NBC-5 Originally Posted: March 22, 2021 Southern Methodist University will present the Dallas Literary Festival March 26-28. The theme of the weekend-long event: Turbulence. “I thought that was a really appropriate theme for the revitalization of this event considering where we are in this country right now,” said Sanderia Faye Smith, Executive Director of the […]
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Originally Posted: March 21, 2021 Presidential historian Jeffrey Engel is quoted in Business Insider saying that after two impeachments, former President Trump is unlikely to ever be elected president again. He also told Texas Standard that Trump’s second impeachment trial demonstrated a remarkable disconnect between reality and senators’ votes.
History News Network by Rick Halperin Rick Halperin is director of the Human Rights Program at SMU Dallas He writes frequently on death penalty policy at the state and federal level. Given all the crises the nation has been dealing with in the last year, it is easy to overlook a major human rights accomplishment and […]
Park Cities People Originally Posted: Feb. 23, 2021 The theme of the Dallas Literary Festival, hosted by SMU, is a fitting one for the times — turbulence. The free, virtual program will be from March 26-28. For the full schedule and to register, visit dallasliteraryfestival.org. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. March 26, with Alice […]
Dedman College News Originally Posted: February 23, 2021 Grant project will involve students from all academic levels in wave turbulence research Dallas, TX — Minh-Binh Tran, an assistant professor in the SMU Department of Mathematics recently received an NSF CAREER award. The grant is one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious in support of early-career […]
Vol. 1 Brooklyn Originally Posted: Feb. 19, 2021 A Lebanese-American ferry pilot. A Chinese-American grocer. A Midwestern-born misfit with a gift for gab. A self-styled provocateur and his salon of associates. They are among the many small-town eccentrics you meet in Fire Bones, a new multimedia series from the mind of poet Greg Brownderville. He […]
Due to the inclement weather, the Voices of SMU Oral History project event scheduled for February 22 has been postponed. We will reach out soon with a new date! Event Date: Feb. 22, 2021 at 4pm Register: https://smu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G6fP4fs9TKCAsEwJYXoRag
Dedman College News Originally Posted: Feb. 12, 2021 Each year, the United Methodist Church’s Division of Higher Education and Ministry grants Sam Taylor Fellowship Awards to support faculty research that advances the intellectual and social life of our global society. Following a highly competitive selection process, the Sam Taylor Fellowship review committee is pleased to […]
Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute (DCII) Book Fest Dear Faculty and Staff: The DCII’s annual Book Fest, sponsored by the Godbey Lecture Series, is a unique celebration of all books published by SMU faculty and staff the year prior. Unfortunately, the Book Fest was cancelled during the unprecedented spring 2020 semester and the difficult decision was […]
Dedman College News Originally Posted: January 28, 2021 Alejandro Aceves, professor and chair of the SMU Department of Mathematics, has been appointed to the SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Committee on Science Policy.) According to SIAM.org: SIAM is committed to promoting the value of research in applied mathematics and in ensuring the application […]