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Alumnus Gives $12.1 Million For Law School Scholarships

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

Alumni, parents and friends of SMU from the Houston area have committed more than $100 million toward SMU’s Second Century Campaign, capped by a $12.1 million gift by W. Yandell “Tog” Rogers, Jr. ’61 of Houston, shown with wife Suzie. Continue reading →

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Willis M. Tate: Champion Of The ‘Free Marketplace Of Ideas’

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

Willis McDonald Tate was born in the year of the founding of SMU, 1911. As student, faculty member, dean and president, his life was at one with the University. His tenure as president was remarkable not only for its record … Continue reading →

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New Director Seeks Many Perspectives On SMU Athletics

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

Read a Q-and-A with Rick Hart, who joined SMU in July as its 13th director of athletics. Before coming to SMU, Hart served for six years as athletics director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Continue reading →

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Petrucelli Helms Women’s Soccer

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

Two-time National Coach of the Year and 1995 NCAA Championship coach Chris Petrucelli has been named SMU’s head women’s soccer coach. In 22 years as a head coach, Petrucelli has compiled a 340-110-36 record. His career win total and winning … Continue reading →

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Sports Shorts: Tennis, Olympics And Grid Iron News

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

A round up of some of the top news in Mustang sports this fall. Continue reading →

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After-school Programs Boost Children’s Academic Performance

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

School-age children who participate in structured after-school activities improve their academic achievement, according to a new study by researchers in SMU’s Simmons School of Education and Human Development. The study by associate professors Ken Springer and Deborah Diffily measured academic … Continue reading →

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Letters Shed New Light On Bone Wars

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

The fieldwork of SMU paleontologist Louis Jacobs normally takes him to Angola, Mongolia or Ethiopia. But Jacobs’ latest research took him to SMU’s DeGolyer Library. There he dug through the archived papers of Robert T. Hill and discovered a treasure … Continue reading →

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Historian Studies Islam’s Kings And Saints

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

A new study by SMU historian A. Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in the early modern era began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a widespread phenomenon, Moin shows how the charismatic pull of sainthood (wilayat) – … Continue reading →

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Task Force Examines Sexual Misconduct Policies

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

Like colleges and universities nationwide, SMU is reviewing its procedures for handling allegations of sexual misconduct in light of new guidelines issued by the federal government. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires institutions to investigate and have … Continue reading →

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Books Highlight SMU Campus Experiences

Posted on December 21, 2012 by smumagazine

SMU has created commemorative books for its Centennial celebration that highlight the campus experience. Continue reading →

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