Category: History

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Earth Sciences Economics English Events History Institute for the Study of Earth and Man Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Sociology (Faculty) Statistical Science World Languages and Literatures

Dedman College Faculty and Staff Community Mixer

Date: April 13, 2023 Time: 4-7 p.m. Location: Lumen Hotel (6101 Hillcrest Ave.) All Dedman College faculty and staff welcome. RSVP by 6pm on Monday, April 10.

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Graduate News History

History PhD candidate presents work for Beinecke Library Research Fellowship

Check out History PhD candidate Ashton Reynold’s work during his Beinecke Library Research Fellowship. Six visiting scholars, recipients of Beinecke Library Research Fellowships, recently gave riveting presentations about their research in the Beinecke Library’s Manuscripts and Archives Collection. The six scholars are among fifty fellows that the library has welcomed back this year after a […]

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Statistical Science World Languages and Literatures

SMU Spring Break is March 13-17

Happy Spring Break. Rest, relax, and enjoy your time away. See you next week.

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News History

Key events in American history over the past decade

FOX 4 – The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center provided a striking image of five living U.S. presidents shoulder to shoulder for the event now ten years past. It was also the start of SMU’s Center for Presidential History. Good Day talks to the center’s director, Dr. Jeff Engel, about what a […]

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry DCII Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Diversity and Inclusion Earth Sciences Economics English Events History Institute for the Study of Earth and Man Jewish Studies Program Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Statistical Science Tower Center World Languages and Literatures

SMU Giving Day is March 7

Let’s help shape a brighter future for Dedman College students! Visit the Dedman College Giving Day Page: https://givingday.smu.edu/pages/dedman-college/?appeal_id=63fe445f7b2a06205282d747 The featured Dedman College funds are listed below: Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Anthropology Student Seminar Room Center for Presidential History Dean’s Research Council Dedman College Scholars Dedman College Research and Advanced Studies Department of Political Science Department of World […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News History SW Center

SMU History alum Roberto Andrade writes for ESPN

ESPN– The Cowboys conflict: The cost of rooting for America’s Team play. By SMU alumnus Roberto Jose Andrade Franco HOURS BEFORE THE Dallas Cowboys host the Chicago Bears on a late October day, you can feel the hope. The sun shines on North Texas, after days of cold and rainy skies. The Cowboys have won […]

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research History

SMU alumnus published in the US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal

Congratulations to History alum Joel Zapata as he was recently published in the US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal. His article, “Foro: The Civil Rights in Black and Brown Project,” can be found in Volume 6, 2022.

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English Events History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Statistical Science World Languages and Literatures

Happy Holidays

SMU will be closed for the holiday from December 23 to January 2. Enjoy your break and see you in the new year.

Categories
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Dedman College Research Faculty News History

Without Accords, Goals to Curb Global Warming are Toothless and

DC Journal – Opinion Piece by Jo Guldi, a professor of history and a faculty member of the Data Science Institute at Southern Methodist University. Guldi is the author of “The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights.” A month ago, COP 27 (the 2022 U.N. Climate Change Conference) had its last session.  What […]

Categories
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences Earth Sciences Economics English History Jewish Studies Program Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Statistical Science World Languages and Literatures

Congratulations to the December Graduates

December Commencement is Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in Moody Coliseum. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. To see all the details for Commencement weekend, including a link to the ceremony live stream, visit here on our website.