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Tate Distinguished Lecture Series announces 2013-14 season

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU’s 32nd season of the Tate Distinguished Lecture Series features events such as a national security discussion with two former U.S. Secretaries of Defense; an award-winning presidential biographer on John F. Kennedy’s legacy 50 years after his assassination; an examination of the national debt by the … Continue reading →

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Middle East expert Gil Elan to speak at SMU March 14, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Gil Elan, president of the Southwest Jewish Congress and an expert on Israel and the Middle East, will discuss topics ranging from the Arab Spring to President Obama’s upcoming visit to the region at a meeting of the SMU Retired … 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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2013 SMU Women’s Symposium minds the age gap March 6

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

For its 48th anniversary, the SMU Women’s Symposium is using a new format to explore age-old questions about the differences and common ground among generations. Associate Professor of Management and Organizations Ellen Jackofsky and senior art history major Bekah Boyer will participate … Continue reading →

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Multi-talented M.K. Asante Jr. delivers Tate Lecture Feb. 26, 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Award winning author, filmmaker and professor M.K. Asante Jr. makes his debut on the Hilltop Tuesday, Feb. 26 for the 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. He will give the Jones Day/Billingsley/Miller Rich Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. The … Continue reading →

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Presidential historians Beschloss, Brinkley visit SMU Feb. 5, 2013

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Douglas Brinkley visit the Hilltop Tuesday, Feb. 5 for the 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. They will give the Anita and Truman Arnold Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Michael Beschloss is an award-winning … 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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Health expert Sanjay Gupta to deliver 2012-13 Tate Lecture Nov. 27

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Neurosurgeon, public health policy expert and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits SMU Tuesday, Nov. 27 for the 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. He will give the Jones Day Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Based in Atlanta, Gupta plays an integral role in … Continue reading →

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Gaming guru Jane McGonigal delivers Tate Lecture Nov. 13, 2012

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Gamer, game designer, author and futurist Jane McGonigal is on the Hilltop Tuesday, Nov. 13 for SMU’s 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. She will give the Oncor Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. McGonigal’s work emphasizes the power of games to solve problems. Named by The … 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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