘Higher Ed in the Crosshairs’ Feb. 22, 2013

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Concerns about the costs and value of higher education are rising to the top of debate from the kitchen table to Capitol Hill. In response, SMU’s Center for Teaching Excellence has organized a symposium to explore questions of government support, … Continue reading →

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