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James A. Baker III to receive 2012 Tower Center Medal of Freedom
Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, will receive the Medal of Freedom from SMU’s John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies during formal ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 in McFarlin Auditorium. The Tower Center Medal of … Continue reading
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Tagged awards and honors, Christina Voss, Dedman College, Gene Jones, James A. Baker III, John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, Linda Gibbons, McFarlin Auditorium, Nancy Halbreich, R. Gerald Turner, SMU News, Tower Center Medal of Freedom, visitors
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Bob Kehoe named SMU Director of Undergraduate Research
Associate Professor Robert Kehoe, coordinator of SMU’s Undergraduate Research Assistantships program and director of undergraduate research in the Department of Physics, has been named the University’s new Director of Undergraduate Research. He reports to James Quick, Associate Vice President for Research. Kehoe sums up undergraduate … Continue reading
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Tagged appointments, Dedman College, James Quick, physics, Robert Kehoe, undergraduate student research
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Research: A new look at the Native American movement
When several hundred Native Americans took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 1972, it was with the backing of a hodgepodge of supporters ranging from hippies to Methodists to Hollywood celebrities. SMU History Professor … Continue reading
Posted in For the Record, Research
Tagged Clements Department of History, Dedman College, faculty books, faculty research, Native American history, Red Power movement, Sherry Smith, Trail of Broken Treaties, Wounded Knee incident
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SMU experts, organizations teach an electoral college in 2012
A host of Election 2012 events at SMU will offer opportunities for enlightenment, discussion and debate as election day approaches. Understand what makes presidents tick, analyze election issues and discuss the presidential debates at SMU events open to the community … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Highlights, Faculty in the News, News
Tagged Cal Jillson, CAPE, Communication Studies, Continuing and Professional Education, continuing education, Dallas Morning News, Dedman College, economics, Election 2012, Godbey Lecture Series, John R. Hanny III, Matthew Wilson, Meadows School of the Arts, Nathan Balke, Perkins School of Theology, political science, presidential debates, Speech and Debate Program, Texas Faith Public Forum, Wayne Slater, William Lawrence, William McKenzie
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Women’s health advocate Sandra Fluke to speak at SMU Sept. 24
Women’s health advocate Sandra Fluke — the Georgetown University law student Rush Limbaugh verbally attacked earlier this year for supporting contraception coverage in the Affordable Care Act — will be at SMU Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 to discuss “Economics and Equality: How Obstacles … Continue reading
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Tagged Beth Newman, Charles Curran, Dedman College, Dedman School of Law, Embrey Human Rights Program, endowed chairs, Karen Thomas, Ken Lambrecht, Linda Eads, Meadows School of the Arts, Planned Parenthood of North Texas, Provost's Office, Sandra Fluke, Women's and Gender Studies Program, women's health
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Research: A field-changing view of divine kingship in Islam
In a new and potentially field-changing study, SMU historian Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in the early modern era began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling but widespread phenomenon, Moin shows how the charismatic pull of … Continue reading
Posted in For the Record, Research
Tagged Azfar Moin, Clements Department of History, Dedman College, faculty books, faculty research, history, Islam, millenarianism, Mughal Dynasty, Muslim history, Muslim world, South Asia, The Millennial Sovereign, William P. Clements Department of History
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SMU graduates honor Jeremy Adams with endowed professorship
Two SMU graduates are showing appreciation for a professor who made a lasting impact on their lives by establishing an endowed professorship in his honor. The $1.25 million gift from Stephen L. and Kathryn Hedges Arata of Dallas will create … Continue reading
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Tagged alumni news, Centennial Campaign, Cindy Stager, Clements Department of History, David Stager Jr., Dedman College, endowed chairs, faculty news, Jeremy Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay Adams Centennial Professorship in Western European Medieval History, Jo Goyne, Joe Goyne, Kathryn Hedges Arata, Kenneth Standley, R. Gerald Turner, Renee Justice Standley, Second Century Campaign, Stephen Arata, William P. Clements Department of History
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Calendar Highlights: Sept. 13, 2012
Graphic poetry: Together the Meadows Museum and Bridwell Library acquired a copy of Picasso’s Vingt Poëmes. This is one of fifteen deluxe copies of the book itself and features 20 sonnets by famed Spanish poet Luis de Góngora y Argote; … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Highlights
Tagged Anthony Mora, Bridwell Library, Caruth Auditorium, Central University Libraries, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Constitution Day, Dedman College, DeGolyer Library, Election 2012, holidays, Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Kelly Markgraf, Meadows Museum, Meadows Symphony Orchestra, Owen Arts Center, Owen Fine Arts Center, Picasso, Simon Sargon, SMU Abroad, study-abroad programs, U.S. Constitution, voter registration
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Research: New insight into a 19th-century fossil feud
In the late 1800s, a flurry of fossil speculation across the American West escalated into a high-profile national feud called the Bone Wars. Drawn into the spectacle were two scientists from the Lone Star State: geologist Robert T. Hill, now acclaimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bone Wars, Dedman College, DeGolyer Library, dinosaurs, Edward Drinker Cope, faculty research, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Jacob Boll, Louis Jacobs, Margaret Allen, Othniel Charles Marsh, paleontology, Robert T. Hill, Texas dinosaurs
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For the Record: Sept. 7, 2012
Annie Xiang, Physics, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, has received the U.S. Department of Energy Generic R&D award, a 3-year program (2012 to 2015) with a total funding of $202,500 to develop small-form-factor, high-reliability optical transmitters at the 120 Gbps range for … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Ingram, Annie Xiang, Art, awards and honors, Ben Gavish, Bezalel Gavish, Brian Zoltowski, Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, chemistry, Dedman College, Ed Biehl, Embrey Human Rights Program, English, faculty achievement, faculty news, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Information Technology and Operations Management, Lori Ann Stephens, Louis Jacobs, Meadows School of the Arts, Michael Corris, physics, Rick Halperin, risk management, TIPS
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