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Calendar Highlights: Closing attractions for Commencement 2012

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

As Spring 2012 finals end and SMU gears up for its 97th Commencement celebration, take note of three remarkable exhibitions that end this weekend. See them before they’re gone: • DeGolyer Library honors the 2012 bicentennial of a literary titan with Charles … Continue reading →

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Experts link murdered women and environmental ruin at the border

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The ongoing murders of countless women at the U.S.-Mexico border, along with devastating environmental damage inflicted by factories, are the subject of “Ecocide and Femicide on the Border: Ecofeminism and the Maquiladora Murders.” The event will take place 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April … Continue reading →

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SMU centennial party continues with 2012 Founders’ Day festivities

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU celebrates 2012 Founders’ Day Weekend April 20-21 with events ranging from a movie night on the quad to a “Picnic With the Profs” to Family Day at Meadows Museum. The public festivities begin Friday, April 20 with groundbreaking for the University’s new Residential Commons … Continue reading →

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Tune In: KXT-FM interviews Stewart Copeland

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

UPDATE for Friday, April 13, 2012: Due to the level of interest in today’s Stewart Copeland public lecture, the event has been moved from O’Donnell Recital Hall to Caruth Auditorium. The start time is 1 p.m. The event is free; … Continue reading →

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Conference to explore human rights issues in Africa April 11-15

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The African Literature Association will meet April 11-15, 2012, at SMU and Dallas’s Adolphus Hotel to explore human rights issues in Africa. The association’s 38th annual meeting will feature 10 writers, journalists and performers from various countries in Africa and is expected … Continue reading →

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Rock legend Stewart Copeland talks & teaches at SMU April 11-13

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Stewart Copeland, founding member of The Police and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honoree, will conduct a mini-residency at the Meadows School of the Arts April 11-13, 2012. Copeland’s residency will focus on his work as a composer. He will give guest … Continue reading →

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Series explores ‘the concept of home’ with El Norte screening April 4

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU’s 2012 “Migration Matters” series continues Wednesday, April 4, with a film classic that raises important issues concerning U.S. immigration. A screening of El Norte, featuring commentary by SMU Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Caroline Brettell, is scheduled for 6:30-8:30 p.m. in SMU’s … Continue reading →

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SMU libraries plan 5th annual CUL Cookout for April 10-11, 2012

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Celebrate National Library Week with SMU’s Central University Libraries and Office of Information Technology as they serve snacks and share information at the 2012 CUL Cookout April 12-13, 2012. Hot dogs and other goodies will be served 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. while supplies last. CUL organizes the annual event to spread … Continue reading →

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Are you smarter than a supercomputer? SMU discusses ‘IBM at 100’

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

IBM master inventor Romilea Flores will simulate the now-famous appearance of Watson the computer on the television game show Jeopardy! when she speaks at SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering Friday, March 30, 2012. The event, which will pit SMU students against … Continue reading →

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Prize-winning authors visit for 2012 SMU LitFest

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The SMU Literary Festival, an annual event celebrating good writing, will feature readings by prize-winning authors, as well as receptions, student conferences and book signings. Sponsored by the Department of English in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, LitFest 2012 author readings will take place … Continue reading →

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