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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 →

Posted in Calendar Highlights, News | Tagged awards and honors, Barefoot on the Boulevard, community involvement, David de Rothschild, Emmanuel Jal, Engineering and Humanity Week, environment, Fair Park, free events, free screenings, Kimberly Cobb, Living With the Trinity, music festival, Plastiki, sustainability, visitors, YERT Your Environmental Road Trip | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Calendar Highlights, News | Tagged Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, Brown vs. Board of Education, Cheryl Brown Henderson, Dream Week, free events, free screenings, MLK Day, Multicultural Student Affairs, R. Gerald Turner, Unity Luncheon, Unity Walk, William Tsutsui, Women's Center for Gender and Pride Initiatives | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Calendar Highlights, News | Tagged Central University Libraries, Fondren Library Center, free events, free screenings, Halloween, holidays, Night of the Living Dead | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Calendar Highlights, News | Tagged African Literature Association, Ama Ata Aidoo, Dedman College, Embrey Human Rights Program, English, free events, free screenings, Gretchen Smith, Jean-Pierre Bekolo, Meadows School of the Arts, theatre, World Languages and Literatures | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Calendar Highlights, News | Tagged Caroline Brettell, Dedman College, El Norte, English, free events, free screenings, human rights, immigration, Jayson Gonzales Sae-Saue, Migration Matters, Shirin Tavakoli, social justice | Comments Off

Living the dream: SMU celebrates MLK Day 2012 all week

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Dream Week 2012 Jan. 16-19. Sponsored by the University’s Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, the annual observance features a variety of activities throughout the week, including opportunities for community … Continue reading →