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2013 honorary degree recipients take part in symposia May 17

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Two of SMU’s five 2013 honorary degree recipients will participate in public symposia in their honor during Commencement week. Both events are scheduled for Friday, May 17, and both are free and open to the entire community. The five individuals who will … Continue reading →

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Student-designed games highlight Guildhall’s 2013 Spring Beta Test

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Graduate students from The Guildhall at SMU bring their games for a testing party at the Spring 2013 Beta Test. The event takes place 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Commons. All games were made … Continue reading →

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SMU Libraries host 2013 CUL Cookout April 16-17

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

To celebrate National Library Week – as well as SMU’s Year of the Library – Central University Libraries and the Office of Information Technology will serve up snacks and share information at the 6th annual CUL Cookout April 16-17, 2013. All-beef hot dogs, veggie dogs, popcorn, cookies and other … Continue reading →

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SMU hosts series of sustainability events throughout April 2013

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Free campus screenings of two popular environmental documentaries April 4-5 and the return of SMU’s Engineering and Humanity Week April 6-12 are highlights of a month of sustainability-themed events that will underscore the celebration of Earth Day 2013 on Monday, … Continue reading →

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SMU’s DeGolyer Library celebrates Joe Coomer’s life in letters

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The career and achievements of acclaimed author and SMU alumnus Joe Coomer is celebrated in a retrospective exhibition running through Friday, May 24, 2013 in SMU’s DeGolyer Library. “Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters” explores Coomer’s creative process using handwritten drafts, … Continue reading →

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LitFest 2013 welcomes established and student writers March 20-23

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

AStudent writers from the Greenhill School, Hockaday, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Yavneh Academy, and Texans CAN Academy will read their works to open SMU’s 2013 Literary Festival on Wednesday, March 20. The Wordspace Student … 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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New DeGolyer Library exhibit features rare Civil War photographs

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

A new exhibit at SMU’s DeGolyer Library features rare Civil War images of African American slave life, Southern battlefield scenes and camp life for Union and Confederate soldiers. “The Civil War in Photographs: New Perspectives from the Robin Stanford Collection” … Continue reading →

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Linda Darnell exhibition celebrates two gifts to SMU arts library

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Two recent gifts will expand the special collections housed in SMU’s Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library. A gift of personal materials from the estate of Dallas philanthropist and arts patron Nancy Hamon includes $1 million to endow, preserve and … Continue reading →

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SMU event: What memoirs reveal about the Bush Administration

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

One of the nation’s foremost diplomatic historians will use the memoirs produced by members of George W. Bush’s administration to analyze foreign policy shaped by the 43rd president in the post-9/11 world. Melvin Leffler, the Edward R. Stettinius Chair of … Continue reading →

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