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SMU’s Dream Week 2013 celebrates MLK Jan. 21-25

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during Dream Week 2013, Jan. 21-25. Sponsored by SMU’s Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, the annual observance features a variety of activities, including opportunities for community service and a commemorative … Continue reading →

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Edwin Black discusses ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ at SMU Nov. 7, 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Edwin Black’s account of how one of America’s most powerful corporations helped Nazi Germany systematically keep track of Jews, run trains and operate death camps will be examined when the acclaimed journalist-historian visits SMU Wednesday, Nov. 7, to discuss his … Continue reading →

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2009 Clements Book Prize winner to speak at SMU Nov. 8, 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Louise Pubols (right), chief curator of history at the Oakland Museum of California, will visit SMU to discuss her award-winning work as an author. The University’s William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies hosts Pubols for a 6 p.m. reception followed by a … Continue reading →

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SMU Libraries welcome Halloween 2012 with a ‘Night’ to remember

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU’s Central University Libraries break open the vaults to present a horror classic on Halloween night, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Legendary director George Romero’s first feature film, the original Night of the Living Dead, haunts the quad in a free outdoor screening beginning … Continue reading →

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SMU panel to explore the history (and future) of privacy Oct. 31, 2012

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

A panel of SMU faculty members from a wide range of disciplines will examine the history of and emerging ramifications for the concept of privacy in the 21st century at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center … Continue reading →

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Turner joins Dallas Historical Society higher-ed panel Oct. 28, 2012

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU President R. Gerald Turner joins John E. Price, founding president of the University of North Texas at Dallas, for a panel discussion exploring the history of higher education in Dallas at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 in the Hall of … Continue reading →

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John McCaa to give 2012 Sammons Lecture in Media Ethics Oct. 24

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Award-winning journalist John McCaa, longtime news anchor of WFAA-TV in Dallas, will give SMU’s 2012 Rosine Smith Sammons Lecture in Media Ethics presented by the Division of Journalism in the University’s Meadows School of the Arts. The event begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. … Continue reading →

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Dennis Simon speaks on civil rights movement’s 50th anniversary

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Kelsey Reynolds

Maguire Public Scholar and SMU Professor of Political Science Dennis Simon will give a lecture on the 50th anniversary of several landmark events in the civil rights movement and the present-day role of race in American politics on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. “The … Continue reading →

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The Big Short discussion continues with expert panel Sept. 13

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU continues its conversation about the 2012 Common Reading with a panel discussion on issues raised in Michael Lewis’ The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. The discussion, featuring both campus and business leaders, begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 in SMU’s DeGolyer … Continue reading →

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SMU grad offers investor’s perspective on The Big Short Sept.10

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU’s 2012 Common Reading discussion continues at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, with the first Gartner Honors Lecture of the academic year. “The Financial Crisis of The Big Short: An Investor’s Perspective” features University alumnus John Phelan, co-founder and co-managing partner … Continue reading →

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